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12-13-2012, 06:19 PM
Why do Calgarians (citizens of Calgary) complain so much? How is Mark Sproule not embarrassed?
I dont understand why National stories (my region is even set to Toronto) always have a Calgarian complaining about something minor.....
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West LRT increases travel time for some Coach Hill commuters.
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The opening of the West LRT actually means a longer commute for some Calgarians.
CBC reporter Andrew Brown went with a Coach Hill commuter on the Route 101 bus, which was cancelled with the opening of the newest addition to Calgary's C-Train system.
Brown and commuter Mark Sproule took a stopwatch with them on Sproule's last trip Friday on the bus, and the again Monday on his new route, which involves a ride on a feeder bus and then a trip on the West LRT.
On Friday, the bus took 29 minutes and 10 seconds from the moment of departure to Sproule's arrival at work.
On Monday, Sproule spent an extra two minutes and 20 seconds on the new route, and then had to walk farther to his office on 9th Avenue S.W, for a total of seven extra minutes.
The roundtrip commute took an extra 30 minutes, he told CBC once he'd returned home Monday evening.
Sproule says he'll try the new route for a while, but may consider driving to work, rather than taking transit.
Calgary Transit says the train will be better in the long run – it's more reliable, won't get caught in traffic and runs a lot more efficiently when the roads are covered in snow and ice.
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CalgaryKing (http://www.cbc.ca/membercentre/ViewMember.aspx?u=8187786)2012/12/10
at 9:38 PM ETThis is such a stupid non-news story. Try going anywhere in the city at the same distance and see if you can get between the two points in the same time. Hit 2 red lights, try to make a left turn whilst a pedestrian uses up 75% of the green light time, and guess what... you're 5 minutes behind. Shows how much effort this news organization chooses to put into its research. A one time sample with a pre-determined desired outcome ("Commute takes the same time" is not nearly as catchy of a headline) = a terrible terrible study of the situation!Rating219Agree with comment (238 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (19 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 3 replies (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 1:01 AM ETSo the first time there is a major snowstorm and your bus would have been stuck on Bow Trail, but your train gets you home on-time... will you still complain?Rating161Agree with comment (169 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (8 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 1 reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 10:49 PM ETSheesh- talk about first world problems.Rating150Agree with comment (163 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (13 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 1 reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 9:36 PM ETWhile I agree that there is time required to get off the shuttle get onto the platform and wait for a train and the downtown bus stop may have been a shorter walk from his office, I wonder what the bus time would have be on a Monday through Thursday commute when everybody is headed in to downtown, rather than the Fabulous Friday when far fewer drivers are on the roads.Rating108Agree with comment (118 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (10 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 1 reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 9:44 PM ETThis report seems to leave out the fact that he'll no longer have to spend forever and a day moving at a snail's pace to get out of downtown on 6th Ave. I think he'll find his net time spent on a transit vehicle to be lower.Rating100Agree with comment (114 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (14 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
I dont understand why National stories (my region is even set to Toronto) always have a Calgarian complaining about something minor.....
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html
West LRT increases travel time for some Coach Hill commuters.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:00 PM MT
Last Updated: Dec 11, 2012 11:20 AM MT
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West LRT travel times4:29 (http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/ID/2314559979/)
The opening of the West LRT actually means a longer commute for some Calgarians.
CBC reporter Andrew Brown went with a Coach Hill commuter on the Route 101 bus, which was cancelled with the opening of the newest addition to Calgary's C-Train system.
Brown and commuter Mark Sproule took a stopwatch with them on Sproule's last trip Friday on the bus, and the again Monday on his new route, which involves a ride on a feeder bus and then a trip on the West LRT.
On Friday, the bus took 29 minutes and 10 seconds from the moment of departure to Sproule's arrival at work.
On Monday, Sproule spent an extra two minutes and 20 seconds on the new route, and then had to walk farther to his office on 9th Avenue S.W, for a total of seven extra minutes.
The roundtrip commute took an extra 30 minutes, he told CBC once he'd returned home Monday evening.
Sproule says he'll try the new route for a while, but may consider driving to work, rather than taking transit.
Calgary Transit says the train will be better in the long run – it's more reliable, won't get caught in traffic and runs a lot more efficiently when the roads are covered in snow and ice.
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CalgaryKing (http://www.cbc.ca/membercentre/ViewMember.aspx?u=8187786)2012/12/10
at 9:38 PM ETThis is such a stupid non-news story. Try going anywhere in the city at the same distance and see if you can get between the two points in the same time. Hit 2 red lights, try to make a left turn whilst a pedestrian uses up 75% of the green light time, and guess what... you're 5 minutes behind. Shows how much effort this news organization chooses to put into its research. A one time sample with a pre-determined desired outcome ("Commute takes the same time" is not nearly as catchy of a headline) = a terrible terrible study of the situation!Rating219Agree with comment (238 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (19 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 3 replies (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 1:01 AM ETSo the first time there is a major snowstorm and your bus would have been stuck on Bow Trail, but your train gets you home on-time... will you still complain?Rating161Agree with comment (169 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (8 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 1 reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 10:49 PM ETSheesh- talk about first world problems.Rating150Agree with comment (163 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (13 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 1 reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
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at 9:36 PM ETWhile I agree that there is time required to get off the shuttle get onto the platform and wait for a train and the downtown bus stop may have been a shorter walk from his office, I wonder what the bus time would have be on a Monday through Thursday commute when everybody is headed in to downtown, rather than the Fabulous Friday when far fewer drivers are on the roads.Rating108Agree with comment (118 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (10 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Show 1 reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)
tpryan1 (http://www.cbc.ca/membercentre/ViewMember.aspx?u=12896877)2012/12/10
at 9:44 PM ETThis report seems to leave out the fact that he'll no longer have to spend forever and a day moving at a snail's pace to get out of downtown on 6th Ave. I think he'll find his net time spent on a transit vehicle to be lower.Rating100Agree with comment (114 people agree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Disagree with comment (14 people disagree) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Reply (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)Policy (http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html)Report abuse (0) (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/10/calgary-commuter-west-lrt-busses.html#)