09-26-2016, 03:31 PM
(09-26-2016, 02:54 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Nobody's suggesting we ignore that need, but dismissing an LRT line as "not suitable" because it doesn't fit every use case. Yes, an LRT won't work for everybody, but right now the choices of Guelph to KW is 1) Drive it. That's it. No other option.
Not quite. There is GO. Limited schedule, but it does exist.
Given the cost of LRT infrastucture (and the lack of population in between the two cities that might also be able to use it), a subsidized (express?) bus with good service would make the best start. Ideally align stops with local transit in both cities. Of course this is just my opinion.
Longer term, when we have all-day GO service, things will look different anyway, and we should re-evaluate.