06-13-2016, 10:40 PM
(06-13-2016, 09:43 PM)MidTowner Wrote: I'm not sure I would be "horrified," but I'd be surprised. It would seem imprudent to say the least to commit funding to the second phase when it's only a two year wait to see whether at least opening day ridership forecasts were on the mark for the first phase.
It depends on how uncertain you view the outcome. Kitchener and Waterloo are undeniably reshaping the city around the line; whatever the opening day ridership (and it isn't predicted to be much more than combined corridor bus ridership), it is already helping achieve the land use goals that the Region has.
Ottawa has gotten funding for phase 2 without having opened phase 1 of their proper LRT line. However, the Region of Waterloo maybe has not gone asking for funds yet.