ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[Rainrider22]

The irony is he is commenting on wasted tax dollars for which the township doesn't even contribute to on this particular project.  In other words, they have no standing so they should knock it off !!

[Canard]

I called them out on it on twitter.

[jeffster]

Another classic from the Woolwich Observer's brilliant political cartoonist.

I think The Record needs to join this action, only discuss projects that likewise have little to no effect on them. Perhaps they can start with the LRT in Ottawa or, better yet, Kansas City. THAT would show them.

[Rainrider22]

I called them out on it on twitter.

And ?  What did they say ?

[jeffster]

I called them out on it on twitter.

And ?  What did they say ?

I'm not sure where he called them out on it. I found the picture in their feed, with no replies. I did make a reply to it though, suggesting that they discuss other LRT projects like Toronto, Kansas, etc.

https://twitter.com/woolwichnews/status/...6083738627

[Rainrider22]

And ?  What did they say ?

I'm not sure where he called them out on it. I found the picture in their feed, with no replies. I did make a reply to it though, suggesting that they discuss other LRT projects like Toronto, Kansas, etc.

https://twitter.com/woolwichnews/status/...6083738627

Nice !!!

[embe]

LOL, WTF? Sure, there had been a never ending slew of rework to fix deficiencies (still happening as of yesterday) but where is it causing an issue blocking traffic? Whenever I see it, it’s always with the trucks parked in the Rapidway.

Depends how it's looked at.  Malfunctioning signals can block traffic.  Ongoing construction (rework or otherwise) can block traffic.  Lane reductions (pretty much all of King St) can also block traffic since lanes that used to be there are now, well, blocked by the LRT tracks.

Not defending the satire of the cartoon.  But yes a functioning LRT system would make a lot of the criticism go away.  We're not quite there yet unfortunately.

[Canard]

https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/10...6677262336

[jeffster]

https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/10...6677262336

They're just butthurt that the train isn't going to Elmira, or at least St. Jacob's.

[Canard]

Hey, I’m butthurt it doesn’t go to Elmira or St. Jacob’s. I think of that every time I drive or bike up there, how awesome it would be to see an LRV ripping through the fields...



(Ridiculous; you have to add the "?=t0s" to the end, or some other time index... so I added 1m6s to the end to have it start at the spot where the LRV is going through the field... and it doesn't even work.)

[Bob_McBob]

The gates and signals at the UW pedestrian crossing have been activated for more than 10 minutes with no train or Grandlinq employees in sight. People are just ignoring it and sneaking past. This is apparently a fairly regular occurrence.

[trainspotter139]

The gates and signals at the UW pedestrian crossing have been activated for more than 10 minutes with no train or Grandlinq employees in sight. People are just ignoring it and sneaking past. This is apparently a fairly regular occurrence.

Did you call it in to 519-575-4400? If those issues don't get noticed and called in they can't get fixed.

[robdrimmie]

The gates and signals at the UW pedestrian crossing have been activated for more than 10 minutes with no train or Grandlinq employees in sight. People are just ignoring it and sneaking past. This is apparently a fairly regular occurrence.

This is why that cartoon exists. The specific case is unrelated and the cartoonist is complaining about the wrong things, but at least a handful of the folks I know in town who commute by car have been blocked by something they identify as LRT testing or problems from the LRT and they aren't going to differentiate about what testing is happening (or if there's an active crew out). It's just "ha yeah the LRT what a boondoggle, fucked up traffic for years and still does it and they haven't gotten it running yet". It's a real easy wave of negativity for people to hop on board.

[ijmorlan]

The gates and signals at the UW pedestrian crossing have been activated for more than 10 minutes with no train or Grandlinq employees in sight. People are just ignoring it and sneaking past. This is apparently a fairly regular occurrence.

Did you call it in to 519-575-4400? If those issues don't get noticed and called in they can't get fixed.

True enough, but on the other hand there should be a light going off in the control room if a crossing is activated for an excessive period of time. Given how many wires they installed for this project, it would be insane if the control room couldn’t see everything the crossing protection is doing.

[Canard]

507 is heading out in about 10 minutes (departing the OMSF at 13h20).