One must remember that over 80% of SkyTrain’s customers first take a bus and then forced to transfer onto the metro. When the line goes down, as did the Canada line did today, the transit system falls into chaos, which is hardly a good advertisement for the metro/transit system.
“One must remember that over 80% of SkyTrain’s customers first take a bus and then forced to transfer onto the metro”
Unless you have lines running down every 5 blocks, of course people are going to have to take the bus to get to a station, that is such a narrow minded comment Zwei. Even your precious interurban line will not be within walking distance of EVERY person who will take it. Most stations have bus service near the station EVERYWHERE. You cannot have Rapid transit running down every street, it would be too expensive and redundant.
Do we need more? Yes, exspecially south of the fraser, and I agree with you, it sure in hell cannot be Skytrain down there, it would be too expensive and the residents would not get their money worth. But keep it up, I love reading this stuff to see the next crazy thing you say.
I don’t get it. Are you saying Skytrain is too popular?
One must remember that over 80% of SkyTrain’s customers first take a bus and then forced to transfer onto the metro. When the line goes down, as did the Canada line did today, the transit system falls into chaos, which is hardly a good advertisement for the metro/transit system.
Irony, the expression Feet of Clay comes to mind.
“One must remember that over 80% of SkyTrain’s customers first take a bus and then forced to transfer onto the metro”
Unless you have lines running down every 5 blocks, of course people are going to have to take the bus to get to a station, that is such a narrow minded comment Zwei. Even your precious interurban line will not be within walking distance of EVERY person who will take it. Most stations have bus service near the station EVERYWHERE. You cannot have Rapid transit running down every street, it would be too expensive and redundant.
Do we need more? Yes, exspecially south of the fraser, and I agree with you, it sure in hell cannot be Skytrain down there, it would be too expensive and the residents would not get their money worth. But keep it up, I love reading this stuff to see the next crazy thing you say.
Ah ha. I forgot 1 thing:
Even your Leewood report has people transfering to SkyTrain! Just like a bus!!!
The “Full Build” Leewood.RftV plan has the TramTrain terminating in downtown Vancouver.