Consultations and feedback deadlines
- CYCLING: Ontario Cycling Strategy funding priorities, comments due Nov 30
- REGIONAL BUDGET: public input session Nov 16 at 6pm
- IRON HORSE TRAIL: Victoria Park area improvements, comments due Nov 30
- REGIONAL ROADS:
- Church Street East in Elmira, November 10
- Ottawa Street South, November 22
- Weber Street North, November 8
- William and Strange Street water supplies, November 22
- University Transit Plaza, November 16
- MOVING FORWARD:
- CAMBRIDGE:
- GTHA: Next Regional Transportation Plan, feedback due Nov 30
- MAPS: Regional cycling map, first edition in need of feedback
- INTENSIFICATION: Development in established Kitchener neighbourhoods
Vision Zero
- 91 year old man struck at Vanier and Shelley, dies of injuries (The Record)
- Victim blaming: Pedestrian shaming campaigns have got to stop (Curbed), Pedestrian advocates protest new safety campaign (CBC), Speeding, reckless turns, and hungry wolves: stop blaming pedestrians for dangerous drivers (Metro)
- Stemming the tide: Slow down and stop the killing (The Star), How driverless cars could empower pedestrians (CityLab)
Cycling
- Money: Ontario seeking feedback on how to spend $150-225M from climate change action plan funds for cycling infrastructure & initiatives
- King Street too: Bikes belong on Main Street because bikes are not primarily used for commuting (People for Bikes)
- Halloween scare:
sharrows—bc what's scarier than weakass bike "infrastructure" that doesn't really protect cyclists? (cc @BicycleLobby) pic.twitter.com/iOCzh687pI
— *map emoji* (@drooliet) October 30, 2016
Transit
- Light rail: Metrolinx contract squabble with Bombardier won’t affect ION (CBC)
- GO: Kitchener-Waterloo joint services agreement makes GO trains a priority (Waterloo Chronicle)
- Transit oriented development: Solving the last mile problem (Ryerson City Building Institute)
- Privatization: What’s at stake when private companies like Uber poach riders from public transit (The Atlantic)