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(11-14-2016, 05:30 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Ouch. I was hoping the seven and express could at least get off detour long before the trains started.
That could get expensive for GrandLinq if that section was tied to one of the performance milestones. Wasn't the penalty $23,000 a day?
Looks like they are ontrack for Uptown deadlines though.
They should at least be able to go to a short detour, something like King - Wellington - Weber - Victoria, which for the iXpress I think would mean the detour would no longer affect any stops.
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I hope they are able to open this area up to pedestrians earlier at least.
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11-14-2016, 08:30 PM
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Ugh. Spring 2017. So June. Or we'll see.
It would be nice for the 200 to get back on King when Wellington and King reopens. We'll see about that, too. I personally think the 200 should be made to do the Ion stops at some point, to start to build ridership in the neighbourhoods hosting the future stations. I doubt that will happen, though.
I'm a bit gutted to learn we on the wrong side of the tracks are going to be cut off from downtown for a number of more months. Maybe people on foot will be able to get through sooner.
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How close is the stretch between the LRT maintenance facility to Erb? Is this the section they will use to test the incoming LRT vehicles?
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Under the original plan, vehicle testing was supposed to be taking place right now. The Spur Line is basically done.
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Correct, there are a few loose ends to tie up, but it's more or less complete. They're commissioning the signal boxes right now actually.
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I remember in the functional design plans, the fire staircase from the pedestrian overpass at Market Square was supposed to be removed, or relocated. But in all the recent photos, it's still very much there, and curbs already poured. Did they manage to work around it?
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It is truly a shame that the work didn't oblige them to remove that pedestrian overpass. It is SO unsightly and serves so little purpose (although more than the unused one between MS and the hotel).
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They should have built a staircase down to the ION platform!
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Yeah, I agree - didn't realize it was for fire but why on earth would you want to remove usable pedestrian infra?
Red tape is probably why it can't be used as an "up".
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(11-15-2016, 12:20 PM)GtwoK Wrote: I remember in the functional design plans, the fire staircase from the pedestrian overpass at Market Square was supposed to be removed, or relocated. But in all the recent photos, it's still very much there, and curbs already poured. Did they manage to work around it?
The staircase is likely to be moved as it now actualy sits above a bit of the roadway - the new curb is too close in. I presume they wil remove the current one before they finish the roadway.
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How can they remove a fire staircase, but keep the overpass?
In other words: If it wasn't required for code, why was it built?
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(11-15-2016, 04:02 PM)Canard Wrote: How can they remove a fire staircase, but keep the overpass?
In other words: If it wasn't required for code, why was it built?
I'm sure it will have to be rebuilt, but in a way that it does not protrude over the roadway. That is entirely possible given the area's geometry; it's just that the current design won't work.
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Ahh. I don't have a clear mental picture of the issue; I wasn't looking at it last time I was by. 
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(11-15-2016, 03:42 PM)Canard Wrote: Yeah, I agree - didn't realize it was for fire but why on earth would you want to remove usable pedestrian infra?
Red tape is probably why it can't be used as an "up".
I don’t understand why so many people are so down on pedestrian overpasses and other fully weather- and traffic-protected pedestrian facilities. It seems that many people believe that the biggest problem with enclosed malls is the fact that they have a roof. Maybe in California, but here where I live I think we should be building roofs all over the place.
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