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Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
(06-23-2022, 01:19 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:
(06-22-2022, 10:12 PM)ac3r Wrote: Regional council to consider airport shuttle proposal tonight: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news...ht-5505832

I read this headline and got excited. A bus shuttle...great! But it's just a shuttle that would go between the parking lot to the terminal. It would also not rely on Grand River Transit and instead the private bus and patient transfer company Voyago would be awarded an 800'000 dollar contract.

The longest distance from the door of the terminal to parking is about 200m. Do we really need a shuttle? I assume there are wheelchair spots for those who need them, and of course if more than one person drives to the airport one of them can park the vehicle after unloading all the luggage and the others.

OK, I see that the shuttle is for a newly built parking lot. Still, I think Dan’s points are all right on the money.

Also, I would point out that this is one of the few times when wheelchair accessibility does not need to be considered: people who need accessibility should park in the designated spots near the terminal. The required accommodation is to be able to park at the airport, not to reach every single parking spot. To be fair, at this point there probably isn’t much additional cost associated with accessibility, now that it’s designed in more widely to transit vehicles.
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RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - by ijmorlan - 06-23-2022, 01:27 AM

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