03-15-2023, 09:37 PM
The section of the LRT tracks where this fatality occurred is about 1 km of track intersected by three pedestrian crossings (the RT Station, Quiet Place and Old Albert) plus two roads (Bearinger Rd and Northfield Drive) plus one grade separated crossing (Weber St). This is also the only section of Waterloo track that is not also paralleled by a multi-use trail. South of this stretch, pedestrians could walk all the way south to the main line at Kitchener via the TransCanada Trail/Laurel Trail and Spurline Trail. To the north, pedestrians can walk from Northfield Drive to the Market.
Without knowing the destination of the pedestrian, it's impossible to know whether a multi-use trail would have encouraged them not to walk on the tracks. I note that the other fatality along these tracks was closer to Columbia where there is a multi-use trail parallel to the tracks.
Without knowing the destination of the pedestrian, it's impossible to know whether a multi-use trail would have encouraged them not to walk on the tracks. I note that the other fatality along these tracks was closer to Columbia where there is a multi-use trail parallel to the tracks.