News roundup: September 20, 2024

Here’s our roundup of local news about walking, biking, and transit over the last month:

What’s happening

• DOORS OPEN: Tomorrow’s Doors Open Waterloo Region event includes access to the ION maintenance facility
• PARTICIPATE: The City of Kitchener is recruiting for its advisory committees, applications close on September 27
• BLOCK PARTY: On October 5, the City of Kitchener is hosting a block party to kick off community consultation on its new official plan

Walking, biking, and Vision Zero

• The Ford government is considering legislation to prohibit municipalities from removing car lanes in order to add bike lanes (CBC)
• Region of Waterloo Council deferred its speed camera rollout due to local municipality concerns, sent back for further consultation (The Record)
• Cambridge councillors asking staff for report on year-round pedestrianization of Main Street (CBC)
• Kitchener is reminding drivers to follow the laws around schools (City of Kitchener)
• Wilmot Township is considering options for converting a bridge on the Oxford Waterloo Road for pedestrian and bicycle use, staff are expected to bring options forward during budget considerations (EngageWR, The Record)
• A private investigator is looking into collision history at a Hespeler intersection after a child was hit (The Record)
• Private groups and multiple levels of government are working together on options for a Conestogo River bridge for the Kissing Bridge Trailway (Region of Waterloo committee)
• A cyclist was killed in a collision with a car at the intersection of Roseville Road and Kings Road in North Dumfries Township (WRPS)

Local transit

• GRT relaunched Route 91 Late Night Loop after advocacy efforts (The Record)
• Launch of the new route to the Region of Waterloo Airport (CTV)
• Your Region Pod goes behind the scenes on transit planning at the Region (Your Region Pod)
• Hindu temple launches petition for a new bus route to the edge of Bridgeport (CBC)
• GRT ridership is breaking records (CityNews)

Regional transit

• Regional Council endorsed the Cambridge-Guelph GO link concept (CityNews)

The shape of our cities

• The City of Waterloo has a formal public meeting on its official plan review on Monday (EngageWR)
• Woolwich Township starting a mixed-use urban design guidelines project (EngageWR)
• Kitchener launches online tool and webinar to encourage accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction (City of Kitchener)
• A developer’s request to reduce required bicycle parking spots played a role in the city rejecting the proposal (The Record)
• Kitchener approved allowing lodging houses city-wide (City of Kitchener)

Elsewhere

• More delays for Highway 7 (The Record)
• RMTransit on the dangers of public-private partnerships (P3s) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIVJGd5_uaY)

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