Winnipeg City Transit/Rapid Transit - Page 350

bomberjet · #**6981** Posted **Feb 4, 2016, 4:16 PM**

The saga continues.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...367670391.html

Group plans protest over development of Parker wetlands
By: Aldo Santin
Posted: 02/4/2016 9:56 AM

Advocates for the preservation of the Parker wetlands are planning a protest next week where an open house will be staged to unveil conceptual designs for development on the controversial property.

Cal Dueck, a spokesman for the Parker Wetlands Conservation Committee, said the group wants to mobilize public opinion in hopes they can stop the development.

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Dueck said he and the group have not given up hope that the province will intervene and stop the corridor project.

"We're hoping the levels of government will do what they can to get (the Parker) land back and leave it for our children's children," Dueck said.

There's also an open house for "Oak Grove" which will be the new development going in by Marquess, or trying to go in. Feb 10 from 5pm-8pm at the Holiday Inn South.

Nothing is going to change the inevitable. A lot of mis-information out there. Also Hydro owns the land the Transit corridor is going on. So no legs to stand on there. The City will be replacing, at extensive cost, any plants that will be removed or frogs that need to be relocated.

LilZebra · #**6982** Posted **Feb 5, 2016, 3:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by CoryB

Almost surprised some of the posters on here aren't demanding that bus drivers seats also be a functional toilet so they can go without needing to leave the bus.

I'd issue them diapers.

LilZebra · #**6983** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 4:31 AM**

Can someone provide a link to a document with a breakdown of Phase I of the BRT?

It's been 4 yrs. since completion and I still don't have detailed figures.

Bluenote · #**6984** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 2:53 PM**

Should just screw the Parker leg and go back to original route.

cheswick · #**6985** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 3:58 PM**

A few days old. Smart card supposedly to be rolled out in the summer.

Winnipeg Transit smart-card system ready by summer, officials say
Transit will conduct final testing of system in spring before it goes into bus fleet by summer
CBC News

The much-delayed smart card system for Winnipeg Transit buses will be on the streets early this summer, say city officials.

The $17.74 million system was originally supposed to roll out in June 2013 but technological issues kept pushing the date back

Full story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...ipeg-1.3474263

Cyro · #**6986** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 4:52 PM**

^ My kid is gonna love it, punch in the cash online, like everything else lol. Looks like it'll be a summer timetable release for the general public..

bomberjet · #**6987** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 5:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by jimj_wpg

Can someone provide a link to a document with a breakdown of Phase I of the BRT?

It's been 4 yrs. since completion and I still don't have detailed figures.

Here's a link to the Transit website. Not sure if there is a cost shown, but pretty sure it was $138M for the phase 1 of the transitway.

http://winnipegtransit.com/en/major-...ge-1-overview/

LilZebra · #**6988** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 10:55 PM**

Bomberjet, what I'm looking for would in in a PDF, most likely part of a presentation to Public Works, EPC and/or Council in the 2008-09 period.

What you posted resembles marketing material from WT.

To not have this information easily publicly availble means that Council acted in a non-transparent way and spent the $140 M when they did not have all of the information.

What also would help in lieu of Council briefs would be tender contract information.

I'm specifically looking for the final total cost of Osborne Station and the other stations, and the cost of the 300 metre tunnel under CN Main Line.

bomberjet · #**6989** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 11:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by jimj_wpg

Bomberjet, what I'm looking for would in in a PDF, most likely part of a presentation to Public Works, EPC and/or Council in the 2008-09 period.

What you posted resembles marketing material from WT.

To not have this information easily publicly availble means that Council acted in a non-transparent way and spent the $140 M when they did not have all of the information.

What also would help in lieu of Council briefs would be tender contract information.

I'm specifically looking for the final total cost of Osborne Station and the other stations, and the cost of the 300 metre tunnel under CN Main Line.

