[Glenco]

I'm not completely sold on the routing of the Valley Line LRT but having ridden trains in places like Portland and Edinburgh I'll say it integrated far better into communities than elevated light rail. It's less noisy, more comfortable, and stations can be easily created or dismantled based off community needs.

Still, VLRT West should have cut straight down 102 Ave all the way to the Stony Plain Road Y-intersection to keep from interfering with downtown's main arterial road. It also should have stayed elevated in and around the Bonnie Doon section.

It serves absolutely no purpose to run the LRT down 102 ave. The major traffic generators are on 104 ave.

 

[Stevey_G]

It serves absolutely no purpose to run the LRT down 102 ave. The major traffic generators are on 104 ave.

The reason to run it parallel with arterial corridors in my opinion is to service Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) more effectively by landing stops right in the middle of the community rather than right in the middle of a road.

SPR in this case would continue to be 2 lanes all the way out of downtown and drastically reduce red lights on 104th. My opinion anyways.

 

[The_Cat]

At least there will be two driving routes west once the Wellington Bridge is complete.

 

[MacLac]

Daryl DC 🚅🚇🚡🚍 (@daryldc.bsky.social)

Edmonton bet on a European-style LRT and got burned. Wait times for LRTs were 20 minutes at midday on Saturday when I visited Edmonton in 2018. That could soon become the same on the brand-new Valley Line. This is an important lesson for #SurreyBC. #vanpoli #vanre #translink #SayNOtoLRT...

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Saw this on Bluesky and I've got to say, I'm really annoyed and kinda mad at how the Valley Line is being represented here.

On a positive note, service seems to be back to normal. I do enjoy how fast ETS and TransEd are when it comes to cleaning these up for service resumption.

Be like me and ask “what is Bluesky?” Then it’s all good bro!

 

[Kosy123]

This guy goes about ragebaiting people on his personal anti-LRT crusade, pay him no heed.

The SkyTrain has been shut down multiple times by people crashing into pillars for the train guideways.

I love transit urbanists but some of them really do have a surface level analysis of transit systems in cities they don’t live in.

It really shows when I see non-Edmontonians try to do takes on the Valley Line and it’s wildly off mark and inaccurate.

 

[Kosy123]

'The SkyTrain has been shut down multiple times by people crashing into pillars for the train guideways.'

Are you able to provide verified sources for that? Because, according to my research, your statement is hyperbolic/ false. Please do not spread lies.

Canada Line shut down in Richmond after vehicle crashes into elevated guideway pillar | Daily Hive | News

Trains on SkyTrain's Canada Line are not operating in Richmond between Bridgeport Station and Richmond-Brighouse Station.

dailyhive.com

I mean I didn’t really think that was the case and I just google searched it and found this.

 

[whattheheck]

ok, that was ten years ago. I, too, also found several examples over ten years. It's much more rare for the SkyTrain to be shut down due to a pillar accident vs the disruptions the valley line is seeing. The skytrain incidents are not 'multiple' when stretched out over years. The perspective is hyperbolic and does not inform the conversation.

 

[Foolworm]

ok, that was ten years ago. I, too, also found several examples over ten years. It's much more rare for the SkyTrain to be shut down due to a pillar accident vs the disruptions the valley line is seeing. The skytrain incidents are not 'multiple' when stretched out over years. The perspective is hyperbolic and does not inform the conversation.

So are you going to retract your slanderous statement that I am spreading lies and apologise?

My point is proven and you are evidently spreading FUD to discredit it.

 

[thommyjo]

I'm not completely sold on the routing of the Valley Line LRT but having ridden trains in places like Portland and Edinburgh I'll say it integrated far better into communities than elevated light rail. It's less noisy, more comfortable, and stations can be easily created or dismantled based off community needs.

Still, VLRT West should have cut straight down 102 Ave all the way to the Stony Plain Road Y-intersection to keep from interfering with downtown's main arterial road. It also should have stayed elevated in and around the Bonnie Doon section.

104ave redevelopment potential and schools were the driver I’d assume?

Shopping and unis are bigger trip generators than just residential. And 105ave, while not Wîhkwêntôwin has significant density and is better served with this alignment.