08-22-2016, 11:04 AM
(08-22-2016, 10:21 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: "add frequency rather than extending". Do you have a source for this. While I think we might all hope for this, I was lead to believe that train sets would be extended rather than increasing frequency. Certainly operationally, this is likely the cheaper course of action.
I know it’s not written in stone, but the Baseline Service Plans in the agreement shows the peak frequency improving before an extra car is added (in 2025). I’m inclined to agree with you that there will be a temptation to add extra cars rather than trains when ridership requires more capacity: labour savings are one of the big arguments for LRT. But the service plans do call for increasing frequency first.