LRT Safety

[EdwardEdm]

First time on the Capital/ Metro lines in 10 months+. Pretty impressed compared to the last few years I am happy to say, granted it is summer and nice outside. No encampments at all between 95 St and Stadium.
The plethora of wood where glass was and smashed glass in the northern most shelter at Stadium has only gotten worse from what I remember. That is embarrassing.

 

[Barnaby]

I was riding the train this week and noticed peace officers boarding trains to check for proof of payment. Tickets were handed out.

This was at the Churchill subway station.

 

[EdwardEdm]

I was riding the train this week and noticed peace officers boarding trains to check for proof of payment. Tickets were handed out.

This was at the Churchill subway station.

Thanks, I forgot to mention that. I did see a large peace officer presence, including riding the trains. Also saw a police officer in a station and police cars parked at a few stations. I did get fare checked on the Valley Line. Apart from their handheld being slow, that was fine. I heard it return an unhappy noise somewhere behind me and that person was hauled off at the next stop.

 

[Glenco]

First time on the Capital/ Metro lines in 10 months+. Pretty impressed compared to the last few years I am happy to say, granted it is summer and nice outside. No encampments at all between 95 St and Stadium.
The plethora of wood where glass was and smashed glass in the northern most shelter at Stadium has only gotten worse from what I remember. That is embarrassing.
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No it is disgusting.

 

[Greenspace]

LRT to Coliseum yesterday. Been a few months, reduced frequency but I couldn't believe how busy it was. Felt safe and clean for the most part, except those broken window you mention.

 

[policyenthusiast]

LRT to Coliseum yesterday. Been a few months, reduced frequency but I couldn't believe how busy it was. Felt safe and clean for the most part, except those broken window you mention.

I don't know why the City doesn't use plexiglass more widely.

 

[buildings]

^if the tweakers can't break it, they'll try to set it on fire because.

 

[policyenthusiast]

^if the tweakers can't break it, they'll try to set it on fire because.

They can try. From the plexiglass website:

• PLEXIGLAS® burns almost without smoke.
  (DIN 4102 and European Class E, DIN EN 13501)
• PLEXIGLAS® develops no acutely toxic smoke gases (and is therefore safe).
  (DIN 53436)
• PLEXIGLAS® has no corrosive effect in the event of fire.
  (DIN VDE 0482-267)
• PLEXIGLAS® is easily extinguished with water.
• PLEXIGLAS® is approved as a construction material for interior and exterior applications.
• PLEXIGLAS® is classified as B2, normal flammability, without burning droplets.
  (DIN 4102).
• PLEXIGLAS® is used in public areas such as in kindergartens and schools.
• PLEXIGLAS® has been approved for decades by the aviation industry for use in window glazing.
• PLEXIGLAS® is also tested in accordance with US standard ASTM D 635-81

Broken glass shards are dangerous, but plexiglass is inherently a pretty safe material. No shatter, low burn risk, and great thermal resistance. It is a bit uglier than real glass, but I think it's a fair tradeoff.

 

[Gronk!]

$1.3M federal grant awarded to help EPS use mapping tech to make transit safer

Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and Esri Canada, a company that provides geographic information system (GIS) solutions, have teamed up and received a $1.3-million federal grant to make transit safer.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[policyenthusiast]

$1.3M federal grant awarded to help EPS use mapping tech to make transit safer

Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and Esri Canada, a company that provides geographic information system (GIS) solutions, have teamed up and received a $1.3-million federal grant to make transit safer.

www.ctvnews.ca

Initially thought this sounded like a useless grant project, but it allows for real-time navigation of multi-level areas for EPS in transit systems. For example, a top-down map might have a marker but it doesn't reflect that it's 2-3 levels below grade, and this project would allow for faster response times by directing EPS straight to specific locations. Also allows for officers to report their locations more accurately.

 

[Glenco]

 

[CplKlinger]

Two unfunded packages in the fall 2025 supplemental operating budget adjustment:

If you support these, make sure you tell your councillor and anyone else you think should know!

 

[Kosy123]

Transit attendants would be great, especially in the downtown stations.

 

[EdwardEdm]

First time on the Capital/ Metro lines in 10 months+. Pretty impressed compared to the last few years I am happy to say, granted it is summer and nice outside. No encampments at all between 95 St and Stadium.
The plethora of wood where glass was and smashed glass in the northern most shelter at Stadium has only gotten worse from what I remember. That is embarrassing.
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Good news! This work happened a few weeks ago... I just forgot about it until I was on the platform today. All of the wood is gone, and broken glass replaced, sort of.

Being up close today, I realized that they hadn't replaced the top portion, and that the the bottom portion that a was replaced wasn't glass. It is Plexiglass, or something like that. I believe I still did see 1 broken pane.

 

[thommyjo]

Good news! This work happened a few weeks ago... I just forgot about it until I was on the platform today. All of the wood is gone, and broken glass replaced, sort of.
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Being up close today, I realized that they hadn't replaced the top portion, and that the the bottom portion that a was replaced wasn't glass. It is Plexiglass, or something like that. I believe I still did see 1 broken pane.

Our transit is not built for our climate. We should have enclosed stations, platform screen doors, heated bus transit centres, etc. this is another step in the wrong direction.

Another hidden cost of social disorder for all those that like to claim housing is cheaper than jail. Sure, if they go into housing and stop all their shenanigans. But the multitude of impacts that are never counted in that equation, like this, make me happy to pay for prison sentences to keep criminals off the streets and to protect those needing supports and housing from the crimes of the bad apples.