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Originally Posted by rebl
I never mentioned anything about college...are you saying people on Pembina attend college more than anywhere else?
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You seem to be getting unusually defensive for some strange reason, or perhaps incorrectly reading between the lines, and assuming something that I never said.
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Originally Posted by rebl
The point I am making about high school is those schools are already served by local connector routes. Nobody (virtually) is attending Vincent Massey from a location served by a BRT route meant to shuttle people across long distances. That's not what it is for.
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This is incorrect. There are probably around 100+ students that attend Vincent Massey from a distance such as Fort Richmond/Waverley heights/Richmond West. Students can choose a high school further away from the closest one for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they ahve more friends at the school, and their folks moved south, or they may choose Massey since it has a better french immersion program, or other reasons than FRC. Considering there are over 1300 students at VMC, the students that commute from a considerable distance make up less than 10% of the student body (or at least that would be my bests guess).
At any rate, I should know since I grew up in the area.
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Maybe the point here is to have vision, not ambition. In theory, this (short) dog led adds more adjacent real-estate that could in theory boost riders hip immensely. If the ambition can match that vision I'd say it's sensible.
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It's been a decade since Phase 2 of the BRT was chosen, and absolutely nothing has been built on the Parker Lands. If the City was hoping for "ambition" they sure dropped the ball on this project. Here's an idea...why not look at Calgary and Edmonton, which have some of the highest ridership on their rapid transit systems in North America (I believe Calgary is #1 for all LRT systems), and emulate what those cities have done.
The densification of Pembina Hughway is far greater than any road in south Winnipeg.
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You make some pretty strong generalizations that aren't verified. The Parker Lands along with a couple other locations just west of Seel and Clarence Station could dwarf the Pembina developments you speak of, especially with the HAF continues.
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It's not generalisations. it's called reality. Once again, in 10 years, nothing has been constructed on the Parker Lands, and unless I am mistaken, there are no plans in the near future to build a slew of condo/apartment complexes on that piece of land, similar to what is planned at the old Southwood Golf Course.
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People working these factories absolutely take the bus. Many of them can't afford a car.
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The vast majority of the people who work in the Fort Garry Industrial Area take their vehicles to work. It's like that in pretty much every Industrial area in Winnipeg.