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#121 nagel

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 06:22 AM

That's not true.  They usually stop over and over again every few blocks and have to fight with the bike lane.  Then they need to stop at every red light.....not exactly an efficient experience.

There are no bike lanes on Douglas anymore.  They came out so the BRT lanes could go in.  BRT lanes do fight with right turn vehicles though.



#122 Mike K.

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 06:39 AM

Isn't the HOV lane a bike lane during peak periods?

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#123 nagel

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 06:45 AM

Isn't the HOV lane a bike lane during peak periods?

Oh my gosh, speaking of going out and counting the bikes.  Count the bikes in the bus/bike lanes on Douglas.

 

Bikes are technically allowed in them at all times.  Hardly anyone is brave enough to ride in them though.



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Posted 05 May 2017 - 05:25 PM

Bit more info:

 

Low ridership has led to the cancellation of the Langtoria Greenline and the Langford trolley, both of which operated as a public-private partnership between the City of Langford and Wilsons Transportation.

The Langtoria’s 18 riders were informed of the decision through a letter this morning. The line will continue until the end of June so that riders can make other transportation plans.

The service began last fall and hoped to give commuters a luxurious option for their commute, offering free WiFi and coffee on a coach bus.

But by the end of 2016, ridership levels were such that the City was subsidizing the service to the tune of $20.83 per rider per day. The overall budget for the Langtoria was $60,000 per year.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.goldstrea...-low-ridership/



#125 Mike K.

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Posted 06 May 2017 - 07:18 AM

Susidizing a bus costs nearly $21 per person per day, hey? I'd hate to see the rail subsidy.
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#126 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 06 May 2017 - 07:35 AM

A dedicated group of riders will try to save the Greenline by recruiting more passengers.  


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Posted 06 May 2017 - 07:46 AM

So this demonstrates that commuters are more interested in sitting in the Colwood Crawl, unable to read a newspaper or fiddle with their phones, than sit back on a comfortable coach for less money.


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Posted 06 May 2017 - 08:27 AM

So this demonstrates that commuters are more interested in sitting in the Colwood Crawl, unable to read a newspaper or fiddle with their phones, than sit back on a comfortable coach for less money.

 

Yet somehow the DVBA believes that leasing property for a park and ride in Colwood will result in a better outcome.



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Posted 06 May 2017 - 09:01 AM

So this demonstrates that commuters are more interested in sitting in the Colwood Crawl, unable to read a newspaper or fiddle with their phones, than sit back on a comfortable coach for less money.


Well, it's about the flexibility of your own car. To stop for groceries. To leave work an hour early one day per week.
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Posted 14 May 2017 - 09:33 AM

As a Langford resident that considered the Greenline (fortunate enough to be close to one of its stops), I had two big issues with it.

1) It only went downtown...

I work in Esquimalt, so I would have needed to pay bus fare and greenline fares.

2) Timing

Although I do have the flexibility of determining my own hours, I can't be at work less than 8.5 hours. That didn't work with the timing of the greenline.

 

I get what the city wanted to test with the greenline, but Langford isn't dense enough to work on 3 stops that only go downtown, even with the park and rides. I actually would have used the service, if it was viable for me...



#131 Mike K.

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Posted 15 May 2017 - 08:57 AM

As a Langford resident that considered the Greenline (fortunate enough to be close to one of its stops), I had two big issues with it.

1) It only went downtown...

I work in Esquimalt, so I would have needed to pay bus fare and greenline fares.

2) Timing

Although I do have the flexibility of determining my own hours, I can't be at work less than 8.5 hours. That didn't work with the timing of the greenline.

 

I get what the city wanted to test with the greenline, but Langford isn't dense enough to work on 3 stops that only go downtown, even with the park and rides. I actually would have used the service, if it was viable for me...

 

Ah, very good.

 

One would assume, though, that if commuter rail were to ever become a possibility you'd take it?

 

Although chances of the service actually starting are extremely slim, what would you consider a reasonable monthly fair, and your top-end monthly financial allotment for such a service?


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#132 Nparker

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Posted 15 May 2017 - 09:07 AM

... if commuter rail were to ever become a possibility you'd take it?Although chances of the service actually starting are extremely slim...

Oh come now, although Barb Desjardins didn't win her riding for the BC Liberals I am sure she intends to advocate just as hard for the establishment of commuter rail through Esquimalt, which of course will be a major priority for the Province now, post-election.  ;)


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Posted 16 October 2017 - 06:21 AM

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