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

>Martin_Williamson@mindlink.bc.ca wrote:
>Re: service to UBC
>
>>But students all get out of class at once.  Are you suggesting that
>>during the 50 minutes students are in class Transit should keep those
>>empty buses flowing away from the loop so that when the mass of
>>students come from class they have wait longer because the one that's
>>left surely won't carry them all.  This is say nothing of the cost of
>>having empty buses running around.
>
>In the afternoon there are no extra trips on the 4, 9  or 10 so they
>all operate basically on even headways 

Wrong.  There are extra 'trippers' that are inserted into all three of
the above lines.  They are not specifically scheduled to service UBC
but they do go out there.  There are a number 10 service buses that
leave the Oakridge garage, route down Oak, then west along Broadway,
10th to UBC.  Trolley coaches are generally in service when they leave
the garage so extra trips arriving at UBC are not readily apparent.
The other lines have similar trips inserted.

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>The suburban express routes out of UBC are scheduled for class finish
>times but often leave at 35 minutes past the hour - again making for a
>near 10 minute wait for many passengers.

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.

Your '10 minute wait' for some isn't enough time for others coming
from farther away on campus.