ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[Acitta]

No, I have not lived in a European country. I know that they take their public transit much more seriously than car-centric Canadian cities. However, the only people who complain about better public transit are the car-brained idiots who never use it. The ION is well-used, even if it is not as well-designed as it could have been. Public transit, in general, is well-used in the Region.

I grew up in Europe and have lived there for long stretches since then. And I have spent close to two years in Japan, too. The key underlying factor is that European cities generally are, and generally always have been, much more urban than North American cities. As a result, they are far less car-centric, and far more people walk, cycle and take transit--and the same is true in Japan as well.

You hate that fact that the LRT is above ground, but LRT and tram systems are common in Europe as well. But it is indeed driving both ridership and development, roughly meeting its original goals (COVID-19 impacted it along the way).

I don't see any point in arguing this with you any further as there is no way to have a reasoned debate with you on this topic

I assume that you were replying to ac3r and not me.