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If we have a farecard system, I see no reason why the fare structure should not be adjusted to better reflect the actual distance people travel, whether that be for fares by distance, fare zones,...

What do you folks think of the idea of implementing a fare zone system within the Region once we have Presto up and running? What do you think might be feasible?

I personally see fare zones as a...

I already miss the Matter of Taste in Uptown. I hope they can find a home there again soon, this time with street frontage.

From what I understand, Amtrak runs its trains mostly as diesel, but use electrification within NYC to access the tunnels under the Hudson and East Rivers to New York Penn Station

I doubt that it would be in GO's interests to be dual-mode locomotives. It would be more economical to run diesel trains as local from Kitchener to Brampton and then as express and continue to Union.

ion has good potential for supplanting the iXpress brand after LRT is extended to Cambridge when referring to the entire rapid network. In my opinion, iXpress sounds a bit clunky, and people usually...

It would be really great to see the integration of some sort of high rise residential (10-15 Stories) into this building. a 3 level parking structure with streetfront retail would fit well in the...

Here's hoping for ion. I know the name "wave" has been thrown around quite a bit, does anyone know where this comes from?

Look a few pages back, there is a page from the value engineering report to council

I've done a bit of work on a value-engineered interchange for Highway 7. The interchange would use most of the existing ramp structures instead of constructing a 4 level interchange. For your...

What the heck happened to Route 5? It no longer terminates at the Boardwalk...

This appears to be an error in the map, the route description still has the route ending at the Boardwalk

Shovels will be in the ground six months before the next municipal election (April 2014 vs October 2014)

Thanks for putting up the Google Map Don!

I'd personally call the new Cambridge riding Cambridge - Dumfries to reflect the inclusion of areas of South Dumfries added to the Cambridge riding.
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Wow, Glen Murray becomes Minister of Transport and Infrastructure. I couldn't have thought of a better choice!

As far as I am aware, the province it currently in the process of procuring the land for the new highway, but has not yet completed the process. The only new strip of land that would need to be...

Funds have already been committed for the project and construction is set to start in 2015. The only party opposed to the idea completely are the Greens; NDP, Libs, and Cons support it. Land is...

I've done a bit of refining on my alternate Highway 7 concept (Gmap).

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BAk6jgWCUAAB2kw.jpg

In order to cut down on construction costs, the freeway portions would only...

My proposed naming scheme...

ion: entire limited-stop transit network including current/future iXpress, aBRT, LRT
ion Mainline: LRT/aBRT route between Conestoga Mall and South Cambridge
ion 2##:...

The line does not travel down King Street in Preston. I really think "Mainline" would be far more accurate or even "Spline"

The name ion can easily be carried over to describe both iXpress-style service (ion Bus) and the LRT service (ion Tram). the name would also stylize nicely as a map icon.

With concerns to...

How about a nice German name. "Raschbahn" anyone? It roughly translates to "Rapidway or Rapidtram". Rasch also sounds like the english "Rush" which implies speed of flow like the Grand River. People...

I'm on the ion

Trio definitely reminds me of TriOS.

I am also beginning to like ion. It ties in well with the existing iXpress brand, may supplant iXpress brand in the future (ion Bus, ion Tram)

You can also...

From the same company that brought you iXpress when things beginning with i were popular, comes three names that are names of existing mobile phones: Palm Treo, Xperia Arc, and Xperia Ion. None of...

Agreed. I'd like to see Fishcer-Hallman connected to Northumberland Street bypassing Roseville if possible. http://goo.gl/maps/BgwWr

Branding input will happen in January where residents will get to review and provide feedback betwween the Region's top 3 picks.

It's my hope that the Rapid Transit Team is able to get all landholders on board for placing the LRT station between Pine and Green Streets with pedestrian connections to both crosswalks. Something...

I personally can't wait until they have the Renforth Gateway hub up and running. It would make an excellent transfer stop for both GO and Greyhound routes as well as providing easy access to the...

A hotel would be a very good fit for this location, especially considering it's location and Delta's announcement to move to the barrel yards. Also, having a pub,a convenience store/newsstand, and a...

You could still have that type of setup as a separate convenience store. I would want the pub there to ensure that there is life in the hub outside of regular commuting hours and to turn it into a...

And by this, I mean NOT TRANSFERS. Somewhere with the ambiance/menu of Duke of Wellington or McCabes. Someone with a sense of humour could call it the "King Victoria"

I encourage everyone giving this thread a passing glance (if you haven't already) to email the commission with your feedback concerning the electoral district redistribution.

Send it to:
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It is my hope that they get some ground floor retail in the first phase. A few things that I'd like to see are an LCBO or urban Sobeys, and a station pub/restaurant.

To be honest, I just guesstimated, but I should actually probably actually figure this out...

First off, let me note that the provincial quota is 106,213

I know for a fact that the 2011...

Done.

If you're interested, I've also finalized the Google Map

Based on Ken Seiling's comments in The Record I have to agree that based on the Region's current population and it's projected increase, it makes a large amount of sense to keep the Region's ridings...

Point taken.



This can be mitigated through use of signal priority, but there would be a tradeoff to the amount of time the intersection can be occupied by general traffic.

There may be a...

I was told that there is nothing that would technically prevent buses from travelling on the corridor. Emergency vehicles are allowed to mount the curb for the purposes of passing other vehicles, so...

I would have liked to see the King Street bus stops placed in front of the Pharmacy School and the Hub, however there are a number of constraints that would prevent that from happening.

1) The...

There's no reason that both can't be done. Small retail and ambulance station on the bottom floor, office on the remaining floors. This area is considered one of Kitchener's mixed-use corridors and...

I've made some changes to my map of preferred service changes in Waterloo for 2013. Most notably, I've terminated Route 12 at the Lincoln Road loop and continued route 29 in the former routing of...

It does.

In my opinion, the 201 should not be running to Fairway at all. Instead, route it to the Block Line RT station and down Manitou and Fischer-Hallman to Conestoga College.

Having lived in the area behind Mount Hope Cemetery, I've found it more reliable to walk 5-10 minutes to frequent service on King than it was to rely on Route 4.

With the lack of continuous...

Noone wants to be a grinch...

In advance of the PCCs for the 2013 Transit Service Improvement Plan, I was hoping to get some feedback on the following route concept: http://goo.gl/maps/tbBuu

The west looked mostly fine, but...

I may or may not be in attendance based on the time I am back from Toronto.

I speculate that the timing of the election will have the most effect on who will win the general election. Let's remember that in the next general election, the electoral map will (likely) be...

Well I've updated my map gave it my best shot...


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And zoomed in on K-W-C

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I've included the Pioneer Park-Sportsworld-Toyota area in the larger Waterloo Region Riding as this...

I certainly like that Waterloo and Cambridge now have their own ridings, but I am curious as why there was not more of an attempt to make the urban areas of Kitchener (pop 219,000 as of 2011 census)...