04-27-2023, 12:56 PM
(04-26-2023, 05:48 PM)dunkalunk Wrote: If its constrained, why does it need to be fully separated from traffic? If it needs to be separated from traffic, why not split the route?
Splitting the route is not an idea situation as not only do you need twice the stations for that part, but you also reduce the level of service because it is a farther walk to the other direction. People on the far side of Margaret Ave. from Kitchener City Hall Station don't have the same level of service as people on the far side of Weber St. E. from Kitchener Market Station. People will only walk so far to an LRT station, even if it is further than they would to a bis stop, and if they have to use a pair of stations then you get lots of people for whom only one is within their person threshold so they keep using their car. Instead of having a nice big 800-1000m catchment area around both sides King St in DTK we effectively only have a 400-500m catchment.
We never would have gotten Stage 1 built without doing this, but it should still only be a last resort.