06-04-2018, 11:42 AM
(06-04-2018, 11:06 AM)urbd Wrote: Interesting how the stretch of Erb connecting to Uptown is not included as potential stage 3 RT
I dunno, to me going Conestoga to Boardwalk via University Ave continues to feed (and feed off of) the intensification around the University (as well as supporting the intensification existing transit converging at the University already supported). Also, given the "long and skinny" geography of the region, a pure East-West RT line north of Victoria might not be long enough to be warranted.
(( ...and with this routing WLU would actually be reachable by RT, no matter how generously Line 1-Waterloo Park might be officially named. ))
That being said, it would cannibalize ridership from the 202 as its routing remains unchanged. If we Stage 3 this way, I would prefer to see the 202 reroute via Erb and Weber (or King, but why we continue to treat Weber as being allergic to express bus service eludes me) to provide iXpress connectivity to Line 1-Uptown.
Mostly I'm wondering how a Stage 3 on University would interconnect with Line 1, since it decided to not put a stop on Universtiy. Walking transfer up to Line 1-UW? A rail-sharing detour to Line 1-Waterloo Park?