Quote:
Originally Posted by milomilo
OK, you just used another post as an authoritative source. Of all the limited information out there, none of them support the claim that the northern route was chosen for political reasons. The claim is made up.
And besides, if only one route was to be chosen, then one route has to be cut regardless.
And further still... none of that matters. What is important is what is the best use of funds going forward, and you have not addressed the relevant points I made. Why would you prefer VIA wasted money on rail routes when buses would be cheaper, faster, more reliable and more frequent? Why would you prioritise a milk run from Calgary to to Regina over a Calgary - Edmonton route?
|
Part of being on a forum is participating in a discussion. Part of the participation is using other's information to validate yourself.
One did have to be cut, but was it the right one? We will never know.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue
1) I just looked it up: The station’s by Yellowhead Highway, which is slated to become a full-fledged freeway. It’s so far from downtown and so transit-hostile. Seriously, just like Vancouver - Seattle HFR, downtown or bust.
2) What does the first sentence mean?? I’m not familiar with Northern-Ontarian slangs. ![Tongue](images/smilies/tongue.gif) Anyway, times like this, I’m like, “Damn it, why the hell is Canada so sparsely populated, making transit planning unduly difficult...”
3) Sure...?
On a digressive note: I know someone who’d driven from Waterloo to Montreal in 3 hours. Don’t give people ideas. ![Wink](images/smilies/wink.gif) (Edit: Never mind too late.)
I’ve been contemplating getting an account with Urban Toronto for quite some time now.
|
My dad one time did North Bay to London in under 4 hours... Back in the late 80s, in a Chev Cavalier wagon.
1) Do you mean just like most airports? The Edmonton Via Station is 3 km from the NAIT station on the LRT. If the Via station was busier than once every few days, the city might see a reason to connect it to the LRT.
2) Sell you on something is to make you want it. You can sell someone on a daily service easier than a service that comes once every few days.
3) You can sell people anything with the right phrases.
Quote:
Originally Posted by milomilo
Just look at where that station is. It would take half an hour just to get from the south of Edmonton to that station, on top of the 3+ hours from Calgary the train would take without its own infrastructure. And that's best case, without any delays. Seeing as a bus would be faster, and gets you downtown, why not just use that?
|
Untill you hit congestion, and then the train and the LRT would be faster.
Quote:
Originally Posted by melissasandever
In regards to point two, coming from the States. I feel this is my point of view being the last part of dang it why is Canada so sparsely populated, that transit has to sit on the back burner?
Like lio45 said interesting thread to read! ![Wink](images/smilies/wink.gif)
|
That is due to many factors. The problem really is, we base the success of transit on pure ridership based on world wide metrics. If we based it on moving people efficiently, and moving people out of their cars, we might have a much better system. Instead We have congested roads and congested transit.This is why when someone ignores the fact that the 4th largest city has no intercity rail to it from anywhere, I am not surprised.