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sruel@vcn.bc.ca (Steve Ruelle) wrote:

>This is exactly right.   At bay #1, we have suburban express buses which 
>leave UBC during afternoon rush hours.  There is the #31, #285 N.Van., 
>Blue Bus, and a #480 Richmpnd bus.  They all leave at xx:38 which creates 
>a major crowd problem.  It can be quite confusing when all 4 buses pick 
>up in the same bay at the same time.  If the buses were to leave ONE AT A 
>TIME, and load at the FRONT of the bay, we wouldn't have this 
>crowd/confusion problem.  As for Martin's comment, massive crowds all 
>waiting for a bus don't constitute 'personal' transit service.

The physical constraints imposed by the UBC loop as well as
limitations with the mix of diesel and trolley equipment preclude the
assignment of one bay to each bus line.  This necessitates lumping the
rush hour only service into one bay.

To minimize waiting time, given the above constraints, the buses load
simultaneously.  If they loaded singlely, at the front of the bay, it
would take about 20 minutes to get everyone going.  Admittedly, it is
a bit confusing, everyone trying to get on their bus home at once but
it's the most accomodating solution.

Everyone here (so far anyway) is advocating changing the bus schedule.
How about we back up a bit.  UBC could stagger class times.  Some
classes out at 3:00, some at 3:10, 3:20.  Of course this would
necessitate staggered starting times.  Some students would have
difficulty coordinating classes...you see what I'm getting at?  One
relatively minor change seems a simple solution.  The reality is the
domino effect it has on all related items up and down the line.