Just run the train up and over the Skyway. The infrasructure is in place. DL&W up Main St., then along Seneca St., up the ramp at Pearl, and over the Skyway on the inbound side. Use the outbound lanes for bicycle / pedestrian access from Delaware Avenue; Niagara Square to the Outer Harbor.
No, the Metro Rail should not go to a dead-end at the Outer Harbor. After emerging from the DL&W it should next be brought to Larkinville - the first of several incremental steps that will take it through the East Side (serving many care-free residents there with a RAPID transit connection) , Central Terminal, the Walden Galleria, Airport, and a Park & Ride at the I-90 to collect commuters from all over the region who now use the Thruway to get downtown.
I think public transit access to the Outer Harbor will need to be more than just a walk to the park. The only real access is via Ohio St. from Downtown. What the solution is has yet to be defined. But the easiest step is to build a bridge from Ganson St. (still a bit awkward) over the Ship Canal to the Outer Harbor where CSI Sands is located. It's a clumsy solution and add more traffic on Ganson St. which is good for Riverworks but not so much for General Mills.
Just run the train up and over the Skyway. The infrasructure is in place. DL&W up Main St., then along Seneca St., up the ramp at Pearl, and over the Skyway on the inbound side. Use the outbound lanes for bicycle / pedestrian access from Delaware Avenue; Niagara Square to the Outer Harbor.
No, the Metro Rail should not go to a dead-end at the Outer Harbor. After emerging from the DL&W it should next be brought to Larkinville - the first of several incremental steps that will take it through the East Side (serving many care-free residents there with a RAPID transit connection) , Central Terminal, the Walden Galleria, Airport, and a Park & Ride at the I-90 to collect commuters from all over the region who now use the Thruway to get downtown.
I think public transit access to the Outer Harbor will need to be more than just a walk to the park. The only real access is via Ohio St. from Downtown. What the solution is has yet to be defined. But the easiest step is to build a bridge from Ganson St. (still a bit awkward) over the Ship Canal to the Outer Harbor where CSI Sands is located. It's a clumsy solution and add more traffic on Ganson St. which is good for Riverworks but not so much for General Mills.
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