ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[tomh009]

Black patterned concrete between the sidewalk proper and the curb:

That looks really nice to me. I'll be curious to see how it wears and ages.

It should be all right for wear.  When they rebuilt the (main) intersection in Heidelberg, they used red pattern concrete in a similar configuration.  Five years on, it still looks good, although not as bright red, and the patterns show no discernible wear.  I expect this will end up having a dark gray/charcoal tone to it as it ages, still substantially darker than the curbs and the main part of the sidewalk.