01-17-2018, 03:50 PM
(01-17-2018, 12:46 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Yeah, to be fair, I tend to forget that there is a neighbourhood there, that part of the city just feels very isolated.
But in terms of transit facilities, if feels like it would be better located at Smart Centers.
What is most frustrating about it though, is how we cannot seem to figure out efficient highway park and rides. When the bus takes 4-6 minutes to get to and from the park and ride it adds so much time to the bus, it's incredibly frustrating. Other places, from the US to the Netherlands figure out how to have buses stop on a ramp to the highway and provide ped access to a parking lot at the edge of the roads, it makes busing far more compelling.
It is isolated - it's separated from Kitchener by the Grand and from Cambridge by the 401 and the Speed River. That's why it needs transit more than ever; it can help build up commercial development. Residential density may take a while, but having the option to drive from the plant or office to Sportsworld, leave your car, and take a bus into town for a meeting would be an attractive option. Gotta bridge the gap between the cities somehow.