Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

[mcr]

I don't follow, the stores/businesses were designed for entrance from the lot not the street. Are you suggesting that the stores be rebuilt to include both street and lot access? I can see the 1 point of entry for the businesses as being easier to maintain their stocks...

Realistically, most won't be able to adjust, I understand that. It's just a shame it's so parking-lot oriented when they knew the LRT would be built there. It's a wish for actual street orientation, more than a realistic suggestion of what might happen

 

[Glenco]

 

[The_Cat]

Looks like there’s rail ready for Stony Plain Road.

 

[J_gordo]

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The Glenora stop platform should be poured before the road is reopened. Looking like good progress in the area

 

[Gronk!]

Apparently it's not just drivers who are stupid

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838365656376279078

 

[The_Cat]

Unfortunately this person paid a hell of a price.

 

[MacLac]

Unfortunately this person paid a hell of a price.

How? Maybe he was walking on the tracks?

 

[scyeg]

How? Maybe he was walking on the tracks?

The original post I saw about this said he was riding a bike, clearly drunk, on the tracks and turned into the train.

 

[mcr]

Aaaaand another. It's incredible how stupid a lot of drivers are.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838610684113818018

 

[J_gordo]

Aaaaand another. It's incredibly how stupid a lot of drivers are.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838610684113818018

Jfc.

 

[MacLac]

This is getting NUTS! Do we have any trains that haven't been involved in a crash? Surprised we have enough in service to make a go of it.

 

[Kosy123]

At this point, licenses need to be taken away, high fines implemented and vehicles impounded. The economic effect of literal stupidity needs to be nipped in the bud and passed on to these drivers.

If drivers are acting like this with trains, imagine the sheer callousness they have for pedestrians. Jfc you're a fucking semi.

We really need to have a genuine conversation on stiffening up driving/license rules.

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

Aaaaand another. It's incredibly how stupid a lot of drivers are.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838610684113818018

Drivers are getting dumber. I will die on the hill that our privatized driver testing/education system is failing horribly. The train is just highlighting the failures of our system that put us all in danger.

 

[J_gordo]

It seems like the semi was travelling way too fast. Look at how jacknifed it is, that’s not simply right turn on a red, that’s full on running a red at high speeds. Unreal

 

[fromyeg]

I think we also need crossing arms or some other sort of physical intervention at many of the VLSE crossings. Anything to prevent people from driving into the trains. We will never reach a point where everyone on the road is a competent, attentive driver at all times.

It doesn’t have to be at all crossings, but definitely should be at some crossings. (Yes, the semi may just have blown through the crossing arms in this instance.)

(I also emailed Michael Janz the same suggestion. I’m trying to continue matching my voicing of opinions on SRC with voicing my opinions to those who could potentially have some ability to institute change. Haha.)