Comments on: Georges-Vanier metro closes for summer http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fagstein » Un gros merci http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/comment-page-1/#comment-66030 Fagstein » Un gros merci Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:21:55 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1812#comment-66030 [...] because at about the same time he spotted that tea bag, I used the station for the first time since its renovation and found this, thanking users for dealing with the station’s summer-long [...] [...] because at about the same time he spotted that tea bag, I used the station for the first time since its renovation and found this, thanking users for dealing with the station’s summer-long [...]

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/comment-page-1/#comment-31873 Fagstein Sat, 31 May 2008 17:20:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1812#comment-31873 Georges-Vanier is among the bottom, but De La Savane is still the lowest (it sits next to a highway in an industrial park). Even so, people enter the station 730,000 times a year, or 2,000 times a day. And people live there. People who don't have many other options for public transit because the nearest buses are far away. Why introduce a 15-minute delay into everyone's commute if it's unnecessary? Georges-Vanier is among the bottom, but De La Savane is still the lowest (it sits next to a highway in an industrial park). Even so, people enter the station 730,000 times a year, or 2,000 times a day.

And people live there. People who don't have many other options for public transit because the nearest buses are far away. Why introduce a 15-minute delay into everyone's commute if it's unnecessary?

]]> By: Desmond Bliek http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/comment-page-1/#comment-31470 Desmond Bliek Thu, 29 May 2008 18:46:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1812#comment-31470 When I last saw ridership stats for the metro, it was the least-used station by a good margin. Looking at the detour shuttle map, you really have to wonder how much time and money is being expended to save people the inconvenience of what really can't be more than a ten or fifteen minute walk from Lionel-Groulx or Lucien-L'Allier. For local residents surely it's not too inconvenient to walk just that small touch further... Perhaps they should just eliminate the station entirely and not bother with the renovations? Any compelling reason it should be there? There are few jobs or other non-residential destinations in the immediate area and the CCA is likely better accessed by going up along Atwater or through the Overdale area from Lucien L'Allier... though I once saw a really interesting project for a walking route connecting the CCA with the Lachine Canal in a much less sketchy fashion than the current state. When I last saw ridership stats for the metro, it was the least-used station by a good margin. Looking at the detour shuttle map, you really have to wonder how much time and money is being expended to save people the inconvenience of what really can't be more than a ten or fifteen minute walk from Lionel-Groulx or Lucien-L'Allier. For local residents surely it's not too inconvenient to walk just that small touch further...

Perhaps they should just eliminate the station entirely and not bother with the renovations? Any compelling reason it should be there? There are few jobs or other non-residential destinations in the immediate area and the CCA is likely better accessed by going up along Atwater or through the Overdale area from Lucien L'Allier... though I once saw a really interesting project for a walking route connecting the CCA with the Lachine Canal in a much less sketchy fashion than the current state.

]]> By: Alissa http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/comment-page-1/#comment-31321 Alissa Thu, 29 May 2008 01:26:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1812#comment-31321 Yeah, I got harassed there once. Definitely in a sketchy part of town (where I lived until April), and usually fairly deserted, so you're screwed if someone wants to mug you. Hmm... yes, it does make me wonder why they're bothering to renovate it. Knowing the shape of Quebec infrastructure, it was probably on the verge of collapsing and they're quietly repairing it, hoping nobody finds out the truth. In fact, I always thought it was in decent shape - after all, it is the second-most-deserted station. I'll admit though, I think there were problems with the piping (as seen in the leaky walls and ceiling, but hey, isn't that the case in, oh say, Guy-Concordia too? Yeah, I got harassed there once. Definitely in a sketchy part of town (where I lived until April), and usually fairly deserted, so you're screwed if someone wants to mug you. Hmm... yes, it does make me wonder why they're bothering to renovate it. Knowing the shape of Quebec infrastructure, it was probably on the verge of collapsing and they're quietly repairing it, hoping nobody finds out the truth. In fact, I always thought it was in decent shape - after all, it is the second-most-deserted station. I'll admit though, I think there were problems with the piping (as seen in the leaky walls and ceiling, but hey, isn't that the case in, oh say, Guy-Concordia too?

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/comment-page-1/#comment-31306 Amanda Wed, 28 May 2008 23:47:32 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1812#comment-31306 Yeah, I was wondering the exact same thing. Yeah, I was wondering the exact same thing.

]]> By: dan http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/27/georges-vanier-metro-closes/comment-page-1/#comment-31124 dan Wed, 28 May 2008 04:03:19 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1812#comment-31124 vanier station has always freaked me out. i travel on the orange line twice a day and i rarely see anyone get on or off at this station. why they're bothering to renovate it when there are stations in seemingly much worse shape (guy-concordia) puzzles me. vanier station has always freaked me out. i travel on the orange line twice a day and i rarely see anyone get on or off at this station. why they're bothering to renovate it when there are stations in seemingly much worse shape (guy-concordia) puzzles me.

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