05-05-2020, 03:34 PM
(05-05-2020, 03:23 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote:(05-05-2020, 02:35 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I might agree with calling the entire process incompetent, they have managed to get a train running reliably relatively on time and on budget, something Ottawa has not achieved.Did you attend the public planning meetings at the beginning of the process ? I did...
But when it comes to ped and cycling infra, it's a lot worse than "not perfect", they missed more than a few things.
But you hit the nail on the head when you say it's within the political constraints...this is why I won't take any of these excuses, if pedestrians were a priority, the crossing would have been built years ago. The existence of the fence today only shows that we haven't changed our priorities.
I was very involved in the process. I'm not sure why you think I wouldn't be...I'm well known for being outspoken. But there was no public consultation after the designs came out (and not to mention that the designs changed as a result of the design build process--several issues were introduced during the construction process).
Further, at the time, I had just moved to Kitchener from Waterloo, and have never lived near Fairway mall, I didn't even know about the trail until after the plans were released. But then again, it wasn't my job to either design it, nor was it my job to consult the people in that area.