Waterloo Region Transit Developments (ION LRT, new terminal, GRT buses)

[KevinT]

Also, University of Waterloo Transit Centre drop-in information session, Nov 16th from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. at UW's Davis Centre:

https://twitter.com/GRT_ROW/status/796743722838831104

 

[Towered]

When's this thing opening again? I will not visit before that time.

 

[timio]

Pending delivery of trains on schedule, early 2018. Major construction is due to be complete by mid 2017.

 

[Megaton327]

Pending delivery of trains on schedule, early 2018

Hahahahahahahaha....oh, you!

 

[timio]

Hahahahahahahaha....oh, you!

It's a good joke, right? We'll know within the next 2 months if there's any hope to that.

 

[Markster]

From the ION facebook page.
King/Victoria in downtown Kitchener.

And from me, Uptown Waterloo:

 

[TransitBart]

Hahahahahahahaha....oh, you!

I refuse to become a cynic. We need this to work.

It is unfortunate that BBD is in souch rough shape, but I have dealt with companies in rough shape in my career, and their products and offerings become erratic as their financial position deteriorates. It will take superb management to right this. I wish the managers the wisdom of Solomon and all the strength to right this ship.

Meanwhile, GTHA needs for each project to come in in a winning way or the future of the city I love at the heart of it all is really quite grim.

 

[KevinT]

There's a new video out today from rideION featuring more of those sweeping drone shots (although not as many as I would have liked ):

 

[drum118]

Bombardier delay costs region $1.2 million

 

[Megaton327]

Bombardier delay costs region $1.2 million

Glad they're adding it to the bill. Bombardier's screw-up, bombardier's expense.

 

[Allandale25]

A Councillor is at he plant in Thunder Bay and has tweeted out some pictures:

https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/801590709665038336

 

[Markster]

And with pictures in thread

From Waterloo Regional Councillor Tom Galloway.

https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/801590709665038336

https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/801770158838738944

 

[Markster]

Wires going in at Conestoga Station

Driver rest facility

 

[timio]

The Region was offering tours of the OMSF today. Only got the one picture, but it was pretty neat to walk through, albeit not as exciting as it could have been if there were trains present.

 

[drum118]

Nov 26
Enjoy