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...

Part 6 in our series on parking in the City of Waterloo draft zoning bylaw. What if we built a light rail network and nobody came? OK, no one expects empty trains. Central corridor bus ridership...

Part 5 in a week-long series on parking in the City of Waterloo draft zoning bylaw. Commercial zones could foster thriving businesses and walkable places if we avoid burdening them with too much p...

Part 4 in a week-long series on parking in the City of Waterloo draft zoning bylaw. Is Waterloo’s proposed zoning preventing workers and their employers from reaping the benefits of rapid transit?...

Part 3 in a week-long series on parking in the City of Waterloo draft zoning bylaw. Update: we have heard that  staff have admitted an error in the draft bylaw and are reviewing the proposed parki...