Michael Druker

20
Dec
A GRT bus travelling on University Avenue

News roundup: December 21, 2025

Transit hub is a GO, and advocacy gets results This week the Region of Waterloo passed its 2026 budget. In
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30
Nov
GRT map showing Waterloo area routes including 9, 13, and 19

How to do better in a tough GRT budget year

It’s municipal budget season, and transit is always a hot topic. In this post we’ll touch on the
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20
Nov

Onwards to Cambridge!

Last night, Regional Council formally adopted its decision to extend ION to Cambridge! At the November 4 committee meeting, councillors
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02
Nov

Decision time for how to extend ION to Cambridge

Ahead of Tuesday’s Regional committee meeting, the staff report on the ION initial business case is out, and it
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24
Oct

Actions to support ION Stage 2

A few notes on how to show your support. * Learn * Learn more about the project and the options under consideration
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24
Oct

Planning for growth around ION in Cambridge

First, what’s happening with ION approvals. More letters to the editor have been pouring in recently to support the
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22
Sep

Learning from ION Stage 1 to build more ION

Yesterday Oh The Urbanity released a fantastic video all about how the Region of Waterloo kept costs relatively low for
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06
Sep

Building ION to Cambridge, Costs and Benefits

Things are heating up on ION stage 2, with more voices for LRT and with Regional Council hearing next week
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14
Apr
Drawing of a GRT bus at a stop with people alighting from it

Grand River Transit's big vision could be bigger yet

Last week, the draft Grand River Transit business plan was presented to a standing committee of Regional Council. This is
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30
Dec

News roundup: December 31, 2024

Our last news roundup of the year! Here’s the latest in Waterloo Region walking, biking, and transit news for
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