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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 12, 2013 10:15:59 GMT -8
My original point stands. Read over what you write before you post it. This forum deserves at least that much effort. Period. Sounds like a reasonable standard to me. Everyone makes tpyos ( intentional here to illustrate) occasionally, but everyone should review their post immediately. I usually find 2 or 3 typos or thought-gaps in my posts, every time. Effort and consistency are important when you are posting things for others to read. If someone is not willing to take the time to check over a post before posting (or immediately afterwards), then don't make the post. Simple as that. --------------- (To those wondering about this recent series of comments: This is not a witch-hunt on occasional mistakes. This particular situation is an ongoing mystery of inconsistency that has a lot of frustrating history behind it.) |
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Post by SolDuc on Oct 12, 2013 10:16:16 GMT -8
Sol Duc & Compdude: Sorry guys, but changing 'rear' to rare' still doesn't make the sentence comprehensible. 'Rare to leave Coquitlam' does not tell you whether the bus hardly ever leaves Coquitlam, or is hardly ever seen in Coquitlam. My original point stands. Read over what you write before you post it. This forum deserves at least that much effort. Period. I think that rare was the word that cheese meant to write, but I have to agree that it still doesn't make perfect sense. First you'd have to specify what is so special about this bus (ie. propulsion system, a bus route that you don't see frequently, a low number of those buses owned by TransLink). Then yes, whether the bus rarely runs in Coquitlam or if it rarely goes out of Coquitlam, or if they rarely leave the station (they enter it, crash and stay there for the rest of their lives  ) So Cheese, stay focused and make sure your posts make sense not only phonetically but also literally. If they don't just ask someone else or don't post. |
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Post by compdude787 on Oct 12, 2013 10:38:58 GMT -8
As FNS would say, let's put the cheese in the frying pan and melt away all the typos. Then it will be awesomely comprehensible.  (Note: this post has been edited for spelling and grammar, and to ensure clarity. Blue Bus Fan, you need to do this with each and every post.) |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 12, 2013 11:19:20 GMT -8
I edited the post to make the sentence comprehensible better. Yes I do re-read over my posts but for the picture post I kinda had a loss in focus to look it over carefully.
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Post by Mike C on Oct 15, 2013 21:20:51 GMT -8
A single photo of the West Coast Express, taken at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby, heading for Mission City. This is the busiest train of the five that operate, and it was also the first day back from the long weekend (the service operates on weekdays only) so it was no surprise that it was running a few minutes late.  West Coast Express - Barnet Marine Park, Burnaby by MileagePhoto, on Flickr I am doing my best to perfect my rail photography skills. They are definitely not up to par with some of the pros here, but I hope to learn... |
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Post by SolDuc on Oct 15, 2013 21:31:01 GMT -8
I am doing my best to perfect my rail photography skills. They are definitely not up to par with some of the pros here, but I hope to learn... I am not a railway photograph pro, but for this shot in particular I'd recommend panning as a way to have the locomotive (and the forward cars) not blurred. Mr. Cassidy is the #1 resource for that matter on this forum. To get some exercise try it on faraway buses first (ie. other side of the street) and eventually closer. Panned shots make for the best photos as with everything else blurred they really draw attention to that subject. |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 15, 2013 21:34:45 GMT -8
I beg to differ; this is an excellent photo! Nicely framed, nice lighting too. More please! |
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Post by Mike C on Oct 15, 2013 21:41:57 GMT -8
I am doing my best to perfect my rail photography skills. They are definitely not up to par with some of the pros here, but I hope to learn... I am not a railway photograph pro, but for this shot in particular I'd recommend panning as a way to have the locomotive (and the forward cars) not blurred. Mr. Cassidy is the #1 resource for that matter on this forum. To get some exercise try it on faraway buses first (ie. other side of the street) and eventually closer. Panned shots make for the best photos as with everything else blurred they really draw attention to that subject. I learned to pan from the best  back in my days of bus-chasing... I had trouble with panning, as my camera was on a tripod (I find this is the best method for rail pictures - one stationary location). This was also in lower light, and I neglected to turn up my ISO. I eventually want to get into rail photography a little more. I am starting to feel my childhood interest in trains fizzle up again, so here we go.... |
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Post by Mike on Oct 15, 2013 21:43:20 GMT -8
I beg to differ; this is an excellent photo! Nicely framed, nice lighting too. More please! I agree. I like the train's slight motion blur. |
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Post by Mike C on Oct 16, 2013 19:49:49 GMT -8
TransLink has published it's ridership data for 2012. Have a look here.
