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Post by hwy19man on Jun 16, 2020 3:10:32 GMT -8
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 16, 2020 12:44:38 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2020 13:01:40 GMT -8
I think the phrase "If you provide it, they will come" needs to be applied here, In regards to the major runs. There are sailing waits also on the Langdale run. Why not start with Coastal Renaissance and Queen of Oak Bay running their normal summer schedule and having Queen of Cowichan doing the Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay and Langdale run? Then if needed bring the Coquitlam back. |
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 17, 2020 4:09:37 GMT -8
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 17, 2020 14:12:21 GMT -8
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 19, 2020 3:52:19 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 19, 2020 8:05:00 GMT -8
I am shocked that BC Transit hasn’t gotten funding to restore cuts. But that is good thing to hear. |
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Post by Starsteward on Jun 22, 2020 13:46:35 GMT -8
Has anyone heard of any up-dates to this unfortunate incident?, or have I been asleep at the switch? |
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Post by hwy19man on Jul 22, 2020 15:08:14 GMT -8
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Post by northwesterner on Jul 22, 2020 19:42:48 GMT -8
"Markets for everything." |
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Post by avgeekjoe on Oct 6, 2020 16:48:38 GMT -8
FYI from the BCNDP platform that dropped today: I had a pleasant 2018 Dec. Sunday morning on BC Transit from Downtown Victoria then BC Ferries Route 1 then TransLink to Vancouver Harbour so I don't see where this is an issue. Maybe you do. Full disclosure: I'm friends with a BCNDP candidate and acquainted with a BC Greens candidate. |
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Post by Dane on Oct 7, 2020 15:22:08 GMT -8
Walk on reservations? Is this an issue anywhere in the system? I have been subject to two walk on waits, both when the V class were on their way our and the pax capacity was dropped more than 50% to 600ish.
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Post by avgeekjoe on Oct 7, 2020 15:27:04 GMT -8
I would love to have the option of a walk-on reservation post-pandemic. Just for peace-of-mind...
For me as a walk-on, I'll have to make multiple transit connections to get from point A to point B. So knowing I'd be guaranteed walk-on is huge.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 7, 2020 15:48:14 GMT -8
Capacity for walk-ons must be more of an issue for BC Ferries than it ever has been for WSF - pre COVID, that is. I have no idea what's happening these days. The only times I've known them to cut off walk-ons in the past were certain game days when the Seahawks were in town, and once or twice when a boat broke down on the Bainbridge run during peak rush, and the one remaining vessel would fill to capacity. Certainly, the day they held the parade for the Seahawks after they won the Super Bowl several years ago saw multiple sailing waits for walk-ons at Bremerton and Bainbridge. But, those are rare events. During the years I commuted from Bainbridge to Seattle, I rarely saw them deny boarding to foot passengers, even on the busiest sailings.
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Post by Mike C on Oct 8, 2020 10:10:42 GMT -8
Walk on reservations? Is this an issue anywhere in the system? I have been subject to two walk on waits, both when the V class were on their way our and the pax capacity was dropped more than 50% to 600ish. Yeah, my two experiences with walk-on waits were when the North Island Princess was on Route 7 during the Queen of Burnaby's existential crisis and subsequent fleet moves, and way back on the Queen of Tsawwassen at Sturdies Bay. My understanding is they happen occasionally on Route 9, and on the odd C-class sailings on Route 2, like a few instances a year. Rather than an RBI system for foot pax (ugh), I would like to see some sort of mobile prepay option that just requires a barcode scan at the terminal, similar to how boarding passes / tickets are issued to your smartphone on long distance buses, rail, planes, and other modes of transport. Skip the booth / ticket counter. ---------- EDIT: Just a quick comment re. the goal of "seamless" transfer between ferries and transit: This is challenging to achieve without significant investments of contingency service hours, for extra buses to wait at terminals for late ferries. This may not be a big ask for TransLink, but certainly for those smaller systems like Saltspring Island, Sunshine Coast, Comox, and even Nanaimo. The province would have to allocate a percentage of service expansion hours to that purpose. |
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Post by ferryfangeorge on Oct 9, 2020 16:13:43 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 9, 2020 16:20:32 GMT -8
It’s a joke. This will never happen. |
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 9, 2020 16:40:24 GMT -8
Check the date it was published. April Fools! |
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Post by Neil on Oct 9, 2020 19:45:22 GMT -8
Check the date it was published. April Fools! Quite a few years ago, I wrote a 'news story' about BC Ferries buying an American aircraft carrier and modifying it for ferry use, and I posted it. On that occasion, as well as this, there were those who didn't notice the date.  |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 9, 2020 20:08:11 GMT -8
Check the date it was published. April Fools! The date does March 30, 2019 at 2:22 am. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 9, 2020 20:43:05 GMT -8
Check the date it was published. April Fools! Quite a few years ago, I wrote a 'news story' about BC Ferries buying an American aircraft carrier and modifying it for ferry use, and I posted it. On that occasion, as well as this, there were those who didn't notice the date. I thought that the USS Benedict Arnold had good potential as a BC ferry. |
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Post by bigcountry on Nov 3, 2020 10:47:27 GMT -8
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Post by Starsteward on Nov 3, 2020 16:27:35 GMT -8
When it's a slow day at the comedy store, it really IS a slow day at the comedy store.  |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 6, 2020 15:01:32 GMT -8
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Post by dave2 on Dec 1, 2020 15:14:03 GMT -8
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