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Canard Wrote: This morning on my way to work, I did a little mini-tour along the South part of the line... no parking on the rapidway on Charles, but still lots of cars on Borden. I don't think there are "targeted" signs up down there, though - just in UpTown on King, and in front of the Transit Terminal and The Tannery, on Charles.
Today I saw one of those barricade-like 'No Parking On The LRT Tracks' signs at the corner of Charles and Borden, identical to that giant one at The Tannery. Unfortunately it was lying on its back well off of the road by the corner snow bank rather than standing up. I wonder if it wasn't meant to be around the corner facing the Borden traffic?
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Unless one is suggesting that cab drivers are illiterate, I'm not sure how this is "message not getting through". It seems pretty clearly a decision to disregard the message, no?
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Cab drivers have always picked up passengers at the bus depot. When it was rebuilt the cabs had to park out front. Now, with ION, there is no place to wait for fares. What are drivers to do? Every effort was made to keep access open to business during the ION construction but, it seems, no though was given to people who make a living driving cabs. Hopefully the new depot at King and Victoria will solve that problem.
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The King and Victoria hub will have a dedicated taxi rank, yes. I'm surprised no other space has been dedicated for them at Charles Street yet; it will still be a few years at least before the hub opens.
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(01-15-2017, 01:16 PM)KevinL Wrote: The King and Victoria hub will have a dedicated taxi rank, yes. I'm surprised no other space has been dedicated for them at Charles Street yet; it will still be a few years at least before the hub opens.
I thought I saw something about the number of buses at Charles St. going down in the near future. Would it be possible to turn one of the bus platforms into a taxi stand?
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(01-15-2017, 12:46 PM)jgsz Wrote: Cab drivers have always picked up passengers at the bus depot. When it was rebuilt the cabs had to park out front. Now, with ION, there is no place to wait for fares. What are drivers to do? Every effort was made to keep access open to business during the ION construction but, it seems, no though was given to people who make a living driving cabs. Hopefully the new depot at King and Victoria will solve that problem.
I don't know the specifics and what options are available to cabs, but I don't think them just picking some laws to disregard is the solution. But I get pretty annoyed with those professional drivers who believe that laws are optional for them.
Edit: And just to be clear, I don't have a problem with professional drivers that have special rules/privileges. Because THAT's the way to deal with the fact that sometimes they need accommodations to do a function that is valuable.
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(01-15-2017, 01:47 PM)SammyOES2 Wrote: (01-15-2017, 12:46 PM)jgsz Wrote: Cab drivers have always picked up passengers at the bus depot. When it was rebuilt the cabs had to park out front. Now, with ION, there is no place to wait for fares. What are drivers to do? Every effort was made to keep access open to business during the ION construction but, it seems, no though was given to people who make a living driving cabs. Hopefully the new depot at King and Victoria will solve that problem.
I don't know the specifics and what options are available to cabs, but I don't think them just picking some laws to disregard is the solution. But I get pretty annoyed with those professional drivers who believe that laws are optional for them.
Edit: And just to be clear, I don't have a problem with professional drivers that have special rules/privileges. Because THAT's the way to deal with the fact that sometimes they need accommodations to do a function that is valuable.
I doubt anyone would suggest that it is the solution. It is, however, something that people do (not just cab drivers) when they are sufficiently comfortable that they can get away with it. Not a surprise, really.
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Oh, I'm not surprised. 
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(01-15-2017, 12:03 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Unless one is suggesting that cab drivers are illiterate, I'm not sure how this is "message not getting through". It seems pretty clearly a decision to disregard the message, no?
I'm sorry. How should I have phrased this?
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Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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