05-18-2018, 05:54 PM
(05-18-2018, 04:36 PM)timc Wrote: I was in Mississauga recently, and one thing that stood out to me is that several of the bus stops have concrete sections of road in front of them (what they call "bus landing pads") instead of asphalt. If you've ever biked near a bus stop, you will notice that the asphalt gets torn up pretty badly by buses, and concrete is a more durable surface. Is this something that we should consider here in Waterloo Region?
When I was there, I thought most of those were actually bus bays. It's a good idea (you'll see the terminal is partially paved in concrete I believe for that reason) but I am guessing they are difficult to implement in the actual roadway, because the interface between concrete and asphalt will probably degrade and get potholes. Asphalt only designs usually leaves potholes primarily in the bike lanes, or otherwise in the gutter.
As for bus bays themselves, there are pluses and minuses, the pluses are for drivers and transit operations, the minuses are largely for transit users.