Glenco
Senior Member
I sure a lot of people will park at the mall and go for a ride on the LRT for what ever reason. It is up to the downtown business association to try and exploit this.
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Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
More destinations we have serviced by the LRT the busier it will get.
archited
Senior Member
If the ridership via VLW is significant it may also prod 555 to convert parkade sites to better uses -- apartments would make sense; hotels with alt-retail bases would make even more sense.
Glenco
Senior Member
That was the plan some 25 years ago? Apartments, hotel, 300,000 square feet of extra retail space and a 7,000 seat arena.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I wonder if the single number bus routes or the 51-56 routes are looking at being upgraded.
archited
Senior Member
^^ I have read in a few different places that WEM has been over-leveraged and until their mega-U.S. projects start to perform on their own it is unlikely that there will be any movement on Edmonton site additions to any great extent. The opportunity will be there but the funding will be difficult.
Blizzard
New Member
In what way and in response to what? Valley Line?
David A
Senior Member
Yes, this could be an unexpected boost for downtown hotels on the weekends when they are not as busy It makes it easier for visitors who are not driving and for some who do, they can park and take the LRT.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I’m thinking if the main routes are heavily used (including connecting to LRT) whether they might be upgraded in frequency.
YEG Bus Rider
Active Member
Route 56 is getting closer to frequent route status.
Frequency increases are incremental, based on productivity, crowding, available resources.
ETS is updating Transit Service Standards Procedures, will be published later this year or early next year.
trevorhayden
Active Member
Pylons are up all along 101 Street North of downtown. This for the single new bus lane?
AJo
New Member
Did the city finally work out the repair contract issues with Proterra and get the electrics back on the road? I keep seeing an electric bus on Route 523 in the morning.
Blizzard
New Member
EdwardEdm
Active Member
What you are seeing is a 523 block that does an AM peak round trip from Downtown to Mill Woods and back. ETS has either 12 or 14 blocks that they send out Proterra's on. The active fleet is about 14 or 15 buses, and ETS will rotate buses to maintain that number if an bus in service suffers a major failure. This level of use has been consistent for over a year now. This sign up there's quite a few blocks on the route 5, as well as at least one that does and 2 and 7, so they might be a bit more visible Downtown than previous sign ups.
While ETS has lost warranty support, the bigger problem is spare parts supply.
Banff just spent $1 million on 3 batteries for 2 Proterra's, and otherwise their fleet, mostly add ons to ETS's orders, have been doing ok.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Very interesting video article
How this Small City built Light Rail gor cheap
I found it interesting how Edmonton Valley Line was in the price comparisons
How this Small City built Light Rail gor cheap
I found it interesting how Edmonton Valley Line was in the price comparisons