Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
I wonder how long it will take to fill the massive Davies park n ride lot once the shift from Millgate to Davies occurs.
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EdwardEdm
Active Member
Quicker if the train was running.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
"Administration will be procuring a total of 30 high-floor LRVs. The vast majority of these LRVs will service the Capital Line South extension (Phase 1), while the others will serve the Metro Line Northwest extension from NAIT to Blatchford. The City anticipates that procurement for these LRVs will take place in 2023-2024. [...] Administration is planning to replace the original LRVs by 2030."
www.edmonton.ca
2023 Mid-Season LRT Construction Update | City of Edmonton
LRT expansion plays a critical role in enhancing mobility and access for Edmontonians and will transform the way people live, work and play in the city for decades to come.
Aaron_Lloyd
Active Member
Is it an issue that our LRT will be running 5 different rolling stock soon, are we missing out on some efficiencies of scale? Or is it not really a big deal?
Yegpeople
New Member
All ETS LRT cars are build by siemens (u2 and SD) and future one will also be from Siemens
EdwardEdm
Active Member
Talk about jumping to conclusions.... Once the budget is in place, an RFP will likely be issued. Siemens is guaranteed nothing. Let's not forget that of the last 4 LRV awards in Alberta, only 1 went to Siemens. Hell, Bombardier/ Alstom couldn't even win a sole source for WVL LRT cars so now we have Rotem cars in order. CAF won the Calgary Green Line order, although Siemens I believe bid as well.
EdwardEdm
Active Member
Not really. The high floor LRT will primarily be 2 types at a time for now. While there will be an overlap where there are 3 types, but it will only be for a few years as the future cars replace the U2's. The future fleet is likely to number 67+ cars while the existing SD160 fleet is 57 cars, so, neither will be small fleets.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
This survey about non-lrt mass transit closes on October 28:
More info: https://engaged.edmonton.ca/MassTransit
More info: https://engaged.edmonton.ca/MassTransit
Gronk!
Senior Member
Edmonton city councillors support free transit for unaccompanied youth under 12
Free transit for youth 12 and under with a fare-paying adult started in 2018
IanO
Superstar
Makes a hell of a lot of sense and would help establish the idea of transit, walkable and more urban things with the next gen.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I sure hope it’s safe for kids.
The busses are perfectly safe for kids. Kids don't have to be supervised every waking moment.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I think that the free bus service for creeps should be cancelled!
IanO
Superstar