The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)

[ijmorlan]

The speed of the LRT is the biggest drawback of the system. I hope that in the coming decades, whenever more lines are added, they follow what Toronto/Ottawa did and fully grade separate it. Bury parts of it underground or elevate it where needed, but get it the hell off the streets. It's not a streetcar, it's supposed to be a light rail rapid transit system.

Shouldn’t be necessary, although full grade separation certainly is good. It runs excessively slowly even in many off-road sections, and all I’m asking for is that it travel at about the speed of traffic. The limit on King is 50km/h; a lot of traffic goes at 60km/h; I don’t see why the LRT can’t top out at 70km/h, except on curves, where often it would have to drop down to 60, 50, or even slower depending on which curve we’re talking about.