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RE: Grand River Transit - danbrotherston - 06-27-2019
(06-27-2019, 09:06 AM)Spokes Wrote: I can't imagine it would last long. I'd assume almost all of their business is from transit customers.
It's funny, transfers is one of the closest restaurants to me, and I've always thought to go there, but never have. I should try it before it closes, but I always wondered who actually went there.
RE: Grand River Transit - jamincan - 06-27-2019
I grabbed some food there before. I don't recall it being remarkable in either direction.
RE: Grand River Transit - robdrimmie - 06-27-2019
(06-27-2019, 09:48 AM)jamincan Wrote: I grabbed some food there before. I don't recall it being remarkable in either direction.
Yeah. It's basically a diner and for that downtown I'd rather go to Slices, though my dining experience there benefits considerably from nostalgia and bias, I think.
RE: Grand River Transit - danbrotherston - 06-27-2019
(06-27-2019, 10:02 AM)robdrimmie Wrote:(06-27-2019, 09:48 AM)jamincan Wrote: I grabbed some food there before. I don't recall it being remarkable in either direction.
Yeah. It's basically a diner and for that downtown I'd rather go to Slices, though my dining experience there benefits considerably from nostalgia and bias, I think.
I do like the atmosphere at slices. But for transfers, more of a novelty factor. I don't expect remarkable food or experience.
RE: Grand River Transit - robdrimmie - 06-27-2019
It's worth going at least once I think. It's an institution in its own way, and it certainly doesn't hurt to help support a local business that's definitely at risk. It would be nice if whomever holds the lease gave them a serious break at least until the long-term plans are established but I guess that's probably not the way such things work.
RE: Grand River Transit - danbrotherston - 06-27-2019
(06-27-2019, 10:35 AM)robdrimmie Wrote: It's worth going at least once I think. It's an institution in its own way, and it certainly doesn't hurt to help support a local business that's definitely at risk. It would be nice if whomever holds the lease gave them a serious break at least until the long-term plans are established but I guess that's probably not the way such things work.
As someone who lives across from the terminal, I hope very much that the building stays at least a little busy until new plans are in place. Sadly, I never knew how busy transfers was, they have a patio, but I've never seen it used.
I didn't actually know it was a local business either.
RE: Grand River Transit - Bob_McBob - 06-27-2019
According to today's UW Daily Bulletin, construction on the transit terminal will begin in less than a week.
https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2019-06-27
Quote:
Construction will soon begin on a Grand River Transit bus terminal on the University’s east campus.
While this is certainly a transit gain for the University, it is also a loss of parking space in both Q Lot and Lot B that border the service roadway that runs through the east campus to the LRT tracks and the ring road. Parking Services have informed permit holders in B and Q lots of the impending construction and have asked them not to park in the designated areas.
Construction begins at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2.
Construction is expected to last several months, and once the parking spaces are gone, they’re gone. Fencing will be installed along the service roadway marking the areas that will be part of the bus terminal construction. There will be no access in the middle of the construction area from Q-lot to the Engineering Buildings. All access through these areas will be directed via Phillip Street or Ring Road.
Pedestrian walkways will be available allowing people to cross the tracks to get to the East Campus buildings as well as the Engineering buildings.
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RE: Grand River Transit - ac3r - 06-27-2019
(06-27-2019, 12:26 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: According to today's UW Daily Bulletin, construction on the transit terminal will begin in less than a week.
https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2019-06-27
It took me a second to realize this was about the one at UW and not the transit hub. I was about to get excited.
RE: Grand River Transit - Bob_McBob - 06-28-2019
A GO bus got wedged under a pedestrian bridge at the Charles St terminal.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/double-decker-bus-hits-overpass-at-kitchener-s-charles-street-terminal-1.5193930
RE: Grand River Transit - timc - 06-28-2019
(06-28-2019, 02:38 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: A GO bus got wedged under a pedestrian bridge at the Charles St terminal.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/double-decker-bus-hits-overpass-at-kitchener-s-charles-street-terminal-1.5193930
Hmm. There's a "no double-decker bus" sign right over that spot. Amazing.
RE: Grand River Transit - Acitta - 06-28-2019
Note to self: never ride on the upper deck of a GO bus.
RE: Grand River Transit - timc - 06-28-2019
The newer ones are not as tall. Also, from what I have heard, the routes that the double-deckers buses take are carefully planned to avoid low overpasses, and drivers are not supposed to deviate from those plans.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 06-28-2019
Either this driver was unfamiliar with Charles Terminal, or the new jersey barriers closing the GRT lanes threw him off.
RE: Grand River Transit - ijmorlan - 06-28-2019
(06-28-2019, 02:47 PM)timc Wrote:(06-28-2019, 02:38 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: A GO bus got wedged under a pedestrian bridge at the Charles St terminal.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/double-decker-bus-hits-overpass-at-kitchener-s-charles-street-terminal-1.5193930
Hmm. There's a "no double-decker bus" sign right over that spot. Amazing.
Weird. I understand their routes are very carefully laid out, and actually I thought they had some sort of cut-off that would deactivate them if they went off-route.
All the lanes at Charles Terminal are marked with signs prohibiting double-decker buses, except for the far one by Joseph, which has signs explicitly permitting them. I assume they are/were used for turning around.
Also odd that Metrolinx thought there was somebody in the bridge. The bridges are now locked. Doesn’t mean it’s impossible, just that normally one would not expect anybody in there now.
RE: Grand River Transit - Bob_McBob - 07-03-2019
There seems to be some sort of payment issue with July passes. Quite a few reports of payments made at the beginning of the week still showing as "pending" and the passes not being accepted on buses. Apparently drivers are supposed to let it fly for now, but some are still kicking people off.