The two most expensive bits! haha I'll see what I can dig up. But you're likely not going to find much with going through the legal mumbo jumbos of the access to information act. Or whatever its called.

Osborne Station is somewhat neat as the bridge is a separate structure than the station building. I can not remember what the reasoning was. And tunnels are cool. So I like it haha This one is about 190m in length.

buzzg · #**6990** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 5:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

The two most expensive bits! haha I'll see what I can dig up. But you're likely not going to find much with going through the legal mumbo jumbos of the access to information act. Or whatever its called.

Osborne Station is somewhat neat as the bridge is a separate structure than the station building. I can not remember what the reasoning was. And tunnels are cool. So I like it haha This one is about 190m in length.

Not 100% sure what but I remember it had something to do with the way the existing bridge (train) was designed and how little room there was to do anything right over Osborne. I think the bus bridge is attached to the rail one or something.

bomberjet · #**6991** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 3:06 PM**

Ya, not sure. I know the station building over hangs the existing rail bridge a bit. So proximity is definitely very tight there.

Kinguni · #**6992** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 12:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cyro

^ My kid is gonna love it, punch in the cash online, like everything else lol. Looks like it'll be a summer timetable release for the general public..

Bear in mind that if you top up your card online there could be up to a 48 hour delay before it's available on the card. Probably the next day but worst case scenario. Purchases for the card done in a store will be available on the card immediately. Plus, you can have up to 4 different fare types on the card at the same time. Say cash, a monthly pass, a 7 day pass and a daily pass.

Kinguni · #**6993** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 12:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

I think the bus bridge is attached to the rail one or something.

Negative. The BRT bridge was designed to accommodate a widened Osborne underpass. When that project is undertaken the CNR bridge will have to be replaced.

BigG · #**6994** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 1:43 PM**

I was driving west on McGillivary yesterday and noticed equipment and work being done on the grounds of the power lines south of McGillivary. Anyone know if it's related to the BRT line?

cllew · #**6995** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by BigG

I was driving west on McGillivary yesterday and noticed equipment and work being done on the grounds of the power lines south of McGillivary. Anyone know if it's related to the BRT line?

I know that McGillivary was scheduled to be closed Mar 8 2000 - 2359 for hydro work.

If there were towers / poles up with no wires on them then in a different location it may be for a move to a new alignment for the BRT.

BigG · #**6996** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 1:59 PM**

Thanks for that. I didn't catch if there were new towers being erected as I just caught a glimpse as I passed (being that it's a high speed route). {sarcasm}

Biff · #**6997** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 3:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by BigG

I was driving west on McGillivary yesterday and noticed equipment and work being done on the grounds of the power lines south of McGillivary. Anyone know if it's related to the BRT line?

Yes it is.

BigG · #**6998** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 3:30 PM**

Details? You'd think there would be some kind of announcement or news about this.

bomberjet · #**6999** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 4:31 PM**

Hydro is replacing one of the tower lines ahead of transitway construction. They have a program to replace all the towers that run down that corridor to Bishop Grandin. Not sure when the next phase is. But likely after tranitways construction is complete. The transitway contractor will be responsible for relocating a smaller local distribution line that ruins down the centre of the corridor. All the large transmission towers are Hydro's responsibility to move.

Transitway construction will start this summer at U of M station. Full bore construction will begin over the 2016-2017 winter.

bomberjet · #**7000** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kinguni

Bear in mind that if you top up your card online there could be up to a 48 hour delay before it's available on the card. Probably the next day but worst case scenario. Purchases for the card done in a store will be available on the card immediately. Plus, you can have up to 4 different fare types on the card at the same time. Say cash, a monthly pass, a 7 day pass and a daily pass.

That's a terrible system. Here use this card, except it doesn't update when you put money on it.

My credit card, for example, updates instantly when I make an electronic transfer. I was at the till buying tires in the states, realized shit my card is maxed out. I transferred cash on my mobile and in seconds it was available.

Should be the same for the transit card.