I hear no sky train noise at all… I specifically picked my apartment which is on the North side of Lougheed looking straight North at the mountains. I suspect the people on the other side of the building which faces the sky train may not have the same experience though…
Mark
Skytrain is quieter than a lot of vehicles on the road, IMHO.
At 2AM I hear that damn train over by the Barnett. That sound really carries.
I hear the whistle of that train across the inlet … its pretty cool to hear it echoing like a loon-call off the mountains in the quiet of the morning.
You may be tempted to live near the beach (I was) - DON'T
When I was in Vancouver (five years) my car went months without moving. Even on the weekends it seems like a shit show. Saturdays in Kits were worse than rush hour.
If I had to drive in that everyday I think I would have gone mental. Hence, I lived within biking distance of work and school. In the end I really didn't make as much use of all Van has to offer as I would have had I not had to deal with bridges.
Why there is no ample parking around nice beaches is one of the enduring mysteries of the Cosmos. :) Its a bummer of a problem to have if you are a local. /esarc
No shit, eh?
I'm 7 blocks from the Skytrain line and can hear those rubber wheels howling in the distance at night.
Well, that must really suck. They should swap out those electric motors that run off the Hydro grid and their damn regenerative braking systems for some gasoline or diesel powered engines that run exclusively on the lowest-grade tar sands oil … that'll fix the squeaking. Cuz nobody should have to put up with that kind of inconvenience.