Against parking at REM stations
One of the few positive things I’ve heard about the REM is that it doesn’t plan to build massive parking lots near its stations. Martin Patriquin writes about why this is a positive choice.
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Kevin 08:28 on 2019-02-08 Permalink
Although Montreal is promising to completely revamp the bus system in the West Island to accommodate the REM, I’ll believe it when I see it.
After all, this is the place where people disembarking trains see the bus driver pulling away with nobody aboard.
Uatu 18:13 on 2019-02-08 Permalink
If they want people to give up their cars, then make the bus service better. That means a frequent schedule on weekends, holidays, evenings. Hell, just make it 24hrs around the clock! Patriquin’s view of suburbanites is outdated. It isn’t just suv driving soccer moms. The suburbs are also the new working class neighborhoods and these people are on call, work irregular hours and have to take care of kids and aging parents which means using a car. I have co-workers here at the MUHC who had to turn down shifts because the bus and metro aren’t early enough. You want a car free society? Address everyone’s needs not just 9-5 weekday commuters.
Ian 12:25 on 2019-02-09 Permalink
Between McGill and John Abbott College, there are almost 10,000 post-sec students in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue plus support staff an teachers, commuting from all over including off-island. There are classes from 8:30 in the morning to 10:30 at night. There’s more than just commuters going downtown and soccer moms – though you wouldn’t guess that from the case if all you look at is train and bus service.
Kevin 19:43 on 2019-02-09 Permalink
Ian
When I went to JAC it was an 8 minute drive or a 90 minute bus ride with at least one transfer.
I don’t think the STM and REM people realize just how little service there is in the West Island
Kate 14:05 on 2019-02-10 Permalink
It’s a chicken-and-egg problem. People won’t shift to public transit while the scheduling is so crap for anyone outside the 9-to-5 slot, but public transit won’t expand its services outside that slot because there isn’t any perceptible demand. I don’t know how you break this loop.