innsertnamehere
Superstar
Good to see the project moving forward, even if the primary station building won't be at this time. Hopefully funding can be secured soon.
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emphurent
Active Member
(Credit and more photos here)
The University of Waterloo bus terminal is getting its finishing touches, some warmth and wayfinding.
The University of Waterloo bus terminal is getting its finishing touches, some warmth and wayfinding.
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awaterwell
New Member
Is this the right link?
emphurent
Active Member
I think I fixed it, strange twitter on mobile glitch was causing it to copy the wrong link based on the profile I found the photos through. Thanks for pointing it out.
artyboy123
Senior Member
I am fairly impressed by how beautiful the new bus terminal is at the "University of Waterloo" Station!
Well done! Maybe this will give me the incentive to visit the city once again.
allengeorge
Senior Member
University Ave needs a serious upgrade. I always thought the public realm between Laurier and Waterloo was incredibly lacking. At least there’s more density now!Well done! Maybe this will give me the incentive to visit the city once again.
TFC
Active Member
Does anyone know whether the bus platforms at this new bus terminal have a snowmelt system? I'm really hoping they did and we won't end up with ION-esque platforms caked in salt.
emphurent
Active Member
They are coming within the decade (phased), approved last year was the University Avenue Gateway Strategy which covers beyond just the universities. Details and concepts can be found here.
No concrete plans, but there seems to be a large focus on public realm activation, which is a spot that I also felt needed a lot of enhancement being this once suburban stroad is now a student downtown lined with many businesses and apartments.
King/University Currently:
Concept from the Strategy document:
sche
Active Member
Can the signals be moved further west?
timio
Active Member
No. There's a spur immediately west of the overpass.
sche
Active Member
Does the signal have to be before the switch? And the one for the north track can still be moved, no? It seems a bit silly to block off a road and move the platforms further away from the LRT transfer because of a signal.No. There's a spur immediately west of the overpass.
smallspy
Senior Member
In this case, yes, the signal needs to be before the switch - it guards it.
There might be the opportunity to move the switch to the Huron Park Spur a little further west if the lands there are owned by CN or GO, and thus are able to be used for a track realignment there. But even then, the most that they would gain is only about 50 feet or so - really not worth the hassle and cost.
Dan
jamincan
Active Member
This doesn't make sense to me - the signal gantry west of King Street is about 20m past the west edge of the bridge structure over King Street, but there are a number of stations along the Kitchener Line alone where the signal gantry is closer or similarly spaced, including west of Malton, east of Etobicoke North, and north of Bloor.
smallspy
Senior Member
Those signals are not interlocking signals, and so are allowed to be passed even if the signal is showing red (CROR rule 436 or 437). The one at Kitchener is an interlocking, and thus can only be passed when red under very specific circumstances.
There's also the fact that just because it's done elsewhere doesn't make it ideal. There have been instances where crews accidentally ran through red signals at other platforms (Scarborough immediately comes to mind) just by releasing the brake.
Dan
Allandale25
Senior Member
Wild speculation on my part and I can't remember if all the studies are done. Stage 2 funding from the province and feds?