The items in the reports pretty much speak for themselves, so I won't go into great detail. But it is encouraging to continue to see transit ridership on the upswing. The 99 B-Line continues to be the busiest bus route in North America, with just shy of 17,000,000 boardings in 2012. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 16, 2013 20:39:24 GMT -8
The 99 B-Line continues to be the busiest bus route in North America, with just shy of 17,000,000 boardings in 2012. That's almost as many boardings as Max Lapierre dishes out in a NHL season. |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 16, 2013 21:17:57 GMT -8
TransLink has published it's ridership data for 2012. Have a look here.
The items in the reports pretty much speak for themselves, so I won't go into great detail. But it is encouraging to continue to see transit ridership on the upswing. The 99 B-Line continues to be the busiest bus route in North America, with just shy of 17,000,000 boardings in 2012. That 17,000,000 number I did not believe, at first. But that is what is reported in the linked document. That is an average of over 46,000 per day! How does that compare to SkyTrain & Canada Line numbers? |
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Post by Mike C on Oct 16, 2013 21:42:00 GMT -8
TransLink has published it's ridership data for 2012. Have a look here.
The items in the reports pretty much speak for themselves, so I won't go into great detail. But it is encouraging to continue to see transit ridership on the upswing. The 99 B-Line continues to be the busiest bus route in North America, with just shy of 17,000,000 boardings in 2012. That 17,000,000 number I did not believe, at first. But that is what is reported in the linked document. That is an average of over 46,000 per day! How does that compare to SkyTrain & Canada Line numbers? I have always had a hard time finding SkyTrain ridership statistics, but apparently the 46,000 boardings p/ day number exceeds both the Millennium Line and Canada Line in daily ridership. The City of Vancouver has been campaigning for rail rapid transit on Broadway for some time, and one of their pitches was that ridership on the new rail line would exceed M-Line ridership on Day 1 of operation. Incredible. The 99 owes a large part of it's success to the U-Pass. From Wikipedia: I believe TransLink and the City of Vancouver have come to an agreement on preference of execution, and that is for a SkyTrain extension off of the Millennium Line from VCC-Clark station, and tunnel under Broadway to UBC. |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 16, 2013 22:08:27 GMT -8
My son, Ben, is one of those UBC U-Pass users (frequent, I believe), although I don't know if he uses the 99-B line much. He has expressed no desire to own & use a car in Vancouver (& I know that he voted & is in support of the Broadway to UBC RT). He does walk a fair bit! |
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Post by SolDuc on Oct 17, 2013 20:30:11 GMT -8
Looking at those 99-B-line numbers is indeed crazy. I was trying to figure out a few routes in the Seattle area that are known for having high ridership, and there's a few, but nothing close the the 99:
- ST 550 is ST's highest ridership bus route, which is used by an average of 8,000+ people everyday. Of course that not anywhere close to 99 but given that it's operating at the maximum headways it can at peak hour (6 min) and that most peak trips leave Seattle/Bellevue with a FULL BUS (that's 120 people) its impressive. If you divide that 8,000 ridership by the numbers of trip (about 90 in either direction) you get an average of 50 riders for every trip operated throughout the day, which is definitely impressive.
- The 358, soon to be RapidRide E, carries more than 12,000 people total each day. With RapidRide replacing the old service that number is set to increase to about 15,000.
