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This article looks to be beyond the stub stage. Thoughts? David Henderson 02:34, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed. I'll remove it. Mindmatrix 18:05, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
Amusing to see NIMBYs exist in Canada as well. Is there really any evidence that having a railroad/highway/airport nearby REDUCES property values(rather than actually INCREASING them, due to better transport facilities)?
Exile 13:08, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
- In the case of Blue22, you would only benefit from having the rail line nearby if you were close to one of the terminals (Union, Pearson, and maybe Bloor if that happens). --Vgedris 13:39, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] $22
The Express bus, from the Royal York hotel, used to (still?) costs about $20. I wonder if the 22 in its title could be a clue as to what a trip on this new route will cost? Lol. -- Geo Swan 17:29, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 17%
Has anyone done any research on this 17% stat (the alleged percentage of people who use Pearson who travel downtown)? It might be completely accurate, but I have always been a little suspicious of the way it is used -- no one ever seems to look behind the stat, or consider its relevance. For example:
- How is "downtown" defined?
- I assume that the % is based on people whose trips start and end at Pearson, and is not based on all those who happen to pass through the facility (i.e does not include those switching planes). I wouldn't mind having that assumption confirmed, however, because otherwise the # is meaningless.
- What are comparable statistics for existing airport rail links? What % of people using Heathrow or Gatwick, for example, head to central London? Given that people all over England drive to those airports, I'd be curious to know those figures. Any North American stats (off the top of my head, I am having trouble thinking of a NA airport with a direct-to-downtown rail link)? The 17% is really only relevant in context. Skeezix1000 18:52, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
- There are a number of NA examples. BART in San Francisco, California, SEPTA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The T in Boston, Massachusetts, MARTA in Atlanta, Georgia, The L in Chicago, Illinois, and the Washington Metro in Washington, DC come to mind. This link [1] places airport rail ride share for these systems in the range of around 4-15%. (Ride share is defined by the % of passengers who get to the airport by rail.) Washington has the highest ride share (at 15%). One caveat: these numbers are fairly old (dating back to 1992). Darkcore 06:36, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Doesn't it travel every 7 minutes, not 15? --64.231.54.184 16:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Four Budd cars? Or just three?
The article currently says the system will use four old Budd cars. I am sure I read it was going to use just three.
Ottawa Transit's experiment with light rail is initially using new German diesel cars on an existing rail line. My understanding is that if the experiment is seen to be a success then it will be replaced with a wider net of electrified rail vehicles on a separate right of way. That might make the German vehicles available. They are much newer than the 50 year old Budds, and would make the service more attractive.
