[ADob]

There is - stop people from dying. Easy!

Wasn't that the whole point of Vision Zero? Ha! (Sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[Foolworm]

https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=290436

BRT and TPM update. Crazy how the 1.25 million target has come and gone.

Edmonton Transportation Study Plan | PDF | Controlled Access Highway | Traffic

Metropolitan Edmonton Transportation Study (METS) Edmonton District Planning Commission December 1963 Volume 2: Plan and Program This version is available as a PDF with OCR (optical character recognition) performed, making the text searchable and copyable (though the OCR makes some regular...

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The original BRT proposal from METS (pages 46-50, 79-82)

 

[Blizzard]

Bus Rapid Transit will be discussed at Urban Planning Committee on Monday, March 23. I was more than a little disappointed with Knack's quote in the Journal last week about rolling back the 101 Street bus lane:

"Agreeing the city needs clean public spaces more than it does currently, Mayor Andrew Knack suggested reducing the parking restriction to peak hours similar to 97 Street. 'I think outside of peak hours on 101st, we probably don’t need that dedicated bus lane today,' he said. 'Maybe later on we’ll need that, but in the meantime I think it does make sense to respond to community feedback."

The piecemeal stuff we're seeing now are the babysteps towards something bigger in the upcoming four year budget. This council is even more transit-friendly than the last one... and yet they're getting cold feet about a bus lane that benefits a route with 7.5 min frequency from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and consistently in the top 5 for ridership system-wide. I don't feel like I'm exaggerating when I say that if we lose this "battle" for two-and-a-half blocks of white paint, we might be on track for a huge setback in the mass transit "war".

I really encourage anyone with an interest in the future of transit in Edmonton to write to your councillor now. We cannot be a city careening towards 1.25 million people and still be losing transit infrastructure over 30-ish parking spots.

 

[trevorhayden]

Unbelievable that Knack might cave to 1 loud record shop owner. Will definitely email all of City Council to remind them of that fact.

 

[The_Cat]

I think the bus route will also appeal to Royal Alex visitors and workers. Parking interferes a lot with both traffic and bus routes.

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

Advancing Bus Rapid Transit and Transit Priority Measures

Mayor Knack thinks weekday off-peak parking spaces for a handful of businesses is more important than operational efficiencies from Transit Priority Measures going towards Bus Service that taxpayers expect and rely on such as school service.

Let’s also remember our bus fleet age situation & new bus orders having a much longer lead time due to manufacturing sector challenges.

 

[The_Cat]

I remember when parking was removed along Stony Plain Road for transit lanes (about 20 years ago). Why businesses want parking on a four-lane street is beyond me.

 

[IanO]

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

Based on how well drivers respect the "no parking during peak hours" restrictions along my commute through highlands, I'm sure this will go swimmingly.

 

[trevorhayden]

It sets a bad precedent that bus lanes (unlike LRT) are temporary and can be handed over to cars at any moment.

 

[The_Cat]

Some drivers don’t care about blocking traffic on Jasper Avenue at rush hour.

 

[The_Cat]

At the very least, there should be a priority signal at 101 Street Southbound at Kingsway.

 

[TAS]

Walking along Jasper Ave at 5pm between 104 to 100 Street, I saw so many buses lined up (I counted 6 in one stretch all westbound bumper to bumper) and not moving and mostly held up because single occupancy vehicles were numerous (I guess that is progress for downtown though).
I think Jasper Ave should have rapid transit from what I witnessed today - why should buses and all the people on them be held up here?
The bus lane could be used for emergency vehicles, too - Lord knows there's enough sirens downtown these days that having a bus/emergency services lane would be beneficial).

 

[The_Cat]

It’s not like the old days when bus routes ran down 102 Avenue.