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Ian Fisher (ifisher@unixg.ubc.ca) wrote:
: Martin_Williamson@mindlink.bc.ca wrote:

: >I'm afraid if you're looking for service waiting for personal
: >schedules then you're part of the 'must have my car' crowd.  Public
: >transit is just that, public.  It attempts to strike a balance
: >suitable for most.

: Excuse me. If you went out to UBC and waited at Bay 1 for one of the
: express routes you would find that most riders are there waiting on
: the platform at 30 after the hour or even earlier, even though their
: bus doesn't go until 35 or 38 after. On the 31, where alternate
: service is available on the 9, many riders lose much of the time saved
: by riding the express in the wait.

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.

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: Ian Fisher  ifisher@unixg.ubc.ca   Transport 2000 British Columbia
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