Waterloo Region Transit Developments (ION LRT, new terminal, GRT buses)

[jaybe]

The images on pages 38, 39 and 40 outline expansion to what appears to be the existing facility on the South West. It doesn't look like they are referring to the Potential North Terminal location in the terminal expansion plans. If so, the proposed GO location would be terrible.

 

[Kyle Campbell]

Ottawa catching up. I'm still wondering why they need until December for ION though. I think ION won't actually need all that time and open first, but the race is still on right now

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[KevinT]

Caught some signal timing runs today at the Old Albert crossing:

 

[Leo_Chan]

Caught some signal timing runs today at the Old Albert crossing:

I still believe that there should be a stop there.

 

[hw621]

The crossing arms make it a higher order transit. The above ground section of Eglinton Crosstown should have them.

 

[White Pine]

Just so you know, though, only part of the line has the crossing gates. The rest is run of the mill LRT.

 

[KevinT]

The crossing arms make it a higher order transit. The above ground section of Eglinton Crosstown should have them.

It only has crossing arms for the off-street sections (Waterloo and Huron spurs). The street sections, although using dedicated rapid ways that aren't shared with cars, don't have any arms. They do have dedicated transit signals at every intersection (white aspect bars: horizontal = stop, vertical = go) that we're told will get priority however.

 

[mdrejhon]

Fantastic photographs by Iain Hendry:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/81680629050/

Here are a few samples:

Above photos Credit: Iain Hendry Facebook | Twitter

And I notice transit priority signals in the YouTube test:

Credit: Freezeframe from YouTube below (slow test, jump to near end):

 

[Fred.S]

We need those transit signals for Toronto's streetcars. They wouldn't be confusing to motorists, and we could use them on places like King so that we can just keep a constant red signal for traffic (I know that's been discussed here before... maybe if it becomes permanent...).

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Fantastic photographs by Iain Hendry:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/81680629050/

Here are a few samples:

Above photos Credit: Iain Hendry Facebook | Twitter

And I notice transit priority signals in the YouTube test:

Credit: Freezeframe from YouTube below (slow test, jump to near end):

That Facebook group is also excellent to join for frequent updates on the project.

 

[hw621]

Fantastic photographs by Iain Hendry:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/81680629050/

Here are a few samples:

Above photos Credit: Iain Hendry Facebook | Twitter

And I notice transit priority signals in the YouTube test:

Credit: Freezeframe from YouTube below (slow test, jump to near end):

That damned streetcar, lol

 

[Allandale25]

^ Why? They willl travrt through intersections when cross traffic is stopped at a red. Unnecessary .

 

[BMO]

I have to say, I visited Waterloo a few weeks ago to tour the iON LRT. It's a really cool project. but I do have to say when you see the line in person, the wiring for this LRT seems kind of.... ugly. I'm no stranger to LRT wiring as someone who regularly takes St. Clair but these wires seem much bulkier along with the poles. I'm sure there's some functional or maintenance and operational reason for them, but I did find that they often took away from urban beauty of the roadway in some parts.

 

[Streety McCarface]

I have to say, I visited Waterloo a few weeks ago to tour the iON LRT. It's a really cool project. but I do have to say when you see the line in person, the wiring for this LRT seems kind of.... ugly. I'm no stranger to LRT wiring as someone who regularly takes St. Clair but these wires seem much bulkier along with the poles. I'm sure there's some functional or maintenance and operational reason for them, but I did find that they often took away from urban beauty of the roadway in some parts.

It's so trains can run faster since there are extra wires required for keeping a constant tension along the line.

 

[BMO]

It's so trains can run faster since there are extra wires required for keeping a constant tension along the line.

Makes sense stop spacing is pretty spread out.