ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[tomh009]

Sure, he just coasts in and takes the glory after we do all the hard work of watching the paint dry!  

He's been there since 5pm!

All right, then he deserves his 15 minutes of fame!

[Canard]

We just popped in the car and drove around the area for fun. Windows down, light rain, warm breeze - nobody around so there's an echo off the buildings. Eerie and the lighting is so bright, feels like such a huge city! Like GtwoK, I am loving the atmosphere there.

[tomh009]

Just wait until the trains arrive, you'll need to move downtown to enjoy all this!

[Canard]

...back downtown! We lived at the Kaufman lofts from 2008 (opening) to just before construction started. I just so happen to love my other half more than trains haha

[notmyfriends]

...back downtown! We lived at the Kaufman lofts from 2008 (opening) to just before construction started. I just so happen to love my other half more than trains haha

I thought we were there in 2007.  Maybe my memory is fading in my old age.

[Canard]

You're right, it was more like 2007. I guarantee my memory is worse than yours! I guess I extended the year-and-a-half delay moving in to two-and-a-half.

Has anyone here brought up the new discovery of no left turns onto Victoria, yet? I mean, I get why (single lane - can't have 1 car turning left hold everybody up), but... yeah.

   

[jamincan]

I think it's the sort of thing that most people will easily route around using Park, Charles, Weber, Duke, Francis, Wellington and so on. Compliance might be a minor issue, but provided most people follow the rules, it should keep things moving well.

[jamincan]

Victoria EB to King NB: everything north of Agnes (King Edward School) would be roughly the same speed or faster via Park. Slight delays for intermediate locations by taking Park & Agnes or Duke to Wellington.

Victoria WB to King SB: everything south of Water is faster via Water. Charles or Duke and Francis are comparably fast alternates for business between Victoria and Water.

King NB to Victoria WB: Water or Francis and Joseph or Charles. Similar distance, but with two left turns, strictly slower. Most people will want to stick to Charles over King heading NB anyway, so I think the people inconvenienced in this case would be minimal.

King SB to Victoria EB: Probably the worst of the bunch. Diversions would probably end up via Wellington and Weber or otherwise Water. Neither option is great. I expect you'll see a lot of illegal turns here.

[Viewfromthe42]

There definitely were no painted marks indicating no left turns, are those signs on the traffic lights there? Plenty of cars, for sure, making left turns.

CTV was onsite until 11:45pm at least. Opening happened probably by 7 or 7:30pm. Crews are doing spot work this morning, looks like clearing out asphalt(?) from the manhole seams.

[Canard]

It's pretty awesome. I had to drive though this morning again just for fun! Definitely a "pinch me!" moment now that it's finally open.

It's curious; the left lane of Westbound Victoria has a "Left turn only" arrow painted on it fairly far back. It's light - it almost looks "left over" from before but I can't/couldn't figure it out in the fraction of a second I noticed it as I drove through.

[danbrotherston]

There definitely were no painted marks indicating no left turns, are those signs on the traffic lights there? Plenty of cars, for sure, making left turns.

CTV was onsite until 11:45pm at least. Opening happened probably by 7 or 7:30pm. Crews are doing spot work this morning, looks like clearing out asphalt(?) from the manhole seams.

Given there's no through traffic, there is no reason to restrict turns now, I would hope they start restricting once King opens.

[Canard]

Just got confirmation there will be No lefts permitted in any direction at King/Victoria. Wow.

[timc]

Just got confirmation there will be No lefts permitted in any direction at King/Victoria. Wow.

That's what is shown in the functional design plan.

[Canard]

Right. Sorry - parallel discussion on Facebook and multiple parties are confused. Was just clarifying the official word I have received.

[Pheidippides]

The support arms for the wires are now up along Caroline.