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RE: Grand River Transit - trainspotter139 - 10-09-2018 (10-09-2018, 05:33 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(10-09-2018, 03:08 PM)KevinT Wrote: It took me a minute to figure out what you meant, my first reaction was "but it already goes to Conestoga Mall" but then I realized you were referring to Conestoga College where it would save me a transfer to the 16/116. Not feasible with the current alignment of the line. RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-09-2018 (10-09-2018, 03:59 PM)Canard Wrote: ...but with ion it will be: Technically it will be Ion Bus from Fairway to Pinebush. The Fairway transfer is designed to be quick and easy - just walk across the platform from train to bus (or vice versa upon return). RE: Grand River Transit - Canard - 10-09-2018 My point still stands with regard to transfers and the future trip taking longer. RE: Grand River Transit - ijmorlan - 10-09-2018 (10-09-2018, 05:53 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote:(10-09-2018, 05:33 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: New Phase 2 idea: extend to Conestoga College, instead of Cambridge. They probably want it more, and how cool to have an LRT from Conestoga Mall to Conestoga College! I’m actually joking, but I don’t think it’s as ridiculous as it at first sounds: From Fairview, turn south and take Wabanaki to Wilson. Then down to the Waterloo Region Museum and then down Homer Watson to Conestoga College. But yeah, Cambridge should be included first. RE: Grand River Transit - tomh009 - 10-09-2018 (10-09-2018, 07:20 PM)Canard Wrote: My point still stands with regard to transfers and the future trip taking longer. The system is very much not optimized for your commute pattern. Phase 2 might help, or maybe not. Otherwise it's car/bicycle for you. Or change the commute. RE: Grand River Transit - Canard - 10-09-2018 (10-09-2018, 08:30 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Otherwise it's car/bicycle for you. Or change the commute. Car is 13 minutes with no traffic and bike is ~70 (blissful!) minutes. You're absolutely right it's not optimized for moving between Central Kitchener and the Northeast end of Cambridge. Phase 2 would be very helpful, I think, because I'd be far more inclined to do the ~5 minute ride to the Charles St. Terminal, take the LRT all the way to Pinebush, then do the last ~10 minutes to my office by bike again. That would be perfect! I tried the Bike + Bus thing a few times (so it was just one bus, the express from Charles to Pinebush), but that was awful because there weren't enough spaces on the racks, and I had to keep waiting for busses. The one time I did it, it took me over 2 hours to get home, because I couldn't get on a series of busses one after another. By change the commute, I assume you mean physically move, since we've already exhausted all mode options? That is not realistic. RE: Grand River Transit - tomh009 - 10-09-2018 Yes, changing commute would mean either moving or changing jobs. Not knowing anything about your situation, that wasn't really a serious suggestion. RE: Grand River Transit - Canard - 10-10-2018 I’m always amazed when people suggest “just change jobs”. Like everyone works at McDonalds lol. RE: Grand River Transit - KevinT - 10-10-2018 (10-09-2018, 05:33 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(10-09-2018, 03:08 PM)KevinT Wrote: It took me a minute to figure out what you meant, my first reaction was "but it already goes to Conestoga Mall" but then I realized you were referring to Conestoga College where it would save me a transfer to the 16/116. Oh believe me, I've dreamt about variations of that. Somehow use Balzer to connect to the old Budd Automotive / Lear Seating track to the Homer Watson & Manitou area, then center-run down Homer Watson out to the college and into Cambridge via Fountain St. Screw Sportsworld, its a perpetually failing retail area... RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-13-2018 Curbs are in for the Fairway park-and-ride. RE: Grand River Transit - Square - 10-13-2018 (10-13-2018, 06:45 PM)KevinL Wrote: Curbs are in for the Fairway park-and-ride. Any sign of the Operator building being built?, or did they change plans and using the one close to the mall? Thank you. RE: Grand River Transit - trainspotter139 - 10-14-2018 (10-13-2018, 11:00 PM)Square Wrote:(10-13-2018, 06:45 PM)KevinL Wrote: Curbs are in for the Fairway park-and-ride. There's a deeper pit behind that mound of dirt that is laid out for a driver facility RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-17-2018 Starting Monday, bus stops serving ION stations will use the name of the station. Curiously, this also includes Sunrise and the Boardwalk, despite them not having Ion service. Full details: http://www.grt.ca/en/schedules-maps/bus-stop-name-changes.aspx RE: Grand River Transit - trainspotter139 - 10-17-2018 (10-17-2018, 01:06 PM)KevinL Wrote: Starting Monday, bus stops serving ION stations will use the name of the station. Curiously, this also includes Sunrise and the Boardwalk, despite them not having Ion service. it's for consistency RE: Grand River Transit - Markster - 10-17-2018 It is still a landmark, and it reduces cognitive load on the passengers when ION does launch. Better to get used to the name now. |