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Generally a trolley bus will be on 41st ave when it is dead heading back home. An example would be a #19 finished for the day. It gets to joyce and kingsway and turns into a #41 to Oak.
I'm not sure if I've ever seen a #41 to dunbar trolley in recent times.
A construction update of three Expo Line stations. All photos were taken by me roughly last week. (Yeah, last week... was a little lazy in terms of uploading them ^^
The glass definitely makes a big difference. I really hope they can replace the mesh screens on the platform levels as well (but that's probably beyond the scope of this project). Thanks for the photos!
As I said earlier, I think the 29th Avenue Station upgrades were poorly designed and it seems especially obvious now. The East Station Entrance currently is a pedestrian footbridge with a set of stairs linking to the platform. The new stairs to the east of the footbridge replaces the old set of stairs to the west, allowing room for the fare gates. The problem of this is that when and if the Expo platforms require extensions, then these stairs and fare gates need to be taken down and moved again. Notice in allan_kuan's photos, the stairs prevent any station platform extension without its removal.
Something else I heard that I don't really approve of: apparently, the design for Production Station calls for faregates at both entrances, which sounds fine until you take into account potential residents that may want to only use the bus loop. Where are they going to go then in that case? It seems rather inefficient and error-prone for TransLink to implement a software workaround to that rather than just aligning the fare-gates parallel to the stairs and the elevator. =S Even the contractors that I spoke to today said it didn't make sense. =S
Something else I heard that I don't really approve of: apparently, the design for Production Station calls for faregates at both entrances, which sounds fine until you take into account potential residents that may want to only use the bus loop. Where are they going to go then in that case? It seems rather inefficient and error-prone for TransLink to implement a software workaround to that rather than just aligning the fare-gates parallel to the stairs and the elevator. =S Even the contractors that I spoke to today said it didn't make sense. =S
If I am not mistaken we Compass will be a tap-on/tap-off system so it shouldn't be that big of a problem. As long as they consider the loop within the fare paid zone you would not need to tap on the bus. And since the fare has been paid already it would be really easy to implement all door boarding (not that we shouldn't implement it system wide anyway)
The swipe on the fare gate would replace the swipe when you board the bus for the multi-zone or distance based fare to work. Otherwise, how would the system know where you transferred to routes such as 110 and 136 if there ever going to be another loop within fare paid zone in the future?
Because you eventually need to tap off somewhere. If you tap on the 145 and tap off on the 110, I think they can make the connection.
Remember, a transfer between the Millenium and Expo Lines will not require a tap in/out either, unless you wanted to grab a Mega Bite pizza or something.
I got this email today. You guys should have a say in the naming of various terminologies to be used.
Quote:
Dear TransLink Listens Panelist,
Please take a moment to complete this 5 minute survey to gauge your preferences for different terms to describe faregate equipment. This will be used to develop communications materials for the upcoming launch of the new Compass card and faregates at SkyTrain and SeaBus stations.
Click here to participate before the closing date of March 8, 2012:
I filled it in saving almost all the terms were just too confusing for "Average Joe." Card Swipe? that does that mean, is it reading the card, is it charging me money, what? and so on and so on.
I said that I liked 'Tap on/in' and 'tap out' best. I also preferred the name "Compass Card Machine', rather then ticket vending machine. I like how they do it in London with the Oyster card and all the branding that people recongnize around that card. We need to be calling it the Compass Card, and having visitors to Vancouver calling it that too!
when does Coast Mountain plan to start installing card readers on the bus fleet?
Has Translink decided whether hey ar staying with the current Zonal fare system or a distance based one?
Faregate installation at SkyTrain station would take place at around May. I guess that's around the same time they install card readers on bus? As of the end of last year, 60% of the fleet have the wiring complete.
And they will stay with zonal fare at the beginning.
Two dozen SkyTrain employees lose jobs early due to fare gate completion
By SUSAN LAZARUK, The Province
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But Siddon said the temporary positions, which paid $22 an hour, were ended early because “the bulk of the construction is now complete. I would say the vast majority of the pre-work for the fare gates is wrapping up.”
Signs detailing the faregate project at Brentwood Town Centre appeared this week. If I read it right, there will be only three gates (plus one wheelchair gate).... Really? The station gets really busy in the PM rush with passengers boarding and alighting, four gates seems inadequate imo
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