INFRASTRUCTURE
One politicians “infrastructure” is another one’s waste. It’s not transit or transportation projects we build, rather it is infrastructure. The SkyTrain Broadway subway is deemedAi?? by Vancouver politicians to be a good investment of the taxpayer’s money because it is “infrastructure” , but the subway is not based on sound transit and transportation planning, thus […]
The BRT Myth Exposed!
The following is from the Urbansit from Seattle and is quite interesting. First of all, for those who care to know, Seattle’s LRT is indeed a light-metro, which ultimate capacity is over 32,000 pphpd (today, itai??i??s 16,000″on the existing line before ventilation and emergency escape upgrades are made.”) True light rail operates mainly at-grade and […]
The Tallinn experiment: what happens when a city makes public transport free?
An interesting read for those who want free transit, but remember, free transit comes at a price. The Tallinn experiment: what happens when a city makes public transport free? Since Estoniaai??i??s capital started providing free public transport for residents in 2013, it claims to have turned a ai??i??20m a year profit each year. But […]
Calgary, Alberta: Green Line LRT tunnel option approved in principle by Calgary city council
Everyone wants tunnels and subways. Victorian railway companies in the UK, bankrupted themselves with needless and over engineered tunnels because they were in vogue. Calgary’s LRT was designed more as a light metro than light rail, but that still did not stop transit planners from putting the C-Train mostly at grade, with on-street operation in […]
A Tale of Two Cities – The Utsunomiya LRT Versus The Shambles in Surrey
This article should give a good indication of the cost of modern light rail being built today. The proposed Utsunomiya LRT, is of course narrow gaugeAi?? and will have somewhat narrower trams, with a reduced capacity than LRT built inAi?? Canada, but it is the cost of construction which is important. The 14.6 km., 19 […]
Subways – Red Flags in Ontario – Should The Same Be Happening Here?
It now seems Ontario’s big subway plans are costing more, a lot more to build than what was first proposed as exampled by the Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension, whose cost soared over from $1.5 billion to $3.2 billion! TransLink is blithely planning away for both a hugely expensive SkyTrain subway under Broadway and an […]
TransLink Will Not Come Clean On Subway Costs
Nothing new here. The truth is very simple, subways are very expensive to build, as TransLink found out with the Canada Line. We have to remember that the cost of the Canada Line soared past the first estimated cost of $1.3 billion, to around $2.7 billion. The Gordon Campbell Liberal government then forced TransLink to […]
What about the Patullo Bridge? Updated
In light of today’s news that the Pattullo Bridge not only will collapse in a seismic event, it may topple in a wind storm. Pattullo Bridge vulnerable during seismic or ai???high-windai??i?? events: Report Zwei believes the old child’s song should be updated to: Pattullo bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down Pattullo Bridge is […]
SkyTrain Has Issues In Kuala Lumpur
The other SkyTrain is also having operational problems, including power issues, with system wide shutdowns. Well, at least in Malaysia, when their transit system goes Ka-Put, the transit customers do get free rides. With TransLink it’s adios sucker, we know you will have to take SkyTrain whether you like it or not! https://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/wheres-the-bus-backup/ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/09/16/rm250m-to-upgrade-power-substations-on-kelana-jaya-lrt-line/ http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysia-lrt-line-give-free-rides-tuesday-thursday-after-breakdown […]
and Now…….Here is The Real Story
The reason the TransLink is making the change may prove rather interesting. The story starts with the old Broadway-Lougheed rapid transit project which was planned for light rail operating from Arbutus and Broadway to Lougheed Mall and the Tri-Cities. This is the transit line that the NDP (under the leadership of Glen Clark and Joy […]
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