11-19-2019, 11:23 PM
(11-19-2019, 11:04 PM)jeffster Wrote:(11-19-2019, 08:39 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Ha, we thought it was over, but no, with Phase 2 comes more misleading information:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/i-should-bu...93191#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=CjhassI
A) His restaurant was not taken for phase 1, it was taken because Cadillac Fairview doesn't want bus passengers near their mall, has nothing to do with the LRT.
B) His property is not divided in half, the back chunk will be cut off and he will lose his view of....8 lanes of traffic on the highway.
*sigh*.
I think you're wrong there. It was definitely taken by the LRT, purchased by the region, for the train and for the parking -- that spot is now a parking lot. I don't believe it was ever on mall property.
Quote:[small]CTV Kitchener
Published Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:53AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, March 22, 2016 7:00PM EDT[/small]
Two restaurants on Fairway Road will be demolished to make way for a new terminal for buses and light rail vehicles.
Waterloo Region councillors voted Tuesday to approve the expropriation of the two properties – one housing a Burger King, the other a Crabby Joe’s.
Coun. Tom Galloway said the expropriation process is necessary to ensure that the properties are turned over to the region in time for the start of the ION LRT service next year, but may not be completed in full.
Also, why wouldn't Fairview Park Mall want bus business? Can you prove it with a citation? It sounds ridiculous if true.
Can't speak for the mans visual being affected, but good chance he'll lose the river view, which was his complaint.
I don't feel like finding a citation, you can trust me or not, it was well documented that Fairview didn't want the buses on their property, that's the reason the bus terminal moved, you can even tell that the LRT station was designed to connect with the old bus terminal, not the new one, which had a wall blocking it until just recently.
As for why, it's one part the Bay complaining about bus passengers waiting in the vestibule (because it was heated) and one part not believing that many customers actually arrive by transit...but it's one reason I will no longer shop at Fairview.
As for his view, he certainly won't "lose" his river view, the LRT goes along the highway and over the river.