Mobility Hub Design

Need to establish a social hub with an input of transit, rather than focus wholly on transit (operations, etc.).

Customer experience neglected.

A decent shelter will provide more opportunity for people to interact. Go stations offer little shelter on the platforms. No place to congregate.

ie, a bar at a club should be small so people are forced to bump into each other. Creates a more social environment.

Train stations where there are wait times - have more social envronements - kiosks - marketplace - business centre - see: european train stations

This is all supported by density which certainly exists in europe but we're not there yet.

Seattle has areas of their downtown core with high canopies on the streets that protect pedestrians from the elements. Supports retail, pedestrian access, and so on. Everyone's not as rushed when they're protected from the elements.

Is sheltering of this nature the best use of resources? Or are there other areas of improvement in transportation which need to be focused on. Back to operational concerns rather. Escalators, etc. Isn't supporting shopping, etc, an opportunity to increase revenue..

Roof with fully enclosed areas across large platforms.

Union station - no info on the platforms because they don't want people using the platforms but, in general info on next train is not easily available. Ie, when you park in a lot, or arrive on foot, etc.

Announce the stops on the bus, show what time it will arrive on the street (in shelters, etc).

Websites are poor. Schedules not valid.

The unknown waiting time is what's frustrating for users - decisions can be made based on schedule, but not knowing the schedule means you can't run to the convenience store or decide to walk to the station.

Close the gap across customers, staff, and those in the know to share gps info and provide accurate scheduling.

Toronto adding a scramble intersection at yonge and dundas. All lights red - pedestrians go wherever they wish.

Intersection conflict - managing sidewalk, cycling, car, and transit traffic on the same grid. End up with 20 lanes as in Argentina.

Ring road as a positive experiment without major arteries plowing through the middle.
Difficult to support this as a retrofit because the developers too need to align buildings to the ring road design. ie, central pedestrian use (patios, etc) with backs to the ring / autos.

Pedestrian linkage in Hamilton between transit modes when there are small links between. Without those links, customer motivation is down. Shows general lack of respect for the consumer, having them follow standard pedestrian walkways, in the elements, to get to transit.

The car doesn't dominate as much in Europe. Also radius design instead of grid.

Upgrading the Go, etc, touches on the union. Can you do it?

Hunter go station may be a start for a great station, but once you're out of the station, there's nothing. The surrouding neighbourhood should be connected to the terminal as a the europeans have their restaurants and large pedestrian areas outside their stations. Inclusive.

Take the surface parking lot and turn it into a hub for retail, etc. Bury the lot.

Need to transform suburbia into a transit friendly environment. Which means suburbia needs to become more dense.

Intensity is at the collecting point - difficult to set up the gathering points in low density.

Burlington - actual cost $4.00 to take an individual on a bus. $2.75 is charged. Tax payer covers the rest. That's the problem with low density.