SkyTrain alarm designed to discourage loitering ran only for testing purposes, says TransLink

TransLink says a so-called “mosquito alarm” set up outside Vancouver’s Main Street-Science World SkyTrain Station, designed to discourage loitering, was run only as a test earlier this week, with no plans to get it up and running again.

Mosquito alarms are devices that emit continuous, high-frequency sounds to discourage people from gathering or loitering in a certain area. 

“TransLink has received dozens of reports of disorderly conduct and criminal activity at the Main Street-Science World SkyTrain station over recent months,” a TransLink spokesperson said.

“In an effort to address this challenge and prevent gatherings at station entrances we have tested a device which emits a high frequency noise to determine its effectiveness. This

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