These organizations have endorsed light rail for a variety of reasons. From economic development, to environmental concerns, to employee retention there is a broad base of support for light rail in the community. If you wish for your organization to be listed here please contact TriTAG.

Business

• Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (conditional endorsement)
• Communitech (Endorsement)
• Canada’s Technology Triangle (Endorsement)
• University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Tech Town (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Open Text (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Google (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Agfa HealthCare (quote of support)
• Desire2Learn (Coverage of endorsement)
• Perimeter Development Corporation (Coverage of endorsement)
• Tech Capital Partners (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Colliers International (Endorsement)

Institutions

• University of Waterloo (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• UW Federation of Students (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• WLU Student Union (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (Endorsement)

Non-profits and associations

• Waterloo Federation of Agriculture (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin & Grey Building & Construction Trades Council (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors (Endorsement)
• Sustainable Waterloo (Endorsement)
• REEP Green Solutions (Direct confirmation of support)
• Grand River Environmental Network (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• City of Kitchener Cycling Advisory Committee (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Transport Action Ontario (Endorsed at June 2009 public meeting)
• Pedestrian Charter Steering Committee (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• Barnraisers’ Council of Waterloo Region (Endorsement)
• Grand River CarShare (Endorsement)
• Tri-Cities Transport Action Group (Yes, we endorse it)

Media

• The Record (Endorsement; opposed idea of referendum)
• Elmira Independent (Editorial)

Other

• Centre in the Square (Endorsed at June 2011 public meetings)
• Over 1,500 people on Facebook
• Expert peer-review panel endorsement (PDF)

Who’s opposed to LRT

There have not been many organizations that have stated opposition to LRT.

• Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (Mixed opposition to current plans)
• Taxpayers for Sensible Transit
• Cambridge City Council (coverage of opposition)
• Cambridge Chamber of Commerce – auto-play in link (coverage of opposition)