yvarushin Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 10 hours ago, downbeat said: Very cool! Thanks for this! Is this the same info that allows for the "added departure" function in the Transit/CT app? After a quick glance at select routes, I have also noticed weekday peak enhancements on Routes 14, 301, 302 and MAX Orange. Route 12 too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 If i recall, the exact numbers are 39 new blocks of work have been added and 49 blocks of work have been amended (with most of the amendments already reflectinf) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 And to confirm, the additional departures do show in the app. (Here's EB MAX Orange this afternoon at a randomly chosen stop, for example.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1604 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 19 hours ago, downbeat said: Very cool! Thanks for this! Is this the same info that allows for the "added departure" function in the Transit/CT app? Yep, you got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsCEO Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 I notice the supervisor vehicles have a lightbar. What is this used for? Pulling over buses? Or to warn drivers of a transit related emergency? Or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 13 hours ago, nsCEO said: I notice the supervisor vehicles have a lightbar. What is this used for? Pulling over buses? Or to warn drivers of a transit related emergency? Or? Unless they're about to be comandeered by transit peace officers... only other uses I can think of are security-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 13 hours ago, nsCEO said: I notice the supervisor vehicles have a lightbar. What is this used for? Pulling over buses? Or to warn drivers of a transit related emergency? Or? What colour(s)? Presumably amber? Edmonton inspectors have always had amber lightbars for visibility, protecting, signaling etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, M. Parsons said: Edmonton inspectors have always had amber lightbars for visibility, protecting, signaling etc. Calgary is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Has anyone heard anything about AG reopening anytime soon? Maybe in time for Stampede or the Fall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 2 hours ago, yvarushin said: Has anyone heard anything about AG reopening anytime soon? Maybe in time for Stampede or the Fall? Wont be stampede or the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 According to the transit55 site, 7636 came out a few times in April and May (last entry was May 4th). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, SidneyTransitfan said: According to the transit55 site, 7636 came out a few times in April and May (last entry was May 4th). Perhaps it's just a fluke... I dunno. Thought I'd mention it as nobody else appeared to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 13 hours ago, SidneyTransitfan said: According to the transit55 site, 7636 came out a few times in April and May (last entry was May 4th). 12 hours ago, SidneyTransitfan said: Perhaps it's just a fluke... I dunno. Thought I'd mention it as nobody else appeared to. I have confirmed that the dates listed were 2020. I have confirmed that the CAD system of bus 7636 was powered up May 4, 2021, but the bus has not been in service since April 3, 2020. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_line_26 Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 This morning the bus I was on made an announcement about masking over the automated stop announcement system, and the message played over the ticker as well. Is this new or have I just never noticed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, green_line_26 said: This morning the bus I was on made an announcement about masking over the automated stop announcement system, and the message played over the ticker as well. Is this new or have I just never noticed? Its been around since the whole face covering required PR code was around but those automated PR announcements on the buses arent often used by operators. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1604 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 For anyone interested, service data for Stampede (and beyond) is now available in block explorer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 53 minutes ago, 1604 said: For anyone interested, service data for Stampede (and beyond) is now available in block explorer. No sign of the expresses coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/news/Summer-Changes-2021.html here are the changes this summer. lots of interesting new route changes!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, yvarushin said: https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/news/Summer-Changes-2021.html here are the changes this summer. lots of interesting new route changes!! Yeah the 146 and the 430 being cancelled isnt too surprising, and finally they made the 89 go both ways in the morning and afternoon which is nice. I checked on block explorer and it appears that the 15, 52, 74, 88, 104, and 174 will be turned to all day shuttle for the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, yvarushin said: https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/news/Summer-Changes-2021.html here are the changes this summer. lots of interesting new route changes!! Regarding this one: Quote Route 104 - Sunnyside - University of Calgary The detour routing has been made permanent (via Parkdale Blvd.). Frequency changed from every 30 mins to every 32 mins. If so, perhaps Transit would consider adding at least one stop each way along Parkdale Blvd. or Kensington Rd. to provide additional transfer opportunities? Currently the bus operates non-stop over the detour portion of its route. Never mind about that … I just checked Transit 55 and they have done just that. The frequency change is interesting — and I wonder if it's really necessary. Those layovers at U of C/Craigie Hall are quite long already in practice. (The buses arrive early, from what I have experienced.) Quote Route 305 - BRT Bowness/ City Centre School trips are cancelled for the summer. This description doesn't make sense. I assume this means there is still no service on Route 305 this summer, in line with the continued suspension of express buses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 To be honest, I'm disappointed with the lack of service increase. By July 1st, we have the potential of having zero restrictions and people are going to be out and about (going to malls, movie theatres, work, hanging out with friends, etc). Appreciating that operating costs are a problem and there's a lot of money to be recovered from the last 15 months... I am still disappointed with virtually no increase in service across the city (especially the expresses). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 43 minutes ago, yvarushin said: To be honest, I'm disappointed with the lack of service increase. By July 1st, we have the potential of having zero restrictions and people are going to be out and about (going to malls, movie theatres, work, hanging out with friends, etc). I suspect there was a trade-off calculated here: the increased number of people returning to work at their offices this summer will likely be offset by the absence of students. For example, on a few of the busiest p.m. trips on the Red Line that I've used between Christmas and now, they all seemed to be filled with high school students returning home. If those kids are absent but train frequencies remain unchanged, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Transit55 shows peak-hour reductions on Route 3 and 301, for example, so that kind of tells you where planners think the ridership will (or will not) be. I can't imagine the north Calgary expresses being revived if they don't think there will be enough people riding still-frequent non-express Centre Street North services. Also, I'm also guessing the increased number of people out and about for social interactions will not necessarily be travelling during traditional peak hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 2 hours ago, yvarushin said: To be honest, I'm disappointed with the lack of service increase. By July 1st, we have the potential of having zero restrictions and people are going to be out and about (going to malls, movie theatres, work, hanging out with friends, etc). Appreciating that operating costs are a problem and there's a lot of money to be recovered from the last 15 months... I am still disappointed with virtually no increase in service across the city (especially the expresses). It really doesn’t help either with weekend service being atrocious (and will continue to be)….. an example is the 3, still at 20 minute frequency both Saturdays and Sundays all day along with infrequent train service on both the blue and red line throughout the day has really frustrated quite a number of people I’m sure, and it just doesn’t cut it anymore now that some of the ridership has come back during off peak. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 More goodies found on Transit55 … • Route 504 (Stampede Express North) returns starting July 9 for the duration of Stampede. • Extended service on some bus routes serving the city centre, last departure at ~01:20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 301, 302, 304 and 504 are the routes I see so far). 1 hour ago, R. Meu said: It really doesn’t help either with weekend service being atrocious (and will continue to be)….. an example is the 3, still at 20 minute frequency both Saturdays and Sundays all day along with infrequent train service on both the blue and red line throughout the day has really frustrated quite a number of people I’m sure, and it just doesn’t cut it anymore now that some of the ridership has come back during off peak. You are right about weekends. I've seen some very full-looking Route 4's all through the spring entering downtown in the afternoons … and those only come only 37 minutes or so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, downbeat said: More goodies found on Transit55 … • Route 504 (Stampede Express North) returns starting July 9 for the duration of Stampede. • Extended service on some bus routes serving the city centre, last departure at ~01:20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 301, 302, 304 and 504 are the routes I see so far). You are right about weekends. I've seen some very full-looking Route 4's all through the spring entering downtown in the afternoons … and those only come only 37 minutes or so. The Edmonton Trail/North Haven portions of the route 4/5 should be split up. Edmonton Trail sees more ridership than North Haven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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