Pantograf Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 I don't think adding some beams will make any difference or be beneficial to the final appearance of the station structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 I'm curious, what's happening to the old Calgary Transit history plaques that were on VP-Anderson stations? Are they being replaced/rebuilt? Or all being tossed when renovations come around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianTransitTycoon Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Station sign names at Anderson are being replaced (the side signs, not the platform signs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 8 hours ago, CanadianTransitTycoon said: Station sign names at Anderson are being replaced (the side signs, not the platform signs). Just spotted the new station signs. They look decent but it seems like they no longer have a backlight that luminates them at night. (Heres a side by side photo comparison.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Although I hated seeing Times New Roman on all the CTrain signage... it does at least, look alot better, especially for reading. But why no lighting for the signs...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantograf Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 The day the tarp came down. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianTransitTycoon Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Pantograf said: The day the tarp came down. So from what I can see, the stairs loop around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantograf Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 16 hours ago, CanadianTransitTycoon said: So from what I can see, the stairs loop around? It looks like it, I'll have a better look the next time I'm down there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantograf Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 A slightly different angle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantograf Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 The station opened today to the public... and yes, that is today's photo. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Pantograf said: The station opened today to the public... and yes, that is today's photo. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Paid Anderson a visit. Nothing too special. Station interior looks cool though (albeit no incline elevator ). 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 It seems they removed virtually any nook/cranny and electrical outlet within the station building (from Nicks pics) - no benches, nowhere to sit down either, and some extra cameras... I'm under the assumption Calgary Transit is starting to get serious about removing loitering opportunities/druggies from the stations? If so, I wonder how much they will change the NE stations, come renovation time. Marlborough - Whitehorn is still pretty bad, same with Westbrook and Stampede stations as well, and Herirtage/Southland still can be bad - but mostly only at night, from what I've been the past year or so. Chinook - don't even get me started lol. As for Anderson though, not bad - was just hoping for a bit more color? Even a cheap rendition of the metallic panels at Bay/Enterprise, would feel a bit more warming than just plain ol' concrete... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsCEO Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Hello! First time here, so bear with me. Anyways I paid Anderson a visit myself it is definitely quite an improvement from the old station. However, it appears that the HVAC system is not quite operational yet. (It was probably about +2 in there.) But I can confirm there are a few outlets in the station head (near the platform doors) which is actually both good and bad. There’s the actual commuters that need their mobile devices in this day and age and might want to juice up while waiting for their train. In my opinion, the station is kind of a monotonous, concrete block. But in terms of the modern look. I would say its pretty good. Definitely a step up. I also noticed that they now appear to have proper illuminated signs on the platform. I attached some crappy pictures. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 hours ago, nsCEO said: Hello! First time here, so bear with me...... Welcome to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 The escalators at Dalhousie Station have finally been fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Just out of curiosity - is Heritage being renovated soon? I've just noticed since I moved here, Heritage is getting to feel a little run down, inside. Particularly when I walked by a bunch of people sleeping in between the ticket booths and the windows, a potentially stolen TV being "tested" on an outlet next to the West stairs/escalators, and the wide empty spaces, among other things... I actually had an idea that I wanted to see everyones opinions on: it's been said on here and Edmontons section before: station retail doesn't work, it fails and goes out of business in no time. But what if it was all automated vending machines? ATM's are at the stations, and I swore Chinook had a Pepsi machine back in 2009 when I was visiting Calgary at the time (before the building got torn down). But theoretically, what are the possibilities of automated vending machines, selling everything from food to groceries, etc, to help fill some of the spaces at stations with shuttered stalls and empty spaces? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 18 minutes ago, armorand said: Just out of curiosity - is Heritage being renovated soon? I've just noticed since I moved here, Heritage is getting to feel a little run down, inside. Particularly when I walked by a bunch of people sleeping in between the ticket booths and the windows, a potentially stolen TV being "tested" on an outlet next to the West stairs/escalators, and the wide empty spaces, among other things... I actually had an idea that I wanted to see everyones opinions on: it's been said on here and Edmontons section before: station retail doesn't work, it fails and goes out of business in no time. But what if it was all automated vending machines? ATM's are at the stations, and I swore Chinook had a Pepsi machine back in 2009 when I was visiting Calgary at the time (before the building got torn down). But theoretically, what are the possibilities of automated vending machines, selling everything from food to groceries, etc, to