ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[Square]

For anyone listening to the radio feed, this article does not state it, but if they go with encryption, no more listening after August or September

https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-new...la-2236966

[Rainrider22]

The upside is you wont have tow trucks driving at stupid speeds to an accident because they wont know where it is !!!

[ijmorlan]

Does anybody know if this will include ambulance? The article only mentioned fire, police, and GRT.

[Square]

Does anybody know if this will include ambulance? The article only mentioned fire, police, and GRT.

Waterloo Region EMS dispatch is run by the Ontario Government and use a different radio system.

[ijmorlan]

Does anybody know if this will include ambulance? The article only mentioned fire, police, and GRT.

Waterloo Region EMS dispatch is run by the Ontario Government and use a different radio system.

Is that true province wide? It seems pretty weird to me to have all of emergency plus transit in the Region on one system, except for ambulance. Don’t the fire and police people have to talk to ambulances?

[Square]

Waterloo Region EMS dispatch is run by the Ontario Government and use a different radio system.

Is that true province wide? It seems pretty weird to me to have all of emergency plus transit in the Region on one system, except for ambulance. Don’t the fire and police people have to talk to ambulances?

This article explains it better.


https://www.therecord.com/news-story/911...-dispatch/

[Rainrider22]

Police and firefighters and ambulance talk to each other through dispatchers it would be disastrous to have them all share the same radio....

[ijmorlan]

Is that true province wide? It seems pretty weird to me to have all of emergency plus transit in the Region on one system, except for ambulance. Don’t the fire and police people have to talk to ambulances?

This article explains it better.


https://www.therecord.com/news-story/911...-dispatch/

Thanks, that was helpful.

[KevinL]

Despite the rain, finally got a good look a the Traynor crossing. It's a bit of a hodgepodge, but it's working, so not too many complaints.

The level section from the Fairway crosswalk has high chain-link fence around a sidewalk.

   

This transitions to the ramp, which is a bit wider and has lower railings at hand height.

   

The concrete ramp ends a few metres away from the trackbed, and the gap is bridged by what is essentially a wooden deck. I'm fairly certain this structure is intended to be temporary and will be replaced by something more solid when they get around to installing the proper pedestrian signals.

       

The Traynor side is simple asphalt ramps up from the pedestrian trail.

   

[danbrotherston]

Oh FFS...stupid f***ing fence...

Honestly, we don't have fences like that on sidewalks, nothing more than spending money to make ped infra less convenient, more oppressive and more dangerous (from a social safety perspective)....who does this, and why are they so bad at their jobs.

Edit: Also the sidewalk transition is terrible, and the accessibility plates make zero sense.

[timc]

Oh FFS...stupid f***ing fence...

Honestly, we don't have fences like that on sidewalks, nothing more than spending money to make ped infra less convenient, more oppressive and more dangerous (from a social safety perspective)....who does this, and why are they so bad at their jobs.

Edit: Also the sidewalk transition is terrible, and the accessibility plates make zero sense.

Yes, we do have fences like that on sidewalks where they run between properties.

[panamaniac]

I don't understand the purpose of the black chainlink fence.

[danbrotherston]

I don't understand the purpose of the black chainlink fence.

Well, to prevent "illegal" access to the ajoining properties, i.e., the likely destination of people using the walkway.

It's idiocy...

[Rainrider22]

I dont see an issue with it. It looks clean and functional, It is safe. It gets the job done...

[Rainrider22]

I suspect the city or Region purchased that portion of property where the fence is along the walk way. They need to keep it separate to mitigate risk and to appease insurance companies. The city wouldn't just spend money on a fence for no reason. Often there are rules and regulations that the lay person isn't aware of.