J_gordo said:
Better signal timing fixes this. Agreed with Gronk, driving downtown is such a mess in the mornings because drivers ignore the banned left turns from 7-9am. People who want left turns banned all together are just silly and likely never drive anywhere ever. Goodluck achieving that, people will revolt if that happens, even if only along 104 ave.
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The entire planet does well without left turns except for North America. They are absolutely useless, dangerous, make traffic worse and serve no beneficial purpose.
 
ChazYEG said:
The entire planet does well without left turns except for North America. They are absolutely useless, dangerous, make traffic worse and serve no beneficial purpose.
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I’ve heard left turns characterized as a North American thing a few times on here and I struggle to see how that’s true. From a quick non-comprehensive streetview search, they seem to be permitted in most places (Spain and Brazil were the exception from where I looked).

I do agree we should restrict them a lot more than we do, especially when LRT is in the median or there’s no room for turning lanes (75 street I hate you) but I don’t think saying only we do it is accurate.
 
^ Plus (as a point of humor) left turns are allowed in all of these countries: the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, South Africa, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Guyana and all of the former British colonies in the Caribbean and Oceania. as well as Macau and Hong Kong. Correspondingly, none of these countries have a ban on right-lane turning. Left-hand turning for most right-lane driving countries has more to do with local restrictions than national bans. Most of Europe, for example, does not ban left turning as a national law, but local municipalities within those countries may do so in terms of traffic organizational matters.
 
At least 104 Avenue has left-turn lanes and signals. I guess it will be something like 111 Street or 83 Street. I hope that the signal phases can be adjusted.
 
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Edmcowboy11 said:
I sort of wonder when the bus terminal that was temporarily moved to the other side of the mall will be return to its former location. Will they bring bus service back once the construction is done at the LRT station or will they wait until the LRT station is ready to open?
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Depends on how turnover works to the City. I'm gonna suspect that the bus terminal remains on the north side until turnover of the line to ETS or TransEd happens, when testing begins.

Yes, I said ETS or TransEd.
 
Barnaby said:
Depends on how turnover works to the City. I'm gonna suspect that the bus terminal remains on the north side until turnover of the line to ETS or TransEd happens, when testing begins.

Yes, I said ETS or TransEd.
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I believe bus terminal will be given to ETS when it’s finished but line will be run by transed as they are already running half of the line for 30 years it’s practically not possible to have 2 different operators
 
J_gordo said:
Are the track switches heated along the VLSE? I’m curious to know whether the mechanical issues today were caused by frozen switches
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The switch points appear to be heated. Not sure if the switch machine mechanical components are. Areas with direct fixation trackage (Muttart crossover and the OMF crossovers and entry/ exit switches) could have blowers like ETS uses to help keep turnouts clear of snow build up, but they don't.
 
I drove a large portion of the VLSE today and I honestly have no idea how they’re going to get this back up and running anytime soon. There are entire sections, specifically at road crossings, where the tracks are completely covered with a THICK layer of ice. Other portions are entirely snow covered. How is there nothing to prevent this from happening in a winter city?! The warmer weather should help, but it’s only sticking around for a couple days before it drops well below zero with more snow. I did not notice any work being done to try and clear the tracks, though it’s possible work was being done at sections I did not pass/cross.
 
There was a lot of snow over Christmas, so there is a large ice buildup in some spots. I just hope transit and other workers out clearing the ice in the problem locations.
 
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