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Posts posted by Blake M
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9229 just died at Bridgeport
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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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Are there specific stopping procedures for some routes? Got chewed out by a 210 driver for wanting to disembark at McGill & Renfrew coming from downtown.
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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
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They must realize we've come full circle with the destination signs right? If you're standing at Marine Drive station, there's still three buses that say downtown.
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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
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Just now, LRT said:
Well I’m pretty sure all these buses will receive the seats. 6004 might be a test Bus
I prefer to be in denial about it; these do not exist! Fake picture! Ahhhh!!!
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1 hour ago, Lu Haobang said:
Looks like this project didn't work out, the buses were cancelled effective January 22. https://www.devondispatch.ca/news/local-news/former-devon-mayor-slams-new-councils-short-sighted-cancellation-of-transit-pilot/
Lmao yeah a 6am bus, a 10am bus, and a 6pm bus makes for a shitty service
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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
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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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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
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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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I'm hearing rumours of a new signup happening next week?
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Just saw 2053 in service on the Red Line
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2073 for sure is still in service cause the heat doesn't work on it and I remember that
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6049 now has one
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Add 6028 and 6033
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3731 is on the 900 again
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As does 6007
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6039 has a rack now
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That could be someone using the GO feature though, which would be an individual, not NextRide