07-16-2018, 10:35 PM
(07-15-2018, 08:43 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: I do think that not consulting enough with those affected the most also contributed. I was hoping for some formal "lessons learned" to be published before we got too far along in phase 2 so this kind of thing would be less likely to happen, but it is almost too late now. Hopefully, someone is thinking about all the voices they haven't heard from in the phase 2 consultations. They are certainly hearing from the vocal and organized groups enough; hopefully not to the detriment of another less vocal group (for whatever reasons).
Yes. Old Albert Rd in Waterloo got a formal crossing because a Regional Councillor (Jane Mitchell) advocated for it (and it seems like it was hard even then). There was no Regional Councillor advocating for Traynor/Vanier. I'm guessing that they looked at maps and not sites or satellite images, or the frontline staff got overruled, as discussed earlier in this thread.
https://janemitchellblog.wordpress.com/2...-crossing/
Quote:People have asked me why there is a crossing at Old Albert in Waterloo and not at Traynor. Frankly, I use the Albert crossing and kept after staff for a pedestrian crossing from the very beginning of LRT. Unfortunately due to the informal nature of the Traynor /Vanier crossings, no one picked up this need for a pedestrian crossing. It is not uncommon for the needs of pedestrians to be ignored as shown by the many beaten down paths along roads without sidewalks and is something that we must continue working on changing.