02-04-2015, 10:53 AM
(01-31-2015, 02:12 PM)mpd618 Wrote:(01-31-2015, 01:28 AM)JoeKW Wrote: Yes, I meant just reaching FH from the east either at Victoria or near Bleams (less likely but I think it's somewhat close to the LRT at that point).
I think an Erb/University line probably has to be the second one after the Central Transit Corridor is completed.
I still think Erb/University is a great potential BRT corridor, especially for a busway in the near term along the stretch between UW and Laurier, given the sheer number of buses with different routes that use the corridor and then branch out.
Overall, I'd like to see substantial buildup of our bus network around the existing LRT line, and the introduction of BRT or at least partial busways, along corridors like University and Victoria. The reason LRT is the right mode choice for the central corridor was because it is a strongly anchored, multi-destination corridor where growth potential and ridership potential is there today. Neither Victoria nor University boasts these strong anchors yet, nor such a good string of destinations. Maybe they'll have the ridership potential in 20 years that the central corridor has today, in which case we may only be talking about crosstown LRT lines at that point, not seeing them in operation.
In the meantime, don't lose sight of the potential for BRT to provide good transit support on cross-town routes.