LeBreton Flats 2.0 (RendezVous LeBreton) | Cancelled

[EdFromOttawa]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

I have one complaint about both proposals, and that is the location of LRT stations, so that the centre of this development, the arena, is mid way between two LRT stations. This is a multi-billion dollar development, on a multi-billion dollar transit line. We will have thousands of residents, thousands of employees and thousands of visitors, yet we have our transit stations inconveniently on the periphery. Instead of building a station right into the heart of this development, we are either going to bury it or bridge it.

I think about the experience at CTC and the long walk in a windswept parking lot to your car in the dead of winter. Now, we are substituting possibly a longer walk across a windswept square to access transit. All these outdoor amenities are great spring to fall, but if it is -30C in January, it would be nice to have an integrated transit station. But is there no real willingness by the bidders or the city to really think about this? I hate those red circles on maps saying that a station is close enough. This is supposed to be a massive attraction therefore transit should be very convenient. It is like having St. Laurent station located on the east side of St. Laurent Boulevard instead of next to the shopping centre.

It all seems that this is a federal project and because transit is municipal, the connections are a secondary consideration. Reminds me of the mess at the VIA Rail station with no pedestrian connection to Trainyards, almost a stone's throw away from Tremblay Station. Federal versus municipal and no coordination or cooperation in serving the public well.

I'm confused, did either of you read through both proposals at all? I'm 90% sure the Devcore proposal has the arena built ON TOP OF Bayview station... Maybe I misunderstood..