- The RapidRide C/D lines combined (both are actually the same route) carry more than 25,000 people every day, and I wouldn't be surprised if that number was closer to 30,000. Linking two of Seattle's most vibrant neighborhoods to Downtown in an efficient manner sure generates some ridership.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 19, 2013 18:08:09 GMT -8
Looking at those 99-B-line numbers is indeed crazy. I was trying to figure out a few routes in the Seattle area that are known for having high ridership, and there's a few, but nothing close the the 99: - ST 550 is ST's highest ridership bus route, which is used by an average of 8,000+ people everyday. Of course that not anywhere close to 99 but given that it's operating at the maximum headways it can at peak hour (6 min) and that most peak trips leave Seattle/Bellevue with a FULL BUS (that's 120 people) its impressive. If you divide that 8,000 ridership by the numbers of trip (about 90 in either direction) you get an average of 50 riders for every trip operated throughout the day, which is definitely impressive. - The 358, soon to be RapidRide E, carries more than 12,000 people total each day. With RapidRide replacing the old service that number is set to increase to about 15,000. - The RapidRide C/D lines combined (both are actually the same route) carry more than 25,000 people every day, and I wouldn't be surprised if that number was closer to 30,000. Linking two of Seattle's most vibrant neighborhoods to Downtown in an efficient manner sure generates some ridership. Yeah, but most likely these routes will get higher ridership in the future. Now I agree with UBC getting the SkyTrain; but, the SkyTrain could not stop at every stop that 99 B-Line stops at. I could see the 99 B-line staying and provide transit to all the stops that the SkyTrain does not stop at. Totally random question that does not really relate to this tropical. What does the B-line actually stand for? |
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Post by Mike C on Oct 19, 2013 23:05:49 GMT -8
Now I agree with UBC getting the SkyTrain; but, the SkyTrain could not stop at every stop that 99 B-Line stops at. I could see the 99 B-line staying and provide transit to all the stops that the SkyTrain does not stop at. I speak as someone who attended a few of the UBC Corridor workshops (phase 2 of the transit plan in the consultation stage) and I believe each 99 B-Line stop would get its own station, with the exception of a few out at the western end of the line (most likely no stops at Allison or Sasamat). But otherwise, the map will look similar to the current 99. Each major intersection has enough density around it (or will at the time of opening) so as to provide a strong anchor for a station (see Lake City Way station on how not to do this). Totally random question that does not really relate to this tropical. What does the B-line actually stand for? In order to stay tropical as you requested, B-Line stands for Bermuda Line It's actually a play-on-words. The "B" stands for Bus, and the term Bee-Line refers to a direct trip, without (or few) stops from point A to B. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 19, 2013 23:33:22 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Oct 20, 2013 8:27:13 GMT -8
If you think the province is going to turn around and banish the project, think again. Compass is already in the implementation stage, with initial public rollout being the next stage. A huge majority of the money has already been spent. Re. Paper tickets: it is silly, but I think people will get used to it. The exact same situation already exists in many other cities, including Paris and London. |
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Post by compdude787 on Oct 20, 2013 13:57:20 GMT -8
If you think the province is going to turn around and banish the project, think again. Compass is already in the implementation stage, with initial public rollout being the next stage. A huge majority of the money has already been spent. Re. Paper tickets: it is silly, but I think people will get used to it. The exact same situation already exists in many other cities, including Paris and London. A couple years ago, Metro changed their policy so that their paper transfers were not valid at other transit agencies and vice versa. I don't think anyone really cared. The solution to that was to get an Orca card, because you could use it to transfer to other agencies' buses/ light rail. I don't know how much the Compass cards cost to purchase, but Orca cards only cost $5 (not including the cost to put money on it). Blue Bus Fan: If you don't like the fact that you won't be able to use paper bus transfers on the SkyTrain, get a Compass card. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 20, 2013 14:12:39 GMT -8
