The overlapping of buffers and offsets requirements in Metrolinx LRT guidelines results in at-grade island platforms that are at least 7 m wide. These are probably among the widest standards globally for what is basically a tramway stop. - ThreadSky

chittimarco.bsky.social • 59 days ago

The overlapping of buffers and offsets requirements in Metrolinx LRT guidelines results in at-grade island platforms that are at least 7 m wide.

These are probably among the widest standards globally for what is basically a tramway stop.

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meow501meow.bsky.social•59 days ago

All that for platforms to still have essentially 0 protection from the elements

katiaosokine.bsky.social•59 days ago

ooof.. sounds like the intersections with stops wouldn’t have had to be widened so much, had the platform designs been narrower..

chittimarco.bsky.social•59 days ago

The reduced version in in the ballpark of a bit less than 6 m.

chittimarco.bsky.social•59 days ago

Lateral platforms are required to have a minimum width of 3.7 m. More than island platforms in many international projects.

emmettproulx.bsky.social•59 days ago

3.7m would be considered extremely constrained in Ottawa. The heritage of "Transitway" station standards means the starting point for lateral median BRT platforms is 6.0m here.

chittimarco.bsky.social•59 days ago

Which is quite wide, and hard to fit outside of an highway median.

petoushkoff.bsky.social•59 days ago

Note the canopy not covering the platform edge.

christofspieler.bsky.social•59 days ago

Into each life some rain must fall.

petoushkoff.bsky.social•59 days ago

Indeed; although, I'm more concerned about the platform edge icing!

christofspieler.bsky.social•59 days ago

For destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

jordigomezsuay.bsky.social•58 days ago

Barcelona: New Glòries stop opened two months ago in Barcelona with 4m wide island platforms in a square with plenty of space: https://doc.atm.cat/ca/_dir_xarxa_tramviaria/Publicacio_PE_TDIAG_F1/Obra_Civil/01_Memoria_Annexos_tecnics/TRAMDIAG-PTFase1-00-Memoria.pdf (Page 84: "Totes les andanes disposen d’un ample de 4 metres i una longitud útil de 65 m)

jordigomezsuay.bsky.social•58 days ago

General guide says minimum 3 meters for side platforms and 9 for islands because it assumes it's a boulevard where you need to let people pass between the shelters on the two sides: https://recam.amb.cat/items/6ec8e92e-d213-4f32-ab57-91abb15a2353 (page 80)

trainguy89.bsky.social•59 days ago

Worst part is that they don’t even include shelters. It’s like they ignore the fact we are a country with winters.

christofspieler.bsky.social•59 days ago

It’s amazing how human beings seem to be an entirely different size and have an entirely different set of needs when they board a vehicle on steel rails than when they board a vehicle with rubber tires.

chittimarco.bsky.social•59 days ago

They will tell you this is more than enough infrastructure bus riders.

chittimarco.bsky.social•59 days ago

...unless it's BRT, in that case you can spend a million for each stop.

Nothing in between.

nicksattele.bsky.social•59 days ago

I don’t condone this at all but some people snuck into the tunnel and it does appear quite large

chanface.bsky.social•59 days ago

and yet there aren't enclosed shelters on most of the Finch and Eglinton LRT surface stops 😭

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