11-21-2014, 01:15 PM
(11-21-2014, 12:24 PM)KevinL Wrote: I'm wondering if there's something further that can be started to give the community even more of a sense of ownership of the system.
This thought is inspired by my learning of what the English city of Nottingham did when they launched their LRT system 10 years ago: they named each train, after a local personality. This was for those famous (figure skaters Torvill and Dean, writers D.H. Lawrence and Lord Byron), legendary (Robin Hood), or simply locally prominent (a respected bike store owner, charity campaigners).
I'm not saying this *exact* idea should be followed, but it's a point of inspiration to see what we could do.
Anyone have thoughts?
I've taken the cable car up the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel on several occasions. Each car is named after someone who's won the Hahnenkamm World Cup downhill ski race, including three of the "Crazy Canucks," Ken Read, Steve Podborski(*) and Todd Brooker. I've seen but not ridden in all three of the cars named after them. It certainly does instill a sense of pride in Canada, perhaps more so because it's in a foreign country.
I'd welcome similar recognition of people who made significant contributions to Waterloo Region. A public poll/contest to nominate people would be a good way to generate publicity for the LRT prior to the official inauguration of service.
(*) They also have the national flag above each name but for some reason it's missing above Podborski's.