LRT Safety

[BASE]

These type of situations have been reported enough, and are clearly obvious enough that the onus is no longer on the general public to be reporting. Those responsible for ensuring safe and clean spaces need to be taking action and maintaining a consistent presence until the point in which the disorder is not a routine daily occurrence. Reporting can serve a purpose for situations that are one-offs or abnormal.

 

[David A]

I sent Councillor Stevenson a very long and detailed email about this entrance today. If I do not get an adequate response back, I intend to go to the media.

I feel that is fair if politicians are not responsive. I don't get it, she should be the one leading and taking a stronger interest in dealing with downtown issues given much of downtown is in her area.

 

[TAS]

Maybe also a joint letter between Downtown community league, Downtown Business Association and Edmonton Transit Riders to media as well and Cc city council?

 

[The_Cat]

I wonder if it's possible to extend the stairs at some entrances to include a landing in the middle (something like the Central Station stairs onto the train platform). It would be two sets of 12 stairs instead of 24 stairs. Also, the sightlines would extend further into the stations and outside, discouraging loitering.

 

[IanO]

Yesterday I went to take LRT and this person was openly smoking crack/meth, along with one at the bottom and two were appearing to be selling. I dared not walk into it much further due to smoke and vapours.

This morning two gents were also lighting things up in tin foil and blocking much of the entranceway.

I'm so sick and tired of this shit and going to be doing something more formal about it this morning.

Enough is enough.

 

[Dubas]

I still haven't heard back from Councillor Stevenson. Going to give them a few more days, while I also forward It to the Mayor's office. If no concrete response then, I'll be giving them an advanced warning it is being given to the media.

 

[IanO]

I'm waiting to see how my latest inquiry lands, but am about ready to go to the media as well and know a number of local businesses and residents who would do the same as a group.

But here's hoping something sticks with this recent letter.

 

[Kosy123]

Does anyone know why the LRT entrances were designed this way rather than having larger and more open entrances? I understand the 70s and 80s were a different time but there had a to be a rationale for why they're so small

 

[archited]

GO 'O GO

 

[degrandprix]

I'm waiting to see how my latest inquiry lands, but am about ready to go to the media as well and know a number of local businesses and residents who would do the same as a group.

But here's hoping something sticks with this recent letter.

I don't live nearby but count me in for any petition signing, protesting, etc!

 

[Dubas]

I'm waiting to see how my latest inquiry lands, but am about ready to go to the media as well and know a number of local businesses and residents who would do the same as a group.

But here's hoping something sticks with this recent letter.

send me a DM when you do. So sick of this shit.

 

[TAS]

I'm waiting to see how my latest inquiry lands, but am about ready to go to the media as well and know a number of local businesses and residents who would do the same as a group.

But here's hoping something sticks with this recent letter.

These pics really help illustrate the issue and highlight why people feel unsafe or avoid public transit.

 

[AJo]

Does anyone know why the LRT entrances were designed this way rather than having larger and more open entrances? I understand the 70s and 80s were a different time but there had a to be a rationale for why they're so small

While I don't know for sure why Bay has such narrow entrances I think that it was a combination of:
Lack of space - trying to fit LRT entrances around preexisting buildings and roads. This is also likely why the entrances are not directly on Jasper Ave where visibility and common use would be better
Lack of funds - The pedway entrances all face away from Jasper Ave and the stairs go directly down to the connection tunnels instead of coming down directly from Jasper ave and doing a boot leg turn at the bottom that would probably have been sky lighted. With them facing away, the entrances get forgotten about and checks of the entrances require turning up side streets.
Assumptions about usage - Bay station, while quite lovely at station level, has always seemed to be almost an afterthought station. I suspect it was primarily built to serve the Bay department store and only secondarily to accept passengers from surrounding businesses. I severely doubt that anyone thought of it as a high traffic station.

 

[Barnaby]

EPS is so terrible at their job.

 

[Glenco]

While I don't know for sure why Bay has such narrow entrances I think that it was a combination of:
Lack of space - trying to fit LRT entrances around preexisting buildings and roads. This is also likely why the entrances are not directly on Jasper Ave where visibility and common use would be better
Lack of funds - The pedway entrances all face away from Jasper Ave and the stairs go directly down to the connection tunnels instead of coming down directly from Jasper ave and doing a boot leg turn at the bottom that would probably have been sky lighted. With them facing away, the entrances get forgotten about and checks of the entrances require turning up side streets.
Assumptions about usage - Bay station, while quite lovely at station level, has always seemed to be almost an afterthought station. I suspect it was primarily built to serve the Bay department store and only secondarily to accept passengers from surrounding businesses. I severely doubt that anyone thought of it as a high traffic station.

You are correct in that the plan was for Corona station only and the Bay came about after they complained. They insisted on the direct basement access and subsequently moved out of that location