help fill some of the spaces at stations with shuttered stalls and empty spaces? That's a possibility, but then there will be the possibility of people attempting to steal items in the vending machines, which Transit doesn't want happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, armorand said: Just out of curiosity - is Heritage being renovated soon? I've just noticed since I moved here, Heritage is getting to feel a little run down, inside. Particularly when I walked by a bunch of people sleeping in between the ticket booths and the windows, a potentially stolen TV being "tested" on an outlet next to the West stairs/escalators, and the wide empty spaces, among other things... I actually had an idea that I wanted to see everyones opinions on: it's been said on here and Edmontons section before: station retail doesn't work, it fails and goes out of business in no time. But what if it was all automated vending machines? ATM's are at the stations, and I swore Chinook had a Pepsi machine back in 2009 when I was visiting Calgary at the time (before the building got torn down). But theoretically, what are the possibilities of automated vending machines, selling everything from food to groceries, etc, to help fill some of the spaces at stations with shuttered stalls and empty spaces? I could see a bit of money coming in just from people wanting to break bills for the ticket machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, TechSpotlight said: That's a possibility, but then there will be the possibility of people attempting to steal items in the vending machines, which Transit doesn't want happening. True... but then again, gives transit cops the casus belli to be more involved with station checks, issue fines and otherwise deter such behavior, if enough of a customer base is established that there would be enough of a people deterrence around, to prevent such things from happening. 1 hour ago, Imgursdownvote4love said: I could see a bit of money coming in just from people wanting to break bills for the ticket machine. Agreed, and if it was an internal Calgary Transit project, to turn these former stalls into automated vending areas, if they personally did it themselves - it would help maybe not to subsidize the transit system (obviously), but maybe some extra peace officer presence within the problem stations? Unless they get paid over $100,000/year, operations from: Heritage, Whitehorn, Marlborough, Victoria/Stampede, Westbrook and maybe Brentwood, would probably cough up enough profits to at least help subsidize a better peace officer presence in the stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chills_on_the_train Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 18 hours ago, armorand said: Heritage, Whitehorn, Marlborough, Victoria/Stampede, Westbrook and maybe Brentwood I know this isn't directly a list of stations we'd all like to see increased patrols at, but I don't think I've ever gotten off at Sunnyside and not seen some intoxicated person screaming at something or other. Not much incentive to put a kiosk with Safeway right there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 hours ago, chills_on_the_train said: I know this isn't directly a list of stations we'd all like to see increased patrols at, but I don't think I've ever gotten off at Sunnyside and not seen some intoxicated person screaming at something or other. Not much incentive to put a kiosk with Safeway right there though. I noticed it the other day, actually lol, and the same thing happens at SAIT too. Thing is, at least SAIT/ACAD security is always around to keep the riffraff out of there - Sunnyside? Not so much... Agreed though - I was thinking of this more for the indoor stations, with lots of empty space being misused/underused. I couldn't see outdoor vending machines outside of Downtown, to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 8:25 PM, armorand said: I actually had an idea that I wanted to see everyones opinions on: it's been said on here and Edmontons section before: station retail doesn't work, it fails and goes out of business in no time. But what if it was all automated vending machines? ATM's are at the stations, and I swore Chinook had a Pepsi machine back in 2009 when I was visiting Calgary at the time (before the building got torn down). But theoretically, what are the possibilities of automated vending machines, selling everything from food to groceries, etc, to help fill some of the spaces at stations with shuttered stalls and empty spaces? Oh? it was said in Edmonton's section? Century Park and Southgate have been in operation for many years. Easily 5+, closer to the full 9 years since the stations opened. Clareview has been in operation since the early 2000's. Sure, Downtown they haven't worked out great, although Central was one issue and the vendor might have been the bigger issue. I believe Corona is done for, however, it might just not have been open when I was around it last. Certainly you statement is false for terminus stations. Belvedere has a contingent of vending machines that do quite well. Century Park has vending machines plus the retail outlet. University has a hell of an assortment of vending machines that included ice cream and hot beverages. That has certainly worked in Edmonton. 23 hours ago, armorand said: but maybe some extra peace officer presence within the problem stations? Unless they get paid over $100,000/year, operations from: Heritage, Whitehorn, Marlborough, Victoria/Stampede, Westbrook and maybe Brentwood, would probably cough up enough profits to at least help subsidize a better peace officer presence in the stations. Given salaries (including OT!), benefits, training, supplies/ vehicles, I suspect $100,000/ year for a peace office is actually a reasonable estimate. Hire security guards. They don't have the same powers, but, they are a visible presences that can immediately escalate problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, M. Parsons said: Oh? it was said in Edmonton's section? I do remember seeing that somewhere. The quote I remember was "you need subway level ridership to support stores". Maybe I misread it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Imgursdownvote4love said: I do remember seeing that somewhere. The quote I remember was "you need subway level ridership to support stores". Maybe I misread it? The post you're referring to is on page 4 of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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