If you think the province is going to turn around and banish the project, think again. Compass is already in the implementation stage, with initial public rollout being the next stage. A huge majority of the money has already been spent. Re. Paper tickets: it is silly, but I think people will get used to it. The exact same situation already exists in many other cities, including Paris and London. A couple years ago, Metro changed their policy so that their paper transfers were not valid at other transit agencies and vice versa. I don't think anyone really cared. The solution to that was to get an Orca card, because you could use it to transfer to other agencies' buses/ light rail. I don't know how much the Compass cards cost to purchase, but Orca cards only cost $5 (not including the cost to put money on it). Blue Bus Fan: If you don't like the fact that you won't be able to use paper bus transfers on the SkyTrain, get a Compass card. I am ok with it but it should be easy to get the compass tickets. The compass tickets should be able to be brought at Park & rides, exchanges and in the stores that currently sell the tickets. In other cities in Canada that have fare gates you can use bus transfers, paper tickets and cards to get throw them. |
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Post by Mike C on Oct 22, 2013 16:59:05 GMT -8
This morning's commute saw a brutal service disruption that continued to cause crowding until 1 pm, for the hundreds of thousands that rely on SkyTrain in the morning. A track maintenance worker neglected to install a portion of the power rail properly, so when one of the first trains went over the rail this morning, it broke, and subsequently shut down service for a short period of time. For a large portion of the day, it caused single tracking between Commercial-Broadway and downtown, the busiest section of the line. The ripple effect caused delays throughout the system. A family member texted me this morning, saying it took her 40 minutes to make the normally 10 minute journey from Lougheed to New Westminster. The Second Narrows Bridge was also shut down for a majority of the morning commute, causing a cancellation of bus routes crossing the bridge. I, a Canada Line commuter, was ushered into class 10 minutes early, totally unaffected |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 22, 2013 19:14:49 GMT -8
This morning's commute saw a brutal service disruption that continued to cause crowding until 1 pm, for the hundreds of thousands that rely on SkyTrain in the morning. A track maintenance worker neglected to install a portion of the power rail properly, so when one of the first trains went over the rail this morning, it broke, and subsequently shut down service for a short period of time. For a large portion of the day, it caused single tracking between Commercial-Broadway and downtown, the busiest section of the line. The ripple effect caused delays throughout the system. A family member texted me this morning, saying it took her 40 minutes to make the normally 10 minute journey from Lougheed to New Westminster. I personally like the bus replacement name for when the SkyTrain is down, which the name is SkyTrain Replacement Special. I saw a couple of trains with no passenger in operation, on this portion of track and it was not single track operation this was around 10:00 to 10:30 in the morning. When did they start double track, passenger service on this portion of track? |
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Post by Mike C on Oct 22, 2013 19:41:56 GMT -8
This morning's commute saw a brutal service disruption that continued to cause crowding until 1 pm, for the hundreds of thousands that rely on SkyTrain in the morning. A track maintenance worker neglected to install a portion of the power rail properly, so when one of the first trains went over the rail this morning, it broke, and subsequently shut down service for a short period of time. For a large portion of the day, it caused single tracking between Commercial-Broadway and downtown, the busiest section of the line. The ripple effect caused delays throughout the system. A family member texted me this morning, saying it took her 40 minutes to make the normally 10 minute journey from Lougheed to New Westminster. I personally like the bus replacement name for when the SkyTrain is down, which the name is SkyTrain Replacement Special. I saw a couple of trains with no passenger in operation, on this portion of track and it was not single track operation this was around 10:00 to 10:30 in the morning. When did they start double track, passenger service on this portion of track? A direct quote from the TransLink Facebook Page, posted at around 10 AM: |
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Oct 23, 2013 7:14:59 GMT -8
This morning's commute saw a brutal service disruption that continued to cause crowding until 1 pm, for the hundreds of thousands that rely on SkyTrain in the morning. A track maintenance worker neglected to install a portion of the power rail properly, so when one of the first trains went over the rail this morning, it broke, and subsequently shut down service for a short period of time. For a large portion of the day, it caused single tracking between Commercial-Broadway and downtown, the busiest section of the line. The ripple effect caused delays throughout the system. A family member texted me this morning, saying it took her 40 minutes to make the normally 10 minute journey from Lougheed to New Westminster. The Second Narrows Bridge was also shut down for a majority of the morning commute, causing a cancellation of bus routes crossing the bridge. I, a Canada Line commuter, was ushered into class 10 minutes early, totally unaffected I sat for 15 minutes at Scott Road waiting for the train to leave. After 15 minutes I gave up, jumped in the car and made it to work 30 minutes early |
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