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@takeETSalert Who ever posts on Twitter for ETS needs to do better. COE message says June 21, ETS's website says June 21. ETS's message here says June 29.

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@yegvalleyLRT 40 minutes sitting on this Valley Line train and no announcements of delays yet @takeETSalert ? Terrible communication from all parties involved. I haven't heard any platform announcements from @yegvalleyLRT
Is there even a contingency plan? Buses running yet? Learn from Calgary

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@yegvalleyLRT And yet today, switch problems Downtown. Again.

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@Vega_Horoscope @takeETSalert @CityofEdmonton Although ETS's communication is has never been great, for the Valley Line, TransEd operates it so they need to communicate to ETS first. And @yegvalleyLRT is not great at communications either.

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@TransitYEG @takeETSalert @yegvalleyLRT They're not going to do maintenance like regular window cleaning or glass repairs that can be done anytime during a shutdown. Instead, shut downs are used to complete work that requires prolonged track access and work that requires traction power shutdowns.

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@yegventures @takeETSalert Therefore never a chance to sell out a Canadian streetcar system and therefore no chance for any sort of GM conspiracy to even take place.

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@yegventures @takeETSalert Another thing... So many American transit operations were private operations, with some being private into the 1960's and 70's. In contrast, the majority of Canadian operations have been municipally operated before WWII, a lot since their inception the the early 1900's.

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@yegventures @takeETSalert If you read the published books on the various Canadian transit systems, the basic problems post WWII were streetcar systems needed rebuilding, ridership decreasing, costs increasing and trolleybuses presenting a viable and cheaper alternative. There were exceptions of course.

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@yegventures @takeETSalert Yeah, in the US. But I wanted to know how it pertains to Canada. No NCL in Canada... When most streetcar systems shut down in Canada, the main bus vendor was CCF Brill, and a lot of streetcar systems were replaced with trolleybuses.

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@yegventures @takeETSalert Do tell more about this GM bus mandate, especially how it pertains to Canada.

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@TransitYEG @DanyellingT @ETRiders @CBCEdmonton The changes put us back inline with peer agencies. Not a big deal. Besides, low income fare options are still available.

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@TransitYEG As inflation goes up, and hence the cost to operate transit, if you don't raise fares how do you maintain the transit service we have? Raising taxes alone isn't the answer. Suggest more critical thinking rather than easy sound bites if you want to advocate for transit.

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@YEGbusriders That's terrible that @takeETSalert didn't know the correct level of service they were providing on November 11. Another example of ETS's abysmal communication. Would be a great place for an advocacy group to hold ETS's feet to the fire.

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@swagnillaice @CdnChange Your petition is lying by saying paper fare products won't be accepted after December 9. They will be valid until the end of 2025. Also, Arc is better for less financially stable. Don't have to put out $27.75 for tickets to get a discounted rate or $100 in one shot for a pass.

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@Kristinnuendo Insurance covers repairs to the LRV's I would imagine.

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@shirlbarton @takeETSalert And if you don't send empty trains north, where do the trains at Clareview come from to be loaded?

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#yegtransit @takeETSalert good to see ETS bus drivers leading by example by disregarding signage and crossing tracks where they're not supposed to. Why was a fence never built here?

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@justin949409 @takeETSalert I love how people jump on the bandwagon to bash LRT. Got any stats to back up that a collison happens "mostly" every day?

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@takeETSalert #yegtransit what is wrong with the Valley Line? No trains Downtown, next train to Mill Woods in 18 minutes and then 21 minutes? No announcements?