MCW Metrobus Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Dr. BusFreak said: Does anyone know how many 60 ft. buses can HTC hold. Approximately 33% fewer than the number of 40 buses it can hold. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. BusFreak Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Does anyone know when the roll out of the 5 new B-line routes will happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Dr. BusFreak said: Does anyone know when the roll out of the 5 new B-line routes will happen? Sometime in the next 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthVanBusFan Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Dr. BusFreak said: Does anyone know when the roll out of the 5 new B-line routes will happen? More specifically, the 5 new B-lines (this includes the 95) should be implemented by 2019 (source on pg 11: http://tenyearvision.translink.ca/downloads/Phase One of the 10-Year Vision- 2017-2026 Investment Plan.pdf) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Technically speaking, Phase One only includes four B-Line routes: Forty-First, Lougheed Highway, Marine Drive, and Fraser Highway. The #95 B-Line was established by re-allocating bus service hours from the Northeast Sector that had been made surplus by the opening of the Millennium Line extension. Anyway, IIRC, there won't be any new routes added until September sheet at the earliest, possibly even later than that. At least for now, the intention is simply to add service on existing routes to ease crowding. (Now maaaaaaaaaaybe you could stretch that into implementing the Forty-First B-Line right away since it would just be additional service hours on the existing #43, but I suspect that change would be deferred until September anyway, just because there's no point in introducing it during the summer when ridership on that corridor drops so dramatically.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormscape Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 So would the Fraser Highway B-Line be a replacement of 503 service into Surrey? I guess the 503 would be cut to Langley to Aldergrove only with that change. On a system wide scale it makes sense but I bet there'll be a couple people living out there annoyed they won't have their one seat ride anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 26 minutes ago, Stormscape said: So would the Fraser Highway B-Line be a replacement of 503 service into Surrey? I guess the 503 would be cut to Langley to Aldergrove only with that change. On a system wide scale it makes sense but I bet there'll be a couple people living out there annoyed they won't have their one seat ride anymore. They could have done so with the 337 and 509 when the 96 was introduced, but that never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Who says it has to be either-or? My proposal: #502 - local service from King George to Langley Centre #503 - local service from Langley Centre to Aldergrove; peak-period trips (and otherwise as demand requires) extended non-stop to King George (possibly under a different route # - say, #583) #592 B-Line - limited-stop service from Surrey Central to Langley Centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Why didn't TransLink assign bus routes to the bays in the new loop at UBC? Why did they put so many layover spots in the new loop at UBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmward Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Why did TransLink assign bus routes to bays in the loop since it's opened? Why do they need so many layout spots when the can bus just park in middle of the loop? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, jmward said: What? Sorry, I had to do something. I have edited the post to it make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Sorry, I had to do something. I have edited the post to it make sense. ...and it still doesn't make sense. Like just about everything else you post on this board. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cprted Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Sorry, I had to do something. I have edited the post to it make sense. You might get a better response if you specified which bus loop you were referring to ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, cprted said: You might get a better response if you specified which bus loop you were referring to ... The new loop at UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 4 hours ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Why didn't TransLink assign bus routes to the bays in the new loop at UBC? Why did they put so many layover spots in the new loop at UBC? http://transport.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/06/UBC-Loop-Bus-Stop-Sign.pdf "These routes are being relocated until construction of the new UBC Bus Exchange and Gage South Student Residence is completed in Summer 2019." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Meraki said: http://transport.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/06/UBC-Loop-Bus-Stop-Sign.pdf "These routes are being relocated until construction of the new UBC Bus Exchange and Gage South Student Residence is completed in Summer 2019." Ok, thank you. But I don't understand why the temporary bus loop at UBC cannot be used for picking up passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthVanBusFan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Ok, thank you. But I don't understand why the temporary bus loop at UBC cannot be used for picking up passengers. ? That loop is being replaced by the new student residence, unless I'm mistaking what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 10 minutes ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Ok, thank you. But I don't understand why the temporary bus loop at UBC cannot be used for picking up passengers. Going by these diagrams, it looks like the temporary drop off is going to become the permanent pick up, and the drop off will move to underneath the residence once completed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, NorthVanBusFan said: ? That loop is being replaced by the new student residence, unless I'm mistaking what you mean. I think the student residence is being built on top of it. 7 minutes ago, Meraki said: Going by these diagrams, it looks like the temporary drop off is going to become the permanent pick up, and the drop off will move to underneath the residence once completed. But the passenger pick up area at button of page could easily used to pick up passengers right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, Blue Bus Fan said: I think the student residence is being built on top of it. But the passenger pick up area at button of page could easily used to pick up passengers right now. Perhaps they didn't want to unload buses on Wesbrook Mall before heading in to the loop for loading. Their current plan unloads in the loop, then turns right onto Wesbrook Mall to load. Similar to the final plan, but nudged south. Avoiding the headaches of a full 99 jaywalking across Wesbrook every few minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 9 minutes ago, Meraki said: Perhaps they didn't want to unload buses on Wesbrook Mall before heading in to the loop for loading. Their current plan unloads in the loop, then turns right onto Wesbrook Mall to load. Similar to the final plan, but nudged south. Avoiding the headaches of a full 99 jaywalking across Wesbrook every few minutes? That could be true which could be solved by my exchange plan. The passenger pick up area at the bottom of the above photo could be as follows: The leftist most bay could be Bay 7 which could take the 25 and 33. The next bay up could be Bay 6 which could take the 41. The next bay up could be Bay 5 which could take the 49. Bay 4 which could be the 99 B-Line. The 43 and 480 would stay on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 This topic came up between me another member here on a facebook group in which we aren't really supposed to discuss the current conditions of Translink. Anyways, we were just wondering where 9201 is. It hasn't been in service since last December, and the Wiki says nothing about it being retired. I've personally passed by RTC and HTC (TCs that store retired buses) and I haven't seen it parked in any of the death rows or among other in-service units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yet you didn't check BTC-S .... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranslinkKid Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ninja Bus Fan said: Yet you didn't check BTC-S .... Or PTC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. BusFreak Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 47 minutes ago, Community Shuttle said: This topic came up between me another member here on a facebook group in which we aren't really supposed to discuss the current conditions of Translink. Anyways, we were just wondering where 9201 is. It hasn't been in service since last December, and the Wiki says nothing about it being retired. I've personally passed by RTC and HTC (TCs that store retired buses) and I haven't seen it parked in any of the death rows or among other in-service units. Look, there is no need to create a whole new thread just for one bus. It's probably under refurbishment right now. Buses under refurbishment typically take 3-4 months to complete refurbishment, and 9201 is well within that time frame. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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