12-11-2023, 11:25 PM
(12-11-2023, 09:13 PM)coriander Wrote:(12-11-2023, 06:59 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Visited the UW transit terminal today. It is terrible. The location, the amenities even the transit platforms are just so poorly thought out. It’s clear that the people making the big decisions do not ride transit and have never seen good transit.
The land to the north and south of the terminal seems rather underutilised. The University's master plan involved much more coverage on the engineering campus to the south of the station than what exists right now. The former Blackberry site to the north is just incredibly barren.
Even when built out it won’t be great. I think there should have been an overall plan where the shelters become porticos as the surrounding buildings are built. So at first it wouldn’t necessarily be much different from what has been built, but the design would provide for UW buildings to be built up to (touching) the shelters, eventually providing continuous shelter.