03-10-2022, 09:55 PM
(03-10-2022, 05:59 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(03-10-2022, 05:13 PM)neonjoe Wrote: Page 26 of this Ontario Government Plan shows an iON Stage 3 Running on King from Conestoga back into Waterloo
https://files.ontario.ca/mto-ggh-transpo...-03-10.pdf
Do you mean Map 5 on Page 23?
I guess is depends on how your PDF reader works. It's page 23 in the document, but page 25 when the cover pages are included.
It's interesting that this particular Phase 3 is being suggested instead of the various other "Phase 3" options that have been discussed. It is perhaps that Regional planners have looked at that stretch of King St and determined that is a more likely candidate for redevelopment that other long stretches in the Region? Possible bonus points include:
- a generally commercial area home to various low-rise commercial on large lots that could be redeveloped without too much neighbourhood opposition
- generally little industrial brownfields that might require large clean-up
- close enough to the University district that development could attract residential (student or recently graduated student housing), service commercial (restaurants etc) and space for tech start-ups?
- it's a straight shot down King St without having to worry about complicated turns or land acquisition
- it closes the loop and allows trains to run south without turning around
It would however open up a slight scheduling challenge in that now there would be A and B trains that would split at the Uptown Square