Mark Jackson-Brown

15
Feb
Fairway ION Crossing Proposal - How It Rates

Fairway ION Crossing Proposal - How It Rates

In August, we wrote about the missing crossing of the ION tracks from Traynor Ave to Fairway Ave in Kitchener.
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14
Aug
ION - Walkability, Fences, and It's Never Too Late to Fix Mistakes

ION - Walkability, Fences, and It's Never Too Late to Fix Mistakes

ION light rail, well under construction, is going to tie our region together, promoting dense, walkable communities around each new
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11
Jul
State of Fare Affairs - How GRT Compares

State of Fare Affairs - How GRT Compares

In our last post, we saw that Grand River Transit's ticket prices have been raising faster than monthly
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29
Jun
GRT: A Brief History of Fares

GRT: A Brief History of Fares

July 1st is coming up, and with it, Grand River Transit is raising fares. Every year, the fare increase is
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19
Jan
Big Changes for Bridgeport, Erb, Caroline, and Albert

Big Changes for Bridgeport, Erb, Caroline, and Albert

There's going to be another major road project coming to Uptown Waterloo. Reconstruction of Bridgeport, Erb, Caroline, and
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24
Nov
Thoughts on the GRT 2015 Improvement Plan

Thoughts on the GRT 2015 Improvement Plan

We’ve written briefly about Grand River Transit’s proposed 2015 Service Changes, and we'd like to share
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25
Nov
Rationalizing Route 7 - Efficiency Over Cuts

Rationalizing Route 7 - Efficiency Over Cuts

Load on a 7E bus from UW to King via Columbia In our last post, we advocate that cost savings
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17
May

Ottawa/Borden LRT Alignment

Ottawa St, from King St to Mill St in central Kitchener, currently a two lane road flanked by driveways, single
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