05-26-2016, 10:45 AM
(05-26-2016, 09:18 AM)goggolor Wrote: Nice article from Waterloons about the iXpress on Weber issue (I know the author is here but not going to doxx anyone without permission...) http://waterloons.blogspot.ca/2016/05/a-...ansit.html
Who could a resident reach out to about this? It seems like the sort of thing that GRT could be shamed into changing. It's completely inane that they expect the infrequent #4 to be a substitute for the 200 - the #4 certainly doesn't help me get to work or Uptown.
Good article and summary of the situation. I think the most important point is that people are right now taking residential and transportation decisions that cannot be easily undone. If you decide not to move to Mount Hope because it’s no transit-friendlier than some other neighbourhood, or decide to buy a car because you need to get to work, that’s a substantial investment and that decision likely won’t be reversed when Ion is launched. We know that this neighbourhood will have good transit in 2018, but not everyone will be able to “hold on” and start taking Ion as soon as it’s available. There’s an easy way to give the area good transit in the interim.
Use the feedback form on the GRT’s ‘Contact Us’ page. I used that to bring up this issue and did wind up speaking with a planner. The people I exchanged e-mails with took the time to go back and find the answers to my questions and comments. If enough others do the same, maybe we’ll get some traction.