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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
(03-24-2015, 02:54 PM)Drake Wrote: I am curious why the rails would be in the middle of the road and not along the edges. Would it not be safer for pedestrians using ION?

In the middle of the road reduces conflicts with traffic. This way they only have to deal with left turns at signalized intersections turning in front of the train. Other intersections will become right-in right-out only, which would conflict with the train if it was alongside the sidewalk.

Pedestrians won't have to run across traffic to go to the vehicle though. It will only stop at stations where a platform will be built in the middle of the road, with one end of the platform being at a signalized intersection with crosswalk. The platforms will have divider walls (mostly glass with metal railings) keeping them separate from the traffic, so you won't feel like cars are zipping by while on the platform.
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by taylortbb - 03-24-2015, 03:08 PM
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