12-03-2019, 07:40 AM
(12-02-2019, 01:53 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I assume then the issue is the train engineer must be able to see this signal before proceeding?
The signal is 40 meters short of the bridge, the GO Transit locomotives are only 20 meters long, even if the locomotive had to stop after the platform, there should be 20 meters to see the signal.
I cannot believe that this could not be made to work. Even if the train had to reverse before proceeding west, that would be an unfortunate, but possible workaround.
That being said, I also have no issue closing Duke to cars (not peds/cyclists).
As welltoldtales pointed out, closing Duke to motor traffic could be a good thing for (many) Mount Hope residents. But it definitely shouldn't be closed to people on foot. Closing Waterloo has already disrupted access from the neighbourhood to downtown. The transit hub is supposed to be a linkage, not a barrier.
If the hub is highly permeable to people on foot and bike, in fact, I'm in favour of it stretching it to the east to close Duke, except for the fact that the connection between Ion and Go should be seamless.