03-02-2025, 10:11 PM
I remember back in 2008, when the region did the ranking of route options, on the Fairway to Eagle segment, the BRT options outperformed the LRT options
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https://web.archive.org/web/20140412173358/http://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/multimedialibrary/resources/pcc_handout_p2s2_evaluation_results.pdf
I do think considering BRT as an option has merit, especially since the Highway 8 and 401 corridors are already there and have bypass shoulders to make the connection quick.
I think prioritizing speeding up the existing connection between Fairway station and Pinebush via the River Rd Extension, dedicated ramps to Sportsworld and Pinebush with dedicated lanes and signal priority makes more sense than spending 2 billion dollars to cross Grand River, Speed River, and CP rail corridor in Preston on new elevated right-of-way.
The Highway 8 corridor from Fairway to Sportsworld can't really be urbanized; it runs through hidden valley and on pillars through a floodplain. Our LRVs also can't travel faster than 80km/h, meaning that traffic on Highway 8/401 will still be faster than light rail for getting into Cambridge. Allowing GO onto the ION corridor to a terminal at Sportsworld would also improve their connections.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140412173358/http://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/multimedialibrary/resources/pcc_handout_p2s2_evaluation_results.pdf
I do think considering BRT as an option has merit, especially since the Highway 8 and 401 corridors are already there and have bypass shoulders to make the connection quick.
I think prioritizing speeding up the existing connection between Fairway station and Pinebush via the River Rd Extension, dedicated ramps to Sportsworld and Pinebush with dedicated lanes and signal priority makes more sense than spending 2 billion dollars to cross Grand River, Speed River, and CP rail corridor in Preston on new elevated right-of-way.
The Highway 8 corridor from Fairway to Sportsworld can't really be urbanized; it runs through hidden valley and on pillars through a floodplain. Our LRVs also can't travel faster than 80km/h, meaning that traffic on Highway 8/401 will still be faster than light rail for getting into Cambridge. Allowing GO onto the ION corridor to a terminal at Sportsworld would also improve their connections.