Comments on: Numbers Definitely Add Up for Light Rail Transit http://www.tritag.ca/blog/2010/01/14/numbers-definitely-add-up-for-light-rail-transit/ Walking, Cycling, and Transit in the Tri-Cities Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:23:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Druker http://www.tritag.ca/blog/2010/01/14/numbers-definitely-add-up-for-light-rail-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Michael Druker Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:20:29 +0000 http://www.tritag.ca/?p=406#comment-34 Matthew - operating costs for LRT will be lower than meeting the demand for transit along the central transit corridor with regular buses. Parts of the central transit corridor see buses every 3-4 minutes already - and that will be growing. Labour is the biggest part of operating cost, so being able to run a light rail vehicle (or two) with one driver can replace 3-6 buses. Matthew – operating costs for LRT will be lower than meeting the demand for transit along the central transit corridor with regular buses.

Parts of the central transit corridor see buses every 3-4 minutes already – and that will be growing. Labour is the biggest part of operating cost, so being able to run a light rail vehicle (or two) with one driver can replace 3-6 buses.

]]> By: Matthew Phillips http://www.tritag.ca/blog/2010/01/14/numbers-definitely-add-up-for-light-rail-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Matthew Phillips Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:02 +0000 http://www.tritag.ca/?p=406#comment-33 As your group accurately points out, GRT buses are overcrowded and aging. Developing a LRT system on top of these existing deficiencies seems ludicrious. At what point should realistic considerations of Quality of Service and future operating costs trump the aspiring big-city mentality? As your group accurately points out, GRT buses are overcrowded and aging. Developing a LRT system on top of these existing deficiencies seems ludicrious. At what point should realistic considerations of Quality of Service and future operating costs trump the aspiring big-city mentality?

]]> By: Jeff Gingerich http://www.tritag.ca/blog/2010/01/14/numbers-definitely-add-up-for-light-rail-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Jeff Gingerich Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:20:45 +0000 http://www.tritag.ca/?p=406#comment-22 I wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for taking the time to rebut Mr Shortreed. I wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for taking the time to rebut Mr Shortreed.

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