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  3. Calgary Transit

    in Calgary and Area

    Posted

    1 hour ago, downbeat said:

    People who speak on behalf of Calgary Transit on social media really need to get with the program. Given all the information shared here by @Gsgeek540 and everything else that has happened related to the pandemic, I'm fairly certain the reason stated below is entirely NOT why Route 37 has better frequency on weekends than on weekdays at present.

     

     

    As far as I can discern the schedulers have forgotten about weekend service altogether. It's been years since I've seen major service improvements to weekend service outside of say the 2018 and 2019 route reviews. When it's cutting time? The recent cuts made for say 30-40 minute weekday frequencies on routes that still see 18-20 minute service in weekends.

    Examples include: 

    1- 30 minutes weekdays, 25 minutes weekends

    8- 35 minutes midday weekdays, 25 midday weekends

    14- 45 minutes weekdays, 30 minutes weekends

    37- 30-36 minutes weekdays, 18-30 minutes weekends

    301-18 daytime 40 evening weekdays, 21 all day weekends

    I understand that the goal was probably not to downgrade weekend service anymore than the September 2019 and May 2020 cuts but, as shown above, people tend to start noticing stuff like this.

     

     

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  5. 2019/2020 Double-Decker bus Procurement

    in Metro Vancouver

    Posted

    On 4/6/2022 at 11:27 AM, anyfong said:

    Driver seats are always equipped with a 3 point seatbelt. The more interesting part is whether passenger seats have a 3 point seatbelt. The newest GO Transit double deckers have them and so there has been quite a bit of speculation whether the 214xx have the passenger seatbelts or not.

    I believe the answer is no, seatbelts are only been required on intercity services whereas TransLink qualifies as a municipal transit service

  8. Calgary Transit

    in Calgary and Area

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, Nick B said:

    .....But why?

    Because we want to encourage people to live on the edge, think outside the box, and take a whiff of fresh air! Just kidding, it's because wanting passengers to have a comfortable ride is a foreign idea

  12. Calgary Transit

    in Calgary and Area

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Transit Fan said:

    Omg, this has bugged me ever since the route 305 was split in 2019. You know the worst part? The 305 doesn't actually stop at WB 6th Ave @ 2nd Street SW either. If you're wanting to go westbound, you're either committing to wait for the 1 or 305. If you want to be at a stop where you could choose whichever comes first, gotta walk to 4th St SW.

    I remember asking about this during one of the MAX open houses and the response at the time was that 305 already had the nearby stop on EB 5x2 and that the one at WB 6x2 was already pretty congested and would be redundant. I've never been satisfied with this answer given how bad the user experience is for westbound travellers; that and EB 5x2 is just as busy.

    Another similar gear grinder (albeit not nearly as bad) is the fact that WB Route 1 is unable to stop at the WB 52nd St SE station. At least there, you could potentially dart across the street if you see the other bus coming. But still, same problem as with the 305. 2 nearly identical routes, but you gotta pick 1 place to stand. Apparently, there isn't enough room for a southbound bus to make a right turn onto the transitway and into the station. Obviously, I don't drive buses and can't comment on the validity of that argument but I swear i've been buses have to make a lot tighter turns.

    Just remember whoever did the design for the transitway didn't actually think about how the 1 was going to turn out of the transitway until very close to the opening date. The same people also thought the 1 was going to be able to turn into it off 52 Street

  13. Calgary Transit

    in Calgary and Area

    Posted

    12 hours ago, downbeat said:

     

    As for Route 301, during the day, frequencies are comparable to weekend service. Assuming the line continues to be run with articulated buses Monday-Friday, then capacity will be higher than on the weekend.

    One saving grace: People don't *have* to use Route 301 if they don't absolutely need to.

    At rush hour, all the Centre Street expresses have been sharing stops with Route 301 for a little while now. This means riders can choose another bus if they need to get anywhere between say Country Hills Boulevard and downtown. The express services aren't exactly full these days, from what I've been able to see anyways during the afternoon peak. I also realize these services have limited frequencies … but at least riders have an option if they can't wait for the next 301.

    Centre Street from 78th Avenue Terminal to Harvest Oak Gate N.E. is served by two lines other than Route 301 at night. Anyone travelling in that portion of the corridor shouldn't have to wait more than 30 minutes for *any bus* — Routes 88 and 300 each have a headway of about 30 minutes in the evening. Only the stretch between Harvest Oak Gate N.E. and North Pointe Terminal, a length of about 1 km (maybe less?) served just by Route 301 with a couple of stops, will truly experience a 40-minute headway at night.

