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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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#14,131
05-08-2019, 01:42 PM
It's more than five minutes. And it sucks in the winter.
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#14,132
05-08-2019, 01:58 PM
(05-08-2019, 01:42 PM)timc Wrote: It's more than five minutes. And it sucks in the winter.

Was that not a university decision to limit the number of busses on ring road?
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#14,133
05-08-2019, 02:05 PM
There are ways to make connections without using Ring Road.
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#14,134
05-08-2019, 02:27 PM
Well it's officially happening:

LRT launch date to be announced Wednesday night
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#14,135
05-08-2019, 03:07 PM
(05-08-2019, 02:05 PM)timc Wrote: There are ways to make connections without using Ring Road.

Which also suck, since they require ‘express’ buses to divert from their route, with at least one left turn each way.
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#14,136
05-08-2019, 03:09 PM
So connect to a non-express bus.
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#14,137
05-08-2019, 03:35 PM
Can someone please confirm if the meeting/announcement will be livestreamed on the Youtube page? I'm debating going to the meeting or having a ION party at my place to watch the livestream instead Tongue
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#14,138
05-08-2019, 03:39 PM
(05-08-2019, 03:35 PM)urbd Wrote: Can someone please confirm if the meeting/announcement will be livestreamed on the Youtube page? I'm debating going to the meeting or having a ION party at my place to watch the livestream instead Tongue

I just tweeted to confirm but it looks like it
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#14,139
05-08-2019, 03:40 PM
(05-08-2019, 03:35 PM)urbd Wrote: Can someone please confirm if the meeting/announcement will be livestreamed on the Youtube page? I'm debating going to the meeting or having a ION party at my place to watch the livestream instead Tongue

All meetings are live streamed. Region of Waterloo YouTube Channel
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05-08-2019, 03:41 PM
(05-08-2019, 03:39 PM)bgb_ca Wrote:
(05-08-2019, 03:35 PM)urbd Wrote: Can someone please confirm if the meeting/announcement will be livestreamed on the Youtube page? I'm debating going to the meeting or having a ION party at my place to watch the livestream instead Tongue

I just tweeted to confirm but it looks like it

(05-08-2019, 03:40 PM)Acitta Wrote:
(05-08-2019, 03:35 PM)urbd Wrote: Can someone please confirm if the meeting/announcement will be livestreamed on the Youtube page? I'm debating going to the meeting or having a ION party at my place to watch the livestream instead Tongue

All meetings are live streamed. Region of Waterloo YouTube Channel

Ok thanks so much to both!
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05-08-2019, 03:42 PM
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/mobile/vide...Id=1678468&binId=1.1147261&playlistPageNum=1#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=IW70WOQ
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#14,142
05-08-2019, 03:54 PM
TL;DW:
  • spring launch confirmed
  • majority of LRVs have PAC and are undergoing burn-in
  • minimum of 12 LRV will have completed burn-in by the end of spring (enough to start service)
  • no word on cost overrun yet
  • there will be a period of free service
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#14,143
05-08-2019, 04:35 PM
I've been checking for the agenda update all day and they put it up around 4pm, but this time they've left out all mention of ION, so we'll have to wait until the actual meeting.
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#14,144
05-08-2019, 07:09 PM (This post was last modified: 05-08-2019, 07:12 PM by Bob_McBob.)
June 21!

10:30am launch at Fairway Station followed by 10 days of free service from June 21 to July 1.
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#14,145
05-08-2019, 07:15 PM
Hmm. I start work at 1130 and both work and home is on the route.
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