{"id":2069,"date":"2009-02-02T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T14:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/2009\/02\/02\/photo-du-jour-time-for-articulated-buses\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:33:16","slug":"photo-du-jour-time-for-articulated-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2009\/02\/02\/photo-du-jour-time-for-articulated-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo du Jour &#8211; Time for Articulated Buses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alanahmontreal\/3245394461\/\" title=\"time for articulated buses? by alanah.montreal, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3482\/3245394461_d52e46e061.jpg\" alt=\"time for articulated buses?\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 105 bus route, which runs from Vendome metro to the western extremity of Sherbrooke, got a major service boost this January. It already passed at 5-minute intervalls during rush hour, and these days it&#8217;s not unusual to see two buses loading up with passengers simultaneously at rush hour (the lineup is at least twice as long as seen in this photo and on very busy days I&#8217;ve seen it curl about like a human Sprial Jetty).<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s time for articulated buses? The STM <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stm.info\/English\/info\/comm-08\/a-co080501.htm\">tested some out <\/a>last summer and, assuming Montrealers had no major issues with them, they&#8217;ll be in service this fall. Or perhaps Sherbrooke West be a good candidate for a tram? The urban form is perfect as NDG was built as a medium-density streetcar suburb in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.education.mcgill.ca\/history\/highschools\/Monklands\/ndghistory.html\">1900-1910<\/a>. These days Sherbrooke West is bustling with a diversity of shops and restaurants, but feels a little too wide for an intimate neighbourhood mainstreet.<\/p>\n<p>Just putting the idea out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 105 bus route, which runs from Vendome metro to the western extremity of Sherbrooke, got a major service boost this January. 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