Also I assume any kind of door system needs to have a manual release to avoid trapping someone inside in case of fire or electrical failure. Because of that the doors will always be prone to people just prying them open, even if an ARC card is required to open.

I say we do away with the doors entirely. On most winter days the radiant heater on it's own will be enough to keep people comfortable, but still uncomfortable enough to deter loitering.
 
Blizzard said:
I'm looking at the APC report right now and the numbers are about 50% higher than what you're saying.
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I can't say where I learnt this, but VL daily boarding are at ~15,000, so that checks out with what Blizzard said.

Also, Blizzard has previously given insider information that turned out to be true (I.e., they're the one who told us to expect the announcement re: VL commencing service), so they seem to me a reliable source for info :)
 
CplKlinger said:
Will they roll out a revised door for VLSE, or leave it as-is with no door?
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They were exploring options, including no doors. The original installation includes heaters with junction boxes for wave on heaters. The switches weren't installed last I checked.

I have a friend that works for Stanley Access Tech, and the sliding doors are extremely expensive. I don't want automatic sliding doors on these systems at all.

I agree with other posters that Blatchford was done correctly regarding the type of shelters, and the more traditional automatic doors. These doors actually have RFID scanners next to them iirc.
 
Here are Q2 stats for weekday daily lrt ridership for all lines in the network.

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Habibfazil said:
I'd like to see a breakout of high floor vs low floor ridership numbers
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These are stats for the month of May that I received today from the city's director of transit planning and ridership.

In total there were 5.3million ETS riders in May and of that, 244,000 of that ridership used the valley line southeast - that represents 4.6% of total ridership.

For May, that works out to 8,133 riders per day - keeping in mind weekend ridership lowers that average total and that post secondary students were out of school during this month.

I don't have high floor ridership numbers for May.
 
J_gordo said:
20.8%...
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is this the total percentage of LRT travellers that are using the valley line?

or the increase in passengers for the entire lrt network?

or the increase in valley line ridership?

I'd expect an increase for J Percy Page students, Vimy Ridge students, and university/nait students returning...
 
Habibfazil said:
is this the total percentage of LRT travellers that are using the valley line?

or the increase in passengers for the entire lrt network?

or the increase in valley line ridership?

I'd expect an increase for J Percy Page students, Vimy Ridge students, and university/nait students returning...
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Nothing to do with ridership. It’s the percent of the Valley Line West project that’s been completed as of the end of June. And considering that we’re 3 construction seasons in, with only three left, that’s not a good sign.
 
yeggator said:
Nothing to do with ridership. It’s the percent of the Valley Line West project that’s been completed as of the end of June. And considering that we’re 3 construction seasons in, with only three left, that’s not a good sign.
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oh sorry man, was reading the ridership numbers and my mind wandered, into traffic...
 
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