10-28-2023, 11:35 PM
(10-28-2023, 08:59 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(10-28-2023, 08:55 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: How many inactive trains are there at 10 minute headways? Could the extras all be strategically put into service as double length trains to alleviate at least some of the overcrowding without having to kill off-peak headways, or would that also require contract renegotiation?
It's still not the right answer though, which is to just increase the budget to provide adequate service.
This would require...*some* investment in completing the station buildout.
If done properly, yes. But I thought they could run double length trains without doing the station buildout, no? I thought it was just "should have" amenities like extra shelters, displays, payment terminals, etc. that are missing, and not any "must haves" like operational infrastructure.
(10-28-2023, 08:59 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(10-28-2023, 08:55 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: ...
Whose goal is that?
A significant fraction of council. Last year it was a slight majority...we'll see if it remains so this year I suppose.
Voted to increase the budget yes, but that's a far cry from what you've suggested. Intentional mischaracterization isn't helping anything. To stay on topic, I really don't think public transit budgets and related discourse would look any different if the police vanished as a municipal responsibility tomorrow.