ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[KevinL]

Yes, in the Mill/Ottawa area.

[ijmorlan]

This morning around 8:30 there was at least one security guard at Kitchener Market Station/Cameron Heights (standing on the Drewlo project side of Charles at Madison, watching the tracks) as well.

Ah yes, one of the places where it is absolutely indisputable that a formal crossing should have been installed. Good to see they’re earning their pay!

[MidTowner]

I don't fully understand- it's not against the law to cross midblock. Is it against the law to cross midblock when there is an LRT line?

I'm not saying people should do it, but it seems to me that they are enforcing a non-existent rule.

[danbrotherston]

I don't fully understand- it's not against the law to cross midblock. Is it against the law to cross midblock when there is an LRT line?

I'm not saying people should do it, but it seems to me that they are enforcing a non-existent rule.

I don't think it is, but they're still going to stop people from doing it. Same with crossings with bells and no gates, HTA says crossing is legal after stopping, what does that mean for peds, ION claims that you cannot cross when bells are going, even when you can see the train stopped in the station.

These kind of things are where the law breaks down, when you try to legislate every little detail, it will fail, is crossing midblock illegal if there is a fence? Does it matter?

[KevinT]

I think they should have the pedestrian crossing at University trigger automatically whenever the signals activate for a train, starting the terminal count the moment the gates begin to rise again. Cars would then get to cross for X amount of time before the beg button could activate another cycle. The last time I paid attention (and many time before that) both cars and the pedestrians crossing were red when the signals/gates were active, which is really a lost opportunity for handling Laurel trail flows.

I think it is close to doing this. Yes, both signals are red when the gates are active, but if you push the button, the pedestrian signal will change for the duration. I don't think the timing is quite what you suggest.

Okay, then that's new. On multiple occasions earlier this year it ignored the beg button on me while the gates were down.

[plam]

I noticed today they had 3 transit security standing in the middle of the tracks between KCI and Agnes Street. Likely to keep people from crossing the road between the lights. This was at 3:30, seemed to be working as no one was crossing. But it was an hour since classes ended.  Wonder what its like right after school.

So I'm confused here. Were the security trying to prevent people from crossing King St or the tracks?

[MidTowner]

I noticed today they had 3 transit security standing in the middle of the tracks between KCI and Agnes Street. Likely to keep people from crossing the road between the lights. This was at 3:30, seemed to be working as no one was crossing. But it was an hour since classes ended.  Wonder what its like right after school.

So I'm confused here. Were the security trying to prevent people from crossing King St or the tracks?

If you're crossing one, you're crossing both. But, given that they're transit security, presumably it's the tracks that they're interested in. They have been standing on the tracks.

[ijmorlan]

If you're crossing one, you're crossing both. But, given that they're transit security, presumably it's the tracks that they're interested in. They have been standing on the tracks.

Isn’t it unsafe to stand on the tracks?

[MidTowner]

If you're crossing one, you're crossing both. But, given that they're transit security, presumably it's the tracks that they're interested in. They have been standing on the tracks.

Isn’t it unsafe to stand on the tracks?

I had thought so, but transit security personnel have been doing it all week, so it must not be.

[Spokes]

They're allowed to break the rules

[clasher]

If they are just security guards what are they gonna do to stop you from crossing?

[trainspotter139]

If you're crossing one, you're crossing both. But, given that they're transit security, presumably it's the tracks that they're interested in. They have been standing on the tracks.

Isn’t it unsafe to stand on the tracks?

If they are standing in the middle of the trackway where the poles are with high-vis vests on they're fine.

[jeffster]

Does anyone know why there were delays today again around 3:00? I was at the pharmacy on king and didn't see any southbound trains, then noticed fairly large crowds waiting for the LRT, with times Next Trains 0:00 and 0:03 -- finally a message came on that there were delays in the system. I'm guessing another accident but didn't see anything, but I did notice a lot of drivers making u-turns and left turns at the no u-turn and no left-turn signage on King St.

[Square]

I heard on the scanner about a problem (vehicle collision?) at Caroline and William.

[Bob_McBob]

Any idea why the traffic lights appear to be stuck on yellow in this video Canard posted?

https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/11...7338521601