    The 301 will be using conventionals at night

    The 301 is the only bus that goes from downtown to North Pointe save for the limited 142 trips. So if you're connecting to a feeder route at North Pointe you just got royally screwed. If all buses met the 301 at North Pointe every 40 minutes? Sucks but it's not so bad. How exactly is one supposed to conveniently connect to the 123 on a 36 minute frequency? The 8 on a 33 minute frequency? It's imposssible. You're asking for long waits and unhappy passengers. 

    I refuse to believe this was the best course of action. There are plenty of other routes that could've had a frequency cut. The 20 comes to mind, ridership data doesn't support a 21 minute frequency on weekends. I mean, it doesn't even make sense that off peak the 14 will be running less frequently than all day on weekends. 

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  14. Calgary Transit

    in Calgary and Area

    Posted

    3 hours ago, downbeat said:

    The new schedules effective February 14 have been published on the Calgary Transit website. Keys/blocks are also visible on Transit 55. 

    Some of the weekday changes will have a noticeable impact on some riders who are now able to show up at a bus stop without checking a schedule. I haven't studied weekends closely yet but from a quick look, things appear to be status quo. If it wasn't already clear how staffing shortages are affecting the transit workforce, some major routes will have more frequent service on weekends and stat holidays than they do on a weekday. 

    Anyway, below is what I was able to synthesize from one pass at the schedules — and as with before, please don't consider this a comprehensive or an authoritative list. Please excuse any typos/errors.

    The only service with net improvements is MAX Orange, with slightly better headways at rush hour in the a.m. eastbound.

     

    301: ~18-20 minutes peak and midday; 40 minutes evening

    302: 10-23 minutes a.m. peak; 20-30 minutes p.m. peak; 25-40 minutes midday and evening

    303 Eastbound: 21 minutes a.m. peak; ~25 minutes midday; 12 minutes p.m. peak; 23-30 minutes evening

    303 Westbound: 11-17 minutes a.m. peak; ~25 minutes midday; 21-24 minutes p.m. peak; 23-30 minutes evening

    304: Pre-Omicron service restored

    305: Pre-Omicron service restored

    306: Pre-Omicron service restored

    307: ~26 minutes all day (with a few weird headways to accommodate Chestermere service)

     

    1: ~30 minutes all day

    2: 20 minute peak; 27 minutes midday

    3: 13 minutes peak (i.e. extras deleted); 15 minutes midday; ~30 minutes evening

    4/5: 27 minutes peak and midday

    6: Pre-Omicron service restored

    7: ~27 minutes all day

    8: some peak/school extras removed; 33 minutes midday; 35 minutes early evening

    9: 20 minutes peak; 40 minutes midday

    10: 45 minutes all day; southbound service span extended at end of day

    13: Pre-Omicron service restored

    14 Bridlewood: Frequent peak services (they look close to normal); 45 minutes midday and evening

    14 Cranston: 45 minutes all day with limited number of peak extras

    17: Pre-Omicron service restored

    19: Pre-Omicron service restored

    20: 26 minutes all day

    21: 23 minutes peak and midday

    23: some peak reductions; 30 minutes midday

    28: 60 minutes all day (i.e. peak extras deleted)

    31: 35 minutes all day

    32: Pre-Omicron service restored

    33: Pre-Omicron service restored

    34: ~18 minutes peak; 40 minutes midday

    37: 36 minutes peak and midday

    38: ~19 minutes peak; 23 minutes midday

    42: 20 minutes a.m. peak; 15-20 minutes p.m. peak; 40 minutes midday and evening

    43: peak services near-normal; ~22 minutes midday

    48: 19 minutes peak; 40 minutes midday and evening

    49: 19 minutes peak; 40 minutes midday and evening

    53: Pre-Omicron service restored

    57: Pre-Omicron service restored

    65: Pre-Omicron service restored

    71: ~23/24 minutes all day

    83: 60 minutes all day

    93: Pre-Omicron service restored

    98/156/453: Pre-Omicron service restored

    109: Pre-Omicron service restored

    111: Pre-Omicron service restored

    145: Pre-Omicron service restored

    148: ~20 minutes peak

    149: Pre-Omicron service restored

    174: Pre-Omicron service restored

    14 and 301 every 40-45 minutes? That should go over well ?

  15. D40LF’s with its original Next Stop sign

    in Calgary and Area

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Souluxy said:

    I’m sure some other buses do.

    Not a single one, they were all removed when the stop announcements signs were installed. The only reason I can give for this one being left in is because when the CADs and what not were being installed, this unit was in for some further maintenance and they must've just forgotten about it

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