07-14-2018, 02:48 PM
(07-14-2018, 01:44 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: We've known since November it wasn't in the region's budget until 2019.
http://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/s...php?tid=14&pid=45035#pid45035
This is some sort of priority that the city/region needs to move up somehow. Really, there should be two crossings, in my opinion, but at least one close to Food Basics.
You'd have thought the geniuses who planned all this in the first place would have thought of this scenario. But alas, the elite don't disappoint.
I think, for now, a good alternative would be is to have a shuttle bus doing a loop in that area. Though I imagine that would be fairly expensive, even if you limited the hours, you're looking at probably $250,000/year still at least. I base that on an assumption of 12 hours a day for 5 days, and 10 hours for Saturday and Sunday, so 80-hours per week, which is 2 FT employees, plus bus expenses. Or alternatively, they could have an on-demand type of taxi service with some sort of micro-bus, privately run.