03-10-2016, 09:49 AM
(03-09-2016, 11:26 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: I think there is a tendency to kneejerk: either any complaint about closures is just a version of NIMBY — any excuse to complain about the LRT project; or any closure is just part of Ken Seiling’s master plan to force everybody to ride the white elephant LRT by snarling traffic. Real life, of course, is more complicated than either of these options.
I don’t think it’s at all NIMBY to question whether more could have been done to prevent a detour of a kilometre. That’s a substantial barrier for a lot of people.
I have personally assumed that Waterloo Street has been closed for genuine safety reasons, so I’m not using it (it’s closed). I see it being used sometimes by others- they are mostly young and mostly male from what I’ve seen. I haven’t see anyone in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller doing it.
We’re talking about a railway. It can be dangerous. If someone has a thoughtful reason based on observations why it’s not actually dangerous, please do communicate that with the Region for the rest of our sakes, so the closure can be lifted if it’s really not necessary.