SkyTrain Station Renovations - Page 173

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**3441** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 1:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

In the end they will just cause the death of these birds when a cull is finally needed.

not likely, since a cull here would mean protests outside of TransLink, City, and Provincial offices. and, if we haven't had one already with the state of the new platform as posted before, i don't see one happening in the near future.

we don't even clean up sidewalks because the homeless are there and it is better to have a disgusting city then a clean one.

too many crazies with nothing better to do then protest everything.

aberdeen5698 · #**3442** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Do it in a park / green area. Not at the station or at a bus stop that creates a health hazard.

I agree, but I will point out that it's a lot easier for someone with limited mobility to get to a bus stop or Skytrain station than to most parks.

Metro-One · #**3443** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 6:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by aberdeen5698

I agree, but I will point out that it's a lot easier for someone with limited mobility to get to a bus stop or Skytrain station than to most parks.

I understand that, but it still doesn’t give them the license to do so.

If we really want to make transit an attractive alternative for those who currently drive it is best to keep our stations and stops free of being coated in birdshit (not to mention the enjoyment of those already using the system).

These soft approaches is where Vancouver style greenwashing / humanitarianism can actually back fire and do more harm than good for the ultimate “green” and “social” end goals.

Again, all for giving warnings first and maybe helping out someone with mobility issues to get to parks / green spaces easier, but it has to be a middle ground and they must stop this activity at the stations. That mountain of bird feed is excessive and should be cleaned up simply for being a dirty obstacle. If someone simply refuses any alternatives outright and keepsnon doing this, then more harsh action is needed.

Most importantly this is more than just an aesthetic issue, it is a health and safety concern. Coincidentally I just read the other day how two people died from a disease they contracted from pigeon droppings in the States.

Waders · #**3444** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 6:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Most importantly this is more than just an aesthetic issue, it is a health and safety concern. Coincidentally I just read the other day how two people died from a disease they contracted from pigeon droppings in the States.

Totally agree the situation is a potential health hazard. Birds and their droppings can carry over 60 diseases.

libtard · #**3445** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 6:53 AM**

Translink should have a referendum. Get funding for a new task force to combat the birds.

red-paladin · #**3446** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 6:59 AM**

Getting off topic guys...

proudcanuck · #**3447** Posted **Jan 29, 2019, 11:32 PM**

I'm curious how the new platform deals with the power rail directly below the platform edge. Surely there must be some signs noting that it is there.

red-paladin · #**3448** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 1:23 AM**

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/comm...s-january-2019
Sneak peek of Commercial-Broadway Station's new platform (PHOTOS)

https://globalnews.ca/news/4903396/c...ation-upgrade/
'The largest SkyTrain station upgrade in history is complete and opens on Feb. 2.'

MIPS · #**3449** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 2:02 AM**

Why are there so many ceiling hung speakers? It's like they have one every 20 feet.

Migrant_Coconut · #**3450** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 2:42 AM**

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Why are there so many ceiling hung speakers? It's like they have one every 20 feet.

Better acoustics for the emergency announcements? Personally, I can never hear more than a semi-audible mumble.

giallo · #**3451** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 3:57 AM**

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ilikeredheads · #**3452** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 5:16 AM**

You know the new platform will be a literal bird shitfest when they have to install bird spikes everywhere inside the concourse.

osirisboy · #**3453** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 6:20 AM**

So for fun I was looking at the station on google maps and it really made me wonder why basically nothing in the area has been redeveloped. What happened with the big Safeway proposal? That whole area is just one under used site after another. Even the newish office building seems painfully under built

dpogue · #**3454** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 6:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by proudcanuck

I'm curious how the new platform deals with the power rail directly below the platform edge. Surely there must be some signs noting that it is there.

They have two plastic cover guards over each of the two power rails. If you wanted to touch it, you could, but it would be much harder to make accidental contact.

Colin4567 · #**3455** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 8:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

So for fun I was looking at the station on google maps and it really made me wonder why basically nothing in the area has been redeveloped. What happened with the big Safeway proposal? That whole area is just one under used site after another. Even the newish office building seems painfully under built

Because of NIMBYism. That part of East Van sees no need for added density despite being the gateway for both downtown and the Broadway corridor. Time to have a civic plan that ignores all their protesting.

SpongeG · #**3456** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 8:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

So for fun I was looking at the station on google maps and it really made me wonder why basically nothing in the area has been redeveloped. What happened with the big Safeway proposal? That whole area is just one under used site after another. Even the newish office building seems painfully under built

Broadway to Clarke should be redeveloped, replace all those 3 storeys along broadway. And replace east to Nanaimo along Broadway.

But people are selfish and want to think they live in a small town ignoring the fact that the city needs to house 1 million people over the next two decades.

giallo · #**3457** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 9:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

So for fun I was looking at the station on google maps and it really made me wonder why basically nothing in the area has been redeveloped. What happened with the big Safeway proposal? That whole area is just one under used site after another. Even the newish office building seems painfully under built

Yeah, it's pathetic.

All that money invested in to infrastructure, but nothing can happen directly around it because people like the "character" of the neighbourhood. Besides Commercial Dr. north of Broadway, that whole area lacks any sort of charm (particularly Broadway). It should have been redeveloped when the Millennium line went in.

We really need council members with some balls.

mcminsen · #**3458** Posted **Jan 30, 2019, 10:18 AM**

Looking forward to the opening of the new platform at Broadway - Commercial. When I was there today I noticed that there was another fresh and bountiful supply of bird feed put out again.

Jan.29 '19, my pics

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