03-25-2016, 02:13 PM
(03-23-2016, 04:35 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(03-23-2016, 11:30 AM)MidTowner Wrote: The neighbourhood association has another blog post related to this, this time again concerning Waterloo Street. They have a scale drawing of the substation's footprint on Waterloo, and seem to be more appeased about its having been located there. The drawing suggests it won't be such an impediment as perhaps some people had thought, and of course there will be landscaping to screen it.
The post also makes mention of the potential for an overpass for accessing the terminal.
Why is an overpass being considered? Given the existing hill, and the need for accessibility, it seems an underpass would work much better. With an underpass, essentially one just takes the entire grade change North of the tracks instead of gradually over the entire distance between Victoria and Breithaupt as now. With an overpass, one has to go up (quite far, given the clearances required for the rail line), then back down on the other side. For people in wheelchairs, this could be the difference between one elevator trip and two (depending on the exact grades).
If something is to be built, IMO a bridge allows one to be seen while using this crossing. It is better than taking a tunnel where one is isolated on a likely low use connection. My position is a bridge or tunnel is a very expensive solution for a few hundred homes. There is no user reason to build a bridge or tunnel without data that justifies such a high cost.