Appendix A_Pages266to338_9MB.pdf - Ottawa Confederation Line

Station
Comments
Good plan for maximum, efficient access to trains
Are there any specific features (e.g., station art, safety and security, signage,
stations with unique character) that you feel should be reflected in the design
character of all and/or specific stations?
For God’s sake, put some automated ticket vending machines in every station!
When stations exit on opposite side of road requires access on both sides of street to
avoid mid-block crossings by pedestrians.
Please show where the bus routes will be kept. The Train is interesting but until
the entire Transport Routes and alternatives are shown, these public meetings are
not very informative
Links with local buses and businesses
Do we really need the station doors as depicted on diagrams? These open in-line
with the rain car doors. Most people stand back from the subway
Tunnel station really needs a lot going for them in terms of art, stores and other
amenities to distract people from the fact that it takes vie minutes to climb out of
them. Give people something to look at while they’re waiting for a train (see Red
Line stops in Cambridge, MA for a great example)
Having different themes or artwork at each station would be nice
Dans tous les ces!
Scrap the whole thing, not worth the money. Employment nodes are being
decentralized
It looks as though there will be barriers to prevent people from falling (or being
pushed) onto the path of incoming trains, great idea!
I think that station art is nice, but could wait if costs go up significantly
Signage should be clear for the visiting traveller as well as locals
Knockouts in case buildings go underground as Montreal has
Have to be easily identifiable. Montreal system shelters not so good
Must make more effort to attract businesses to below ground areas
A Montreal, chacune des stations ont été conçu, par un artiste différent. Je n’en
demande pas tant ici, mais serait bien d’accorder un caractère unique a chaque
stations…peintures communautaires peut-être?
Station names should be prominent (unlike in the present transitway)
There should be space and bicycle racks for bicycles at all stations. Would it be
possible to attach bicycle racks to the sides of the train cars to allow bike users to
bring their bikes along with them?
Once rail systems are extended, existing bus stations should remain to allow better
flexibility of transit systems ex, do not get rid of bus station at Tunney’s Pasture
once line is extended
Le design artistique et architectural des stations doit être à la fois assez similaire pour
se révéler uniforme et cohérent ET assez différent pour que chaque station soit facile
à identifier et à différencier des autres. Les métros de Montreal et de Stockholm
sont de bons exemples d’atteinte d’un tel équilibre visuel et fonctionnel
Questions to Mr. Gratton: My main concern – how can the people of Gatineau
connect with the LRT? Answer: They should connect to an LRT LOOP from the
Gatineau side, (not by transfers on the Ottawa side). So you have to design the
Rideau station for an eventual exit to the North, and you have to design a Western
Station for an LRT exist to the North
Montreal Metro (in my view) is the gold standard in subway art. Hopefully we can
pick up a few ideas from there. Please no more awful RED like the ugly OC Transpo
transitway stations. Safety is a chronic problem at stations, and supervision is
essential. I hope that we can find a way to heat stations during winter months
Simplicity, easy to clean, consideration of off-peak hour users, security – especially
women
Question 3: Do you have any comments or concerns regarding the potential
location of the Maintenance and Storage Facility?
No not really
Seems like the right choice
I would suggest that the area south of the VIA station (where VIA has pulled up
tracks) would be a better location for maintenance
Nil. It’s out of the way and the most appropriate location along the route
Fine
No
No – location seems fine
Non
Cet aspect du projet n’est pas importante à mes yeux. Je vois faire confiance à ce
chapitre
Maintenance: How many millions will need to be spent to build a connection
from either Station or St Laurent Station to the maintenance yard? There is also
likelihood of an Innes Transitway corridor in the same area. Would the
LRT/DOTT not be better to run SOUTH of the Station along Terminal Ave,
serving the Train Yards development, cross Belfast by the maintenance facilities
on Belfast and then swing over to St Laurent? That way a single line could be