06-21-2017, 07:39 AM
I don't think we'd be able to justify a train connection to the airport here for a very long time (I happen to think Victoria would be a good route in the future, but not the "near" future).
People in other communities don't seem to know where Waterloo International Airport is. My relations in London know exactly where Hamilton Airport is (take the 403 to the 6...), but not Waterloo. I really do think that the conversation would be a fair bit different had there happened to be an interchange at 401 and Fountain Street North.
I know that seems like a small thing, and it's not exactly hard to get to Breslau, but the Region generally has a reputation for being difficult for wayfinding for out-of-towners, and it is they who need to be demanding service from airlines at Waterloo. I have no big ideas about how to brand Waterloo as easy to get to and more convenient than either Pearson or Hamilton, or how to get that word out, but I think that's what's needed.
People in other communities don't seem to know where Waterloo International Airport is. My relations in London know exactly where Hamilton Airport is (take the 403 to the 6...), but not Waterloo. I really do think that the conversation would be a fair bit different had there happened to be an interchange at 401 and Fountain Street North.
I know that seems like a small thing, and it's not exactly hard to get to Breslau, but the Region generally has a reputation for being difficult for wayfinding for out-of-towners, and it is they who need to be demanding service from airlines at Waterloo. I have no big ideas about how to brand Waterloo as easy to get to and more convenient than either Pearson or Hamilton, or how to get that word out, but I think that's what's needed.