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  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Having the lane in the middle is way less than idea, it assumes you aren't going to stop anywhere, you have to cross traffic to get in and out of the lane. There is one over Hwy 400 on the 7, it looks...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,581 07-29-2022, 02:11 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Coke6pk Wrote: (05-23-2022, 06:28 PM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (05-22-2022, 10:08 PM) -- At least there's room at go around? Plenty of sidewalks with light/hydro poles that you can hardly walk around, le...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,581 05-23-2022, 11:12 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
bravado Wrote: (05-22-2022, 10:16 PM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (05-22-2022, 10:08 PM) -- At least there's room at go around? Plenty of sidewalks with light/hydro poles that you can hardly walk around, le...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,581 05-23-2022, 11:11 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
I assume the rubber surface would just be like an athletics track. Certainly not as hard wearing as asphalt. I can't see it being great for bikes both from wear and from increased energy requirement f...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,581 05-17-2022, 03:02 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
I remember seeing something at some point, may have been just the letter mailed to my house. In terms of widening, it is supposed to facilitate future flyover ramps from hwy 8, I assume also add a ...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,251,290 05-05-2022, 03:19 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
jamincan Wrote: (05-04-2022, 08:52 AM) -- Genuinely, what would Metrolinx need to do to convince people that they are actually proceeding with their plans for 2WAD service on the line? I hear critici...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 2,010 1,184,100 05-04-2022, 10:33 AM
  Thread: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
With nearly 600 units proposed across the road plus commercial the area will become extremely congested, assuming it all goes ahead. The ION should help alleviate some of this but the MUP and sidewalk...
   robd Urban Areas 367 322,056 04-22-2022, 10:02 AM
  Thread: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street East | 18+14 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street Eas...
Kind of yes. This and the other development in the area plus those that are being proposed near the old Preston springs hotel. I know this isn't feasible with the interchange being an MTO responsib...
   robd Suburbs 45 10,262 04-15-2022, 07:08 PM
  Thread: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street East | 18+14 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street Eas...
Agreed, it should pretty much be a condition of the development. With the ramps you could turn the area into a much more liveable development. The 401 overpass is a problem that is apparently not w...
   robd Suburbs 45 10,262 04-14-2022, 07:41 PM
  Thread: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street East | 18+14 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street Eas...
The road was supposed to be reconstructed by now but the ION design has delayed this somewhat. There will be a MUP going in on one side from Freeport to the 401. Realistically it will be close to usel...
   robd Suburbs 45 10,262 04-14-2022, 03:40 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
The bike lanes are bad, but the MUP on Fountain/king is worse. A couple of randomly placed signs, nothing to denote the end of them or the need to cross at King and Fountain, and no way to safely ente...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,581 09-06-2021, 12:01 PM
  Thread: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
That is probably one of the most walk-able places in Cambridge with a few modifications. Multiple schools, grocery stores, parks and the leisure centre all within 2km. Most of the traffic generated wo...
   robd Urban Areas 367 322,056 04-22-2021, 02:10 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
I see that but it still seems less than ideal. If we want to truly transform Hespeler we should be aiming for one lane with turn lanes, bike lanes and wider pedestrian areas. Hespeler like I suggested...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 711,617 10-30-2019, 04:18 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
The 500m walk is from the existing transit terminal. Maybe GRT changes at the time will remove it's importance, but it certainly removes current connections GO transit. I get the long term horizons...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 711,617 10-30-2019, 03:07 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
The whole Preston angled station is so that it is closer to downtown Preston which seems pretty silly. The station touches the edge of Preston and I struggle to see it boost densification in the area,...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 711,617 10-30-2019, 09:39 AM
  Thread: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Townline Road
Post: RE: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Townline R...
Correct that's the intent https://hwy401grandriverbridges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Hwy-401_Grand-River-Bridge-PIC-Displays-for-web.pdf But who knows, the widening from Townline to Hespeler ...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 441 310,351 08-14-2019, 09:52 AM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
The 401 is a full reconstruction of the grand river bridges, high mast lighting and other general rehab. Interchange ramps aren't changing but the reconstruction will leave the grand bridges for futur...
   robd Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,251,290 07-22-2019, 03:23 PM

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