01-06-2018, 01:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-06-2018, 03:53 PM by Pheidippides.)
Perhaps somebody can help me remember the chain of events to jog Canard's memory?
-Pre-ion construction the 7 NB on King originally stopped south of Allen on King, south of William on King, north of Willis (in front of parkade) on King, and the north of Erb on King.
-The initial uptown streetscape plans came out and showed a transit stop south of Erb on King.
-During Ion and then uptown streetscape construction the 7 had many different iterations, the last of which usually had it stopping south of Allen on King, north of Willis on Regina, and south of Dupont on Regina.
-Initial information for GRT then came out that said that once Ion was up and running the 7 NB would only stop south of Allen on King, and then not again until south of Erb on King; leaving a huge gap between stops in the heart of uptown
-Soon after consultations for GRT's business plan for 2017-2021 occurred, and based on the feedback, they added a stop on William between King and Regina; so the 7 NB would stop south of Allen on King, turn right on William, stop between King and Regina on William, turn left on Regina, turn left on Willis, turn right on King, and then stop south of Erb on King.
-Then the revised uptown streetscape plans came out (the revised the section between Erb and the GEXR tracks to continue the segregated bike lanes from Erb down to the Laurel Trail) that removed the transit stop south of Erb at King and showed a new transit stop just north of the GEXR tracks on King.
-Once King reopened from the first phase of the streetscape work back in December it seems that, despite having built a substantial stop/shelter/display on Wiliam betwen King and Regina, GRT has had second thoughts about the circuitous routing of King->William-->Regina-->Willis-->King and so the 7 NB started stopping south of Allen on King, north of GEXR tracks on King, and north of Bridgeport on King.
What's not clear to me is if the direct routing of the 7 NB up King between William and Erb is temporary until Ion starts running or if it is a new final route. The latest GRT 2018 and 2021 maps would seem to indicate that it is the new final route (and that new stop on William seems to be over built for the current passenger load of the #5).
-Pre-ion construction the 7 NB on King originally stopped south of Allen on King, south of William on King, north of Willis (in front of parkade) on King, and the north of Erb on King.
-The initial uptown streetscape plans came out and showed a transit stop south of Erb on King.
-During Ion and then uptown streetscape construction the 7 had many different iterations, the last of which usually had it stopping south of Allen on King, north of Willis on Regina, and south of Dupont on Regina.
-Initial information for GRT then came out that said that once Ion was up and running the 7 NB would only stop south of Allen on King, and then not again until south of Erb on King; leaving a huge gap between stops in the heart of uptown
-Soon after consultations for GRT's business plan for 2017-2021 occurred, and based on the feedback, they added a stop on William between King and Regina; so the 7 NB would stop south of Allen on King, turn right on William, stop between King and Regina on William, turn left on Regina, turn left on Willis, turn right on King, and then stop south of Erb on King.
-Then the revised uptown streetscape plans came out (the revised the section between Erb and the GEXR tracks to continue the segregated bike lanes from Erb down to the Laurel Trail) that removed the transit stop south of Erb at King and showed a new transit stop just north of the GEXR tracks on King.
-Once King reopened from the first phase of the streetscape work back in December it seems that, despite having built a substantial stop/shelter/display on Wiliam betwen King and Regina, GRT has had second thoughts about the circuitous routing of King->William-->Regina-->Willis-->King and so the 7 NB started stopping south of Allen on King, north of GEXR tracks on King, and north of Bridgeport on King.
What's not clear to me is if the direct routing of the 7 NB up King between William and Erb is temporary until Ion starts running or if it is a new final route. The latest GRT 2018 and 2021 maps would seem to indicate that it is the new final route (and that new stop on William seems to be over built for the current passenger load of the #5).
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.