ION light rail, well under construction, is going to tie our region together, promoting dense, walkable communities around each new station. We may remember the panic at the thought of a “Berlin W...
Consultations and feedback deadlines: MOVING FORWARD: What are your priorities for transportation in Waterloo Region? CLIMATE: Federal Climate Action Consultation on August 19 ZONING: Comme...
GRT ridership numbers are down, but that’s no reason to reduce service or squeeze customers. Quite the opposite. Last month, Grand River Transit revealed ridership had dropped from a peak of 22 ...
In our last post, we saw that Grand River Transit’s ticket prices have been raising faster than monthly passes, leaving occasional riders to take more of the burden for cost recovery than the did 1...
July 1st is coming up, and with it, Grand River Transit is raising fares. Every year, the fare increase is put under scrutiny. On the one hand, fare increases are natural, and make sure that infla...
Kitchener’s exemption from parking requirements for the first 10,000 square metres of floor space could drive a surge in walkable, transit-friendly, and affordable development downtown - without ev...
With yesterday’s announcements about future all-day GO trains in Kitchener, improvements to bus service might not seem all that exciting. But it would be a big mistake to overlook this leap forward...
Lots of changes are happening in your community, and you have a chance to influence them. Here are some upcoming public consultations you might want to participate in: Waterloo Park Promenade The...
The new draft Station Area Plans for light rail in the City of Waterloo suggest applying maximum parking requirements in transit station areas, as well as deeper parking reductions in areas closest...
Part 7 in our series on parking in the City of Waterloo draft zoning bylaw. There’s an old joke that says, the trouble with parking is that it isn’t going anywhere. If you read the City of Waterl...