07-09-2019, 05:09 PM
(07-09-2019, 04:40 PM)CuilTard Wrote:(07-09-2019, 04:12 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: Northfield and Willis Way LRT stations in Waterloo may need renos for safety reasons
I wonder if the problem with Willis Way is related to the signage that tells you not to cross Caroline to the platform from the Shops side at the north end of the platform (maps), but to walk south past the platform where there's a designated crossing? I have to admit that I was too lazy and went with others that waited for a gap in traffic. I guess the concern here is that a driver will make a quick right out of the LCBO lot onto northbound Caroline and not see you? I got away with one. I won't do that again.
I've mailed Sean Strickland about Willis Way and am meeting with regional staff about it tomorrow. The issue is that basically no one wants to get off the train and go south away from their trip generator (or worse yet, west to the multi-use trail, which also has bikes whizzing by). People will cross Caroline mid-block. Which could be fine, perhaps. Or maybe pedestrian traffic should be funneled north towards where the trip generators are actually located. This station layout does not respect desire lines.