T6H-5307N Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hehe. Centennial Garage. Sent from my GT-I9100M using Tapatalk ??? If you're just going to spout incoherent nonsense, I suggest you stop now as we already have enough of that around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_harris01 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 agreeded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Trevor, I think "agreeded" qualifies as "incoherent nonsense". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Trevor, I think "agreeded" qualifies as "incoherent nonsense".This isnt the first time hes spelled Agreed as Agreeded. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Not really a spotting, but current and future Transit Employees may want to know about some possible changes that may affect your City pension. http://www.defendingalbertapensions.ca/updates/archives/2013/09/23/major-changes-to-public-service-pension-plans-will-do-serious-harm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 4880 and 4881 together at West Edmonton Mall this afternoon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 4505 had a brake fire this morning at Southgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 4505 had a brake fire this morning at Southgate Thanks for the info, do you know of the severity of the damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Thanks for the info, do you know of the severity of the damage?Right rear tire area, burns around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 4908 just left WEM doing driver training Edit: 4910 and 4912 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 4908 just left WEM doing driver training Edit: 4910 and 4912 also. Probably because they book out fewer artic units on a Sunday, so that would be a good time to take advantage of the spare units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Probably because they book out fewer artic units on a Sunday, so that would be a good time to take advantage of the spare units. Umm Terry, they don't run Artics at all on weekends, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Probably because they book out fewer artic units on a Sunday, so that would be a good time to take advantage of the spare units.They were doing artic training... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 They were doing artic training... I know that. I can read. Umm Terry, they don't run Artics at all on weekends, remember? Well, that *could* have changed since I left. Whether they run some or none doesn't change the fact that there are more (or all) artics available to do training on during the weekend. Since they don't run any artics, then they would have even more available units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted November 26, 2013 Board Admin Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/police-investigating-after-pedestrian-hit-by-lrt-1.1559898 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted December 15, 2013 Board Admin Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 CityofEdmonton: Attn #ETS customers: buses NOT running due to hazardous conditions on #yegroads, LRT delayed. Bus service will resume once safe to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/weather/Freezing+rain+prompts+city+suspend+buses+advise+against/9287703/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted December 15, 2013 Board Admin Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 CityofEdmonton: ETS bus operators now reporting conditions improved enough to resume service, although at a reduced speed. Expect major delays #yegroads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted December 28, 2013 Board Admin Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 In the past 11 years, Edmonton Transit System (ETS) ridership has nearly doubled, increasing from 44 million rides in 2002 to 86.7 million rides in 2013.As more and more Edmontonians choose to take public transit, ridership on ETS has increased by 1.6 million rides, which is 1.8 per cent over the projected increase for 2013. At 86.7 million, the total ridership for 2013 is 4 million rides more than 2012, an increase of over 5 percent. “Edmonton Transit continues to enjoy outstanding success in attracting riders in a trend that started in 2002,” said Charles Stolte, manager of Edmonton Transit. “Getting more people to travel actively and sustainably is one of the City’s highest priorities and these numbers show that we are definitely travelling in the right direction.” http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/11285529/ab-ets-ridership-doubles-in-11-years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 That's outstanding! I love how ETS does little things that make a huge difference e.g transit centre structures, classy interiors on buses. Smart routes and great service overall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Ideally, if you had good connections you wouldn't need massive buildings at transit centers, and a multi million dollar transit terminal building isn't exactly "little", and I further doubt a single rider started riding transit because of a transit terminal has a nice place to wait, or that a rider chooses to remain taking transit because they have a nice transit terminal to wait in after you miss your once every 30 minute bus. Classy interiors!?!?!? They're plain, and standard. Smart routes?! Great service?! The routes are generally the same as they were in 2002 which was the same as 1997. I'm not saying ETS is piss poor, but, there hasn't been much in the way of improvements either since 2002. I don't see much difference other than continually expanding routes outwards, while the core service gets neglected and doesn't get the service hours it needs. Generally speaking, we still have at best 15 minute bus service along the full length of a route. I would be impressed to see some routes go to 10 minute service. Sure, there are portions of routes that for time period might see better service, but, that generally is inconsistent, except for the route 5/ 135. The two best things they've done, obviously, is LRT. That alone has brought more people onto transit, be it the SLRT extension, or U-Pass bringing more people on. Would be curious to know the breakdown of how many additional riders are U-Pass holders, and how many are riders because of the LRT extension. Yes, they are still riders, but, I think the most telling figure to look at would be where has the regular buses attracted riders, vs. population growth. The second thing ETS has done is crosstown routes. The 137, 23 and to a lesser extent, the 33 are doing pretty damn good right now. This is probably the only improvement to the bus system that could actually make it attractive to potential riders. Having said that, the 23 serves a lot of U-Pass holders, although it does get its share of Downtown commuters who might be new to transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Ideally, if you had good connections you wouldn't need massive buildings at transit centers, and vending machines to sustain yourself between those 'good' connections... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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