04-17-2021, 07:42 PM
(04-17-2021, 07:02 PM)jeffster Wrote:(04-16-2021, 04:48 PM)jamincan Wrote: Genuinely, do more people actually work around Homer Watson than Sportsworld? There are some huge employers along Maple Grove.
Way more people work around Sportsworld, I would think.
Mind you, you do have a large business park between Homer Watson & Bleams to Manitou. You also have Conestoga College.
That said, many that work around Sportsworld have shift work, so unless transit goes 24-hours, cars might be considered essential for work out in that area. I do have a friend that goes by bus when he can, it's 4 - 5 hours transit time, but it gets him away from his wife when she needs the car and he needs the break.
Define "around"...the folks who work on Maple Grove are not within walking distance of the proposed LRT station, under any circumstances...even ignoring the lack of sidewalks.
The only people who could walk to the LRT from the station are in the commercial district around Deer Ridge Dr. and Sportsworld Dr. (and not much south of there). Yes, there are plenty of people working there, but there are also commercial areas along Homer-Watson.
The main employment area along Maple Grove could drive ridership, but those workers will already be making a transfer to a bus, and that bus would obviously stop at the LRT stations whether they are located at Sportsworld OR on Homer-Watson.