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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Both the Waterloo Spur and Hydro Corridor had a "design requirement" for 80 km/h.

In reality the highest speed limit sign so far is 70 km/h on the Waterloo Spur in the segment between R&T Park station and Columbia.

No signs up yet on the Hydro Corridor.

But 10 km/h can't mean the difference between safe and unsafe.

In the US their regulation is that up to 180 km/h is ok for level crossings; above that you need a grade separated crossing (bridge or tunnel).

In Denver their speed limit is 55 mph (90 km/h) and they have at-grade crossings.

Basically, if one is saying that a pedestrian crossing is unsafe on the Hydro Corridor, then they have to also say they are all unsafe in Waterloo, and will need to all be rebuilt.
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by Canard - 01-08-2017, 03:59 PM
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