Edmcowboy11
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I wonder who is responsible for that fenced off space. TransEd or Marigold?
Valley Line LRT | ?m | ?s | City of Edmonton
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The_Cat
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LRT signal synchronization:
IanO
Senior Member
Heated bus shelters added to West Edmonton Mall transit centre
The city has given transit users a place to escape the cold while waiting for the bus at the new temporary West Edmonton Mall transit centre.
EdwardEdm
New Member
Interestingly, CAF didn't win the Edmonton Valley Line West LRV procurement, but they did win the Calgary Green Line LRV procurement: https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/g...and-city-award-contract-for-lrv-supplier.html
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Now, couldn't we do it for ALL bus shelters?Heated bus shelters added to West Edmonton Mall transit centre
The city has given transit users a place to escape the cold while waiting for the bus at the new temporary West Edmonton Mall transit centre.edmonton.ctvnews.ca
I'll bet a limb that this alone would increase ridership. A lot of folks don't use transit ever because the winter experience is so terrible that they just don't feel compelled to use it throughout the rest of the year.
The_Cat
Active Member
I think the City would do well with heated shelters in major locations like Strathcona or Downtown. Have a few test locations for starters.
Glenco
Active Member
The contract includes 28 modern low floor LRVs that will improve accessibility, reduce station footprint and enhance safety for pedestrians and vehicles. Low floor LRV technology has been the standard in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand for decades. It is now becoming the choice for many new LRT systems across Canada and the United States including Ottawa, Waterloo, Toronto, Portland and Minneapolis and marks an exciting step for Calgary’s transit network
The pettiness of these people is unrelenting.
Seamusmuldrew
New Member
Wait sorry, why petty?
Platinum107
Senior Member
I guess they just uh.. "forgot" that Edmonton beat them to it as well.
Seamusmuldrew
New Member
Ooh ok that’s what I suspected, makes sense
David A
Active Member
Yes, I wonder about that omission too. Are they only mentioning cities where low floor LRV's have been contracted from the same supplier?
The Green Line has had its challenges. It seems to be written by a PR person who was a bit too hyped up and perhaps trying to over compensate. It could be pettiness or maybe just lack of knowledge by a junior person.
The_Cat
Active Member
Does the manufacturer of LRT trains in different cities really make a difference?
It could if they're trying to "sell" their choice to Calgarians.
The_Cat
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Elevated guideway construction: