ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[chutten]

"to protect peds" yeah, no. Want to protect pedestrians? Fix King @ University.

[Markster]

When they say "some fencing may be decor, city and Reg discuss optns" I'm afraid that I'm imagining decoration of the chain link fence, not replacement with a more decorative one.

Much like this one in downtown:

   

Certainly not my preferred outcome.

[Canard]

I'll contact the Waterloo Chronicle and see if I can get them to stir the pot on this enough that we can get this changed. Seems penny wise and pound foolish to me on an 800+ million dollar project to save $20k on an el-cheapo ugly fence.

How would one go about bringing this up in council?

[Elmira Guy]

There's quite a menage a boobs having a go at the LRT on the CTV Kitchener Facebook page.
I swear, if it wasn't for Lyndsay Morrison, I'd have no use for CTV at all.

I think I may start boycotting any business whose owner opposes LRT.

[clasher]

I'll contact the Waterloo Chronicle and see if I can get them to stir the pot on this enough that we can get this changed. Seems penny wise and pound foolish to me on an 800+ million dollar project to save $20k on an el-cheapo ugly fence.

How would one go about bringing this up in council?

I think all you have to do is register as a delegate and then go and stand there and talk to them... seemed like that's what people did when I went to a city council meeting a while ago.

Does anyone know if they are gonna finally pave the laurel trail? I can live with the chainlink fence, Waterloo park is already full of it but having one of the busiest multi-use paths in the city being made of stonedust is kinda lame.

[Canard]

Here is the official statement from GrandLinq:

The LRT track and CN Freight share the track through this area. There are also very steep ditches along the track that require us to meet certain standards with our fencing . Transport Canada regulations state that we must use chain link fence as opposed to rope in these areas.

Nonetheless, Along the track, between Columbia Street and Erb Street (through the UOW and Waterloo Park), we will install a 1.5m High “Black Vinyl” Chain Link Fence, not galvanized. This was decision made in coordination with the City and the Region of waterloo.

Horray. I can't even begin to fathom how hideous this is going to be through the beautifully futuristic buildings of UoW, too.

Such a shame.

[The85]

Here is the official statement from GrandLinq:

The LRT track  and CN Freight share the track through this area. There are also very steep ditches along the track that require us to meet certain standards with our fencing . Transport Canada regulations state that we must use chain link fence as opposed to rope in these areas.

Nonetheless, Along the track,  between Columbia Street and Erb Street (through the UOW and Waterloo Park), we will install a 1.5m High “Black Vinyl” Chain Link Fence, not galvanized. This was decision made in coordination with the City and the Region of waterloo.

Horray.  I can't even begin to fathom how hideous this is going to be through the beautifully futuristic buildings of UoW, too.

Such a shame.

I wonder if Jay Aissa/Jay Fencing are putting the chain link fence up. 

[KevinL]

Is there no other fencing material that is as safe, but has better aesthetics? I really hope somebody thought outside the box.

[notmyfriends]

Ornamental wire fence easily comes to mind shortly outside said box.

[panamaniac]

When they say "some fencing may be decor, city and Reg discuss optns" I'm afraid that I'm imagining decoration of the chain link fence, not replacement with a more decorative one.

Much like this one in downtown:



Certainly not my preferred outcome.

Off-topic, but I can never pass that gap without wishing that Manulife would put a nice office extension in the form of a black glass box on that site - let a bit of light in for the folks not lucky enough to work near the new windows being put into the back part of the complex!

[timio]

So, for the fun of it, a list of intersections / streets where work is still to begin:

Victoria: King to Charles
King: Victoria to Francis
Frederick: Duke to Charles
Ottawa: Courtland to Mill
Erb/Caroline (I know work has started, but it was paved over for the winter.)

Did I miss anything?

[panamaniac]

I walked past the work at Charles and Queen today and noticed that the dig had uncovered what looked like a section of an old concrete foundation and a quantity of old red bricks - remnants of the old arena, I assume?

[eizenstriet]

I walked past the work at Charles and Queen today and noticed that the dig had uncovered what looked like a section of an old concrete foundation and a quantity of old red bricks - remnants of the old arena, I assume?

That is actually a unbelievably rare corduroy road done by an obscure sect known as the Masonry Mennonites.

[panamaniac]

I walked past the work at Charles and Queen today and noticed that the dig had uncovered what looked like a section of an old concrete foundation and a quantity of old red bricks - remnants of the old arena, I assume?

That is actually a unbelievably rare corduroy road done by an obscure sect known as the Masonry Mennonites.

lol - fortunately, the old auditorium is well enough documented that I don't think anyone will be calling for an archaeological dig!  I should see if I can salvage one of the bricks and offer it to the Waterloo Region Museum.!

[Elmira Guy]

It was an old arena in fact.

http://www.theaud.ca/en/aboutus/history.asp.