ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[Bytor]

https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/statu...3164954628

[Coke6pk]

https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/statu...3164954628

Apparently sold out:

   

Coke

[bgb_ca]

Has there been any news about 515 since Tom's tweet indicating mid feb? That date is coming up quickly.

[ac3r]

Outhit is at it again: https://outline.com/KrwWZF

[creative]

What are your concerns with the article?

[Bytor]

What are your concerns with the article?

That Outhit wrote it.

He is well known to cherry-pick data to get his predefined conclusions, especially if it is an anti-public transit or anti active transportation conclusion. Unless you have access to whatever data he was using in order to verify what he says, he is simply not trustworthy.

[creative]

The original article, as published on the app, contains charts and data. I didn’t feel that he was really adding his opinion to anything.

[tomh009]

The original article, as published on the app, contains charts and data. I didn’t feel that he was really adding his opinion to anything.

I think he led with the negative aspects, but the data is correct. And he did include opposing viewpoints in the article.

[Bob_McBob]

I don't know how CUTA compiled their data, but it doesn't really make much sense if you actually look at the annual budgets. A lot of the changes are due to accounting differences, or things like previous years including significant reserve transfers. It also specifically only applies to GRT. The fare recovery rates Outhit reports seem to be based on different budget numbers and include provincial grants, etc. Plus if you add the operating cost for ION the cost per resident goes up even higher, but it would still be a misleading year-over-year comparison because taxes were just as high for many years due to the reserve funding levy.

Basically the whole thing is a bit of a mess, and it's hard to tell what's really being compared. Outhit does this sort of thing all the time, like how he reports the cost of ION as "more than $1 billion" because he secretly adds 30 years of debt servicing to the total. This sort of stuff is why so many people don't trust what he writes about public transit and other related topics.

[bgb_ca]

UT is reporting that the new vehicle is on it's way.

[KevinL]

Yes, Tom Galloway tweeted on it as well.

[bgb_ca]

515 is now apparently at Lancaster. My guess is it will make the journey up the spur line tonight.

https://twitter.com/mrjasonli/status/136...02946?s=20

(And Spokes, not sure if you are aware but the twitter embed seems to be broken)

[trainspotter139]

[ac3r]

515 going past Waterloo Square Station last night: https://twitter.com/mrjasonli/status/136...6415800321

[bgb_ca]

I compiled a video collection of my videos of the Ion LRV deliveries (including the one last night).