tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post525832337688405100..comments2023-10-19T05:01:59.279-05:00Comments on The Winnipeg RAG Review: Transit supporters have a field day with FieldingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-12578638557459546932014-04-23T17:54:50.897-05:002014-04-23T17:54:50.897-05:00well, Anon (I really hope you're all the same ...well, Anon (I really hope you're all the same person), the idea of moving the U of M to downtown is fucking laughable. Have you actually seen the size of it? Then again, perhaps people forgetting the the University of Manitoba is a campus with just under 30,000 students is why so many dismiss it as an important destination or route. <br /><br />Regardless, no, you don't have to built Rapid Transit lines to every conceivable part of the city. The beauty of a BRT <i>lite</i> system is that it could go off grid and, if complemented by Active Transit Priority Signals, still come to destinations relatively quickly.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_priority#Transit_Signal_Priority_Techniques<br /><br />Regardless, <i>any</i> Rapid Transit system is going to be centred around the high density and mixed use spines of the City.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-62270414361761134532014-04-09T08:17:49.423-05:002014-04-09T08:17:49.423-05:00In additon - Charleswood alone would require 2 lin...In additon - Charleswood alone would require 2 lines - one down grant connecting to pembina and another down Wilkes ( Ridgewood ring a bell ? )<br /><br />Care to toss a number on those 2 lines alone - let alone a Portage to UniCity line . <br /><br />You start getting the drift right. Once on this path, many billions and decades will be required . And, you still haven't dealt with the crumbling infrastructure.<br /><br />Its all about priorities. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-49068078454307796432014-04-08T21:24:26.419-05:002014-04-08T21:24:26.419-05:00I hope you busrouters haven't forgotten St.Noi...I hope you busrouters haven't forgotten St.Noiboit, tack on another 400 Million. You know alot of people want to get out to the Farmers market on Saturday mornings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-72332673076139318872014-04-08T16:11:11.460-05:002014-04-08T16:11:11.460-05:00Yes, sometimes it is as simple as a painted line i...Yes, sometimes it is as simple as a painted line if you get other things right.But you know what, the " right " thing in Winnipeg is spending 4 billion plus dollars on a City wide bus route.<br /><br />Plus having 2 institutions connected. maybe just maybe, relocating one institution to join the other one in DOWNTOWN winnipeg would have a greater impact on all that ails us. But thats beyond most folk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-26929518774653526502014-04-08T15:36:17.431-05:002014-04-08T15:36:17.431-05:00The actual dog leg route could be improved. Maybe ...The actual dog leg route could be improved. Maybe if Fielding wasn't grandstanding in opposition to the Transitway we could actually move about getting a directer route parallel to Pembina.<br /><br />Southwest to Downtown, though, makes perfect sense. There's population and commercial growth in the southwest. Many people who live nearer to the centre of Winnipeg, either downtown proper or Fort Rouge, need access to the University of Manitoba for work or study. Residents in the southwest may also work or study in downtown. Connecting these two hubs is crucial for the City. <br /><br />Plus, having the two major academic postsecondary institutes connected makes perfect sense given the need for Winnipeg to thrive in the knowledge economy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-80780152660091236042014-04-08T15:31:45.151-05:002014-04-08T15:31:45.151-05:00So a painted line, which fades come winter (and mi...So a painted line, which fades come winter (and might not be repainted in spring and summer), which drivers can easily turn into (and even accidentally, if faded), which are also doubled up as bike lanes, and which suffer from the same traffic stops and traffic lights as regular roads are not significantly different from kilometres of dedicated transitway?<br /><br />Righttt.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-9487659222968578412014-04-08T00:41:14.744-05:002014-04-08T00:41:14.744-05:00Nothing a normal bus with a diamond lane couldn...Nothing a normal bus with a diamond lane couldn't accomplish. But you have to love the irony - fast growing Southwest to the downtown . Seems a little convoluted. Like I said, y'all know better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-9499583135249105702014-04-07T13:05:55.135-05:002014-04-07T13:05:55.135-05:00Indeed, how did I ever fail to see the error in my...Indeed, how did I ever fail to see the error in my ways! A rapid transit route connecting downtown to the fast growing Southwest is obviously a waste of money! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-47944127980308788102014-04-06T09:34:17.981-05:002014-04-06T09:34:17.981-05:00Wow, anon...your well thought out argument certain...Wow, anon...your well thought out argument certainly convinces me.double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-13709105381975754282014-04-05T10:39:17.973-05:002014-04-05T10:39:17.973-05:00Blowing 375 Million of federal /provincial taxpaye...Blowing 375 Million of federal /provincial taxpayer money , yes, its is taxpayer money , surprise, on a bus route is a stupid idea. But hey, y'all know better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com