Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

Barnaby said:
I also suggest bubble wrap and bicycle helmets while you're at it.
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Sure.. be glib about about very real safety issues on the system. Believe it or not, one can support transit but also be critical of how its being delivered. I have heard of far too many stories of people doing drugs, fights, loud obnoxious behavior etc etc.

I WANT more people to use transit. I love taking it in the big cities I travel to. But the transit system has effectively turned into a transient homeless shelter. Sure the province is to blame. But they city could, I don't know, enforce the rules of civil society and keep transit for transit. But that, of course, would mean upsetting some activists.

Riddle me this: why would me and my wife pay $14 to take transit to a concert DT (all the while worried about our safety), when we can just take our car and pay less than $14 to park in a heated parkade.

If you want to get people out of their vehicles (which I support), than make the transit system safe clean and efficient.

As it stands, ETS is the option of last resort due in large part to safety challenges.
 
whattheheck said:
ETS=EZS Edmonton Zombie System. There's no way I will ever let my kids take that thing. No thanks.
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My two and three year old love the train! We’ve never had any problems. My wife even took them earlier this week!

Don’t forget to get yourself and the family a soft serve ice cream at the Second Cup in the Stanley A Milner! 🍦
 
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Trackwork started at the 189st intersection. Road should be open by the end of the construction season.


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Lewis farms station excavation, electrical installation, and drainage work continue.


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Most of the roadworks around the light omf are done. Trackwork leading into the OMF is also nearly done (white tarps).


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Sidewalks and asphalt at the alder grove stop are continuing. Interestingly I saw a lot of workers still working at 5:30 on a Saturday. Seems like a big push to finish the work in this area.



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Gantry crane is almost back at wem station
 
More and more I've been taking the Valley Line to and from work. I have taken the train early in the morning, late morning, mid day, late afternoon, late night. I have very rarely seen major issues happening and when I have there have been police dealing with it. All the hearsay bout how horrible our LRT safety is, is way overblown.
 
Edmcowboy11 said:
More and more I've been taking the Valley Line to and from work. I have taken the train early in the morning, late morning, mid day, late afternoon, late night. I have very rarely seen major issues happening and when I have there have been police dealing with it. All the hearsay bout how horrible our LRT safety is, is way overblown.
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So based solely on your personal experience on one line at specific times "All the hearsay bout how horrible our LRT safety is, is way overblown." I didn't realize the many people who did have bad experiences and reported it is apparently "hearsay". Good to know - thanks
 
Can someone explain why they put up 52 Million little blue utility flags along the landscaping s the entire stretch of the SE part? I hope they plan on pulling them up rather than letting Mother Nature do her thing and have them blow around like shit stix in the wind forever…..
 
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