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Seeing the layout at the spur reminds me that I'm not sure how transfers will occur from LRT to North-on-King buses. The graphic proudly shows how to transfer to South-on-King buses in their bus bay, but no guide to the other direction.
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My point exactly. There are two demarcated pedestrian rail crossings - to go north/south on the west sidewalk, and to cross king at the spur - but no indication of whether they, or any crosswalk, ties into any theoretical bus stop. There is not much space to place the stop north of the rail once it turns towards the park, especially if there is consideration of that lane being either some of the spared parallel parking, or a right turn lane from King northbound onto Erb eastbound.
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It shows which way to walk but not WHERE the stop is. It's off the page.
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Thankfully, that's not really a document meant for a public education campaign.
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That is what I was wondering about. Interesting. I wonder how many spots require mounting of the rail curb for normal operation, as this setup would require.
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Lots of action along Caroline and the spur this morning.
William and Caroline: They have some of the sewer pipes in. They were jackhammering through what looked to be a hydro duct today.
Caroline and Willis: There was a worker cutting through some metal pipes and a front loader moving them around. It also looked like they were going to be doing some work at the Laurel Creek crossing today. There were a few workers present along with an excavator and a water pump (the pit's full of rainwater at the moment). This is the first sign of life in this area I've seen for a few weeks.
Spur Line: The rail laying equipment was powered up and a crew was laying weeping tile along the spur through Waterloo Park beside the zoo.
Also on an unrelated note, there was a sizeable snapping turtle digging up part of the Laurel Trail near the PI prepping to lay some eggs by the looks of things.
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Wow, thanks for the awesome update!
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The concrete hydro line casing at William / Caroline was replaced by a plastic sleeve this afternoon, presumably to protect it while they work in the vicinity.
Also, Allen between Park and Caroline is closed for hydro installation of some variety. There's an excavator or tow and a bunch of concrete / asphalt dug up right now. I haven't been up close to see more.
Also, as unrelated as this morning, someone put cones and a barrier around the turtle nest, which had been re-buried and the turtle was long gone by the time I passed on the way home. If you're by the rail crossing just south of the bridge over laurel creek and see those cones in a seemingly random location, you'll know what they're protecting.
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Recommended ION LRT Stop Anchor Wall Designs now posted:
http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/region...f#page=193
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.