02-12-2020, 10:39 AM
(02-12-2020, 09:42 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Yet there is not a single articulated bus in the fleet, am I correct?
Next year.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/922...n-in-2021/
Grand River Transit
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02-12-2020, 10:39 AM
(02-12-2020, 09:42 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Yet there is not a single articulated bus in the fleet, am I correct? Next year. https://www.therecord.com/news-story/922...n-in-2021/
02-12-2020, 05:30 PM
I've never heard the term "bendy bus" until this article.
02-13-2020, 08:56 AM
02-13-2020, 12:47 PM
Bad day for GRT yesterday. Not only did two trains get hit, but someone in a pickup ran a red light and got smoked by a bus at westmount and greenbrook.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/crash-invol...-1.4809671
02-13-2020, 01:34 PM
Yikes. A bad day for GRT indeed ^.
One of those Jeep pick-ups. Funny, saw one yesterday downtown. Co-worker remarked how they are/will be popular.
02-13-2020, 08:03 PM
02-13-2020, 08:06 PM
(02-13-2020, 12:47 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: Bad day for GRT yesterday. Not only did two trains get hit, but someone in a pickup ran a red light and got smoked by a bus at westmount and greenbrook. Seeing where the jeep ended up, in perfect alignment to make a left turn onto Greenbrook, I am going to say that I am impressed with the dismount of the Jeep driver. Run a red and do a perfect 180 like nothing happened.
02-13-2020, 11:56 PM
I lived at the house where this pic was taken for 7 yrs you would be amazed at some of the accidents that happened there
02-17-2020, 02:56 PM
I have availed myself of the free transit weekends most of the weekends this month. I must say I have seen a far larger number of children on the train than I usually do. However, I rarely rode it on weekends before. Does anyone know if this is typical, or if we are seeing a really big surge.
I think this is probably a big surge, which really shows the current fare structure is a huge obstacle to families using the LRT. Cars (even when people think otherwise) are almost always more expensive than transit. But for a family of four, transit probably is going to be more expensive than almost all driving scenarios using a single car.
02-17-2020, 03:17 PM
(02-17-2020, 02:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I have availed myself of the free transit weekends most of the weekends this month. I must say I have seen a far larger number of children on the train than I usually do. However, I rarely rode it on weekends before. Does anyone know if this is typical, or if we are seeing a really big surge. If the kids you’re seeing are in the under 10 age bracket, my first thought might be that parents are taking advantage to give the kids a “train ride”.
02-17-2020, 06:35 PM
(02-17-2020, 03:17 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(02-17-2020, 02:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I have availed myself of the free transit weekends most of the weekends this month. I must say I have seen a far larger number of children on the train than I usually do. However, I rarely rode it on weekends before. Does anyone know if this is typical, or if we are seeing a really big surge. I'm sure some are, and a lot of folks are obviously not frequent riders, but the question is why not, I don't think most are not going anywhere, but are making a trip that either wouldn't have been taken, or would have been driven before.
02-17-2020, 07:24 PM
(02-17-2020, 02:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I have availed myself of the free transit weekends most of the weekends this month. I must say I have seen a far larger number of children on the train than I usually do. However, I rarely rode it on weekends before. Does anyone know if this is typical, or if we are seeing a really big surge. It seems pretty clear to me that a $25 round trip for a family could easily be done more quickly and cheaply with a car. I have a pass, but my kids do not, and we used transit two times this weekend where we probably wouldn't have otherwise.
02-17-2020, 10:44 PM
(02-17-2020, 07:24 PM)timc Wrote:(02-17-2020, 02:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I have availed myself of the free transit weekends most of the weekends this month. I must say I have seen a far larger number of children on the train than I usually do. However, I rarely rode it on weekends before. Does anyone know if this is typical, or if we are seeing a really big surge. I'm thinking we should allow older kids (maybe up to 10?) to ride for free when accompanied by at least one adult.
02-17-2020, 11:01 PM
(02-17-2020, 10:44 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(02-17-2020, 07:24 PM)timc Wrote: It seems pretty clear to me that a $25 round trip for a family could easily be done more quickly and cheaply with a car. I have a pass, but my kids do not, and we used transit two times this weekend where we probably wouldn't have otherwise. Montreal has that now. Don't think it did when I was a kid. http://www.stm.info/en/info/fares/specia...ly-outings 1 adult + 5 children up to and including age 11 ride free Friday evening - Sunday, school break, summer, and the holidays. Boston's MBTA had free companion rides on Sundays for those with passes I think.
02-18-2020, 01:09 AM
(02-17-2020, 11:01 PM)plam Wrote:(02-17-2020, 10:44 PM)tomh009 Wrote: I'm thinking we should allow older kids (maybe up to 10?) to ride for free when accompanied by at least one adult. GO Transit and TTC have that soundly beat: Children 12 and under are always free. |
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