🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1erel9INNhs9@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca> ewong@ucs.ubc.ca (Eldon Wong) writes:
>In article <1er8q0INN513@cs.ubc.ca> coatta@cs.ubc.ca (Terry Coatta) writes:
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>>Make the transit system more convenient (a principle consideration of
>>which is speed) than automobiles and people will CHOOSE to use it.


An extensive SkyTrain system is definitely the way to do this, IMHO.
The SkyTrain averages better than 50 km/h over the entire distance
(cruising speed is 80 km/h) of the current line, something which just
cannot be done by car unless a humungous highway were built.


>I would love to save the wear
>and tear of everyday driving on my car(s).  I have already "worn" out one
>car with the commuting that I do :-); and cars don't come cheap.
>Unfortunately, at the moment, taking public transit is not as easily
>feasible for me.  I am eagerly waiting for the time when/if the proposed
>Skytrain route from Coquitlam Centre into UBC will be finished.  I will
>indeed take public transit when that is available (if I am still working at
>UBC by then :-) .  Assuming it will take about 1 hour of travel each way,
>along with the availability of a Park and Ride lot, everything would work
>out perfectly.


Judging by the number of people posting from UBC saying "you can't get
there from here", it seems the demand is there for a SkyTrain line to UBC :-)