ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[KevinT]

Kevin t points out on Facebook that they've done it again - sidewalk there is on the wrong side of the crossing arm. D'oh!

Lol, thanks.  Specifically the sidewalk for those leaving the station to head south on Ottawa.  :-)

[Canard]

Project team is looking into it. I'll keep you posted! Although they never followed up when I pointed out the issue of the "crossing request" button being between the tracks and arms at Erb/Caroline...

[KevinL]

Prep work for tile wall happening at Frederick.

[ijmorlan]

Project team is looking into it.  I'll keep you posted!  Although they never followed up when I pointed out the issue of the "crossing request" button being between the tracks and arms at Erb/Caroline...

Would have been caught already if they had posted publicly the detailed design documents.

[Canard]

Lettering going up at Central Station - Innovation District! Got a message from a friend working on the anchor walls.

[GtwoK]

Lettering going up at Central Station - Innovation District! Got a message from a friend working on the anchor walls.

It's also (I believe) the first station to have the glass in the bottom of the anchor walls!

[Markster]

Lettering going up at Central Station - Innovation District! Got a message from a friend working on the anchor walls.

It's also (I believe) the first station to have the glass in the bottom of the anchor walls!

I've seen the glass at another station, though I can't recall which.

[timc]

I thought the UW station had glass

[Canard]

It does, yeah.

[Markster]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tactile edge tiles at Victoria Park station are staged for installation. Only half the platform has LRV door locations with black tiles <a href="https://t.co/KewYGCxWse">pic.twitter.com/KewYGCxWse</a></p>&mdash; Mark Jackson-Brown (@Markster3000) <a href="https://twitter.com/Markster3000/status/864647779020394496">May 17, 2017</a></blockquote>

They're only installing black panels that will align with the doors for the length of 1 LRV.  An interesting choice.
I guess they don't want people seeing the black ones, and assuming that an LRV will show up in front of them (on the wrong end of the platform.)

The very front door has that extra wide tile. I'm not sure the reasoning for that. Perhaps so that someone with visual impairment can find the first available door quickly?

[JJTL]

This morning the crew at Queen and Charles have dug up the area near the sidewalk corner in question. Looks like they had some white paint on the ground yesterday, where the new curb would be placed. Seemed a slightly smaller radius that protruded a bit into Queen street, narrowing the lane way slightly right at the intersection before opening back up. Also I think more flat area along the tracks.

[Canard]

The very front door has that extra wide tile.  I'm not sure the reasoning for that.  Perhaps so that someone with visual impairment can find the first available door quickly?

I wonder if it's a subtle cue that that's where the operator is? Sort of like a "DWA*-Lite"?

* - Toronto term; Designated Waiting Area

[KevinL]

A short walk through downtown and so much discovered!

Victoria Park platform, edge tiles placed.



Queen at Charles, road torn up.



Frederick station, feature wall up.

[Canard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paving in the Waterloo Public Square area. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/GMqHoiu7fZ">pic.twitter.com/GMqHoiu7fZ</a></p>&mdash; iain (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/864968729020567552">May 17, 2017</a></blockquote>

[Canard]

Looks like the rework along Charles, between Cedar and Cameron is for some kind of large electrical box (signal-house sized). They're preparing a rectangular foundation with a bunch of conduits running into the one end of it.

Also, haven't seen with my own eyes yet, but beautiful station signage is going up at Northfield today, including an awesome-looking runner strip along the edge of the canopy with GRT and RoW logos. I can't wait to check this out later!