News roundup: November 13, 2026

By Tri-Cities Transport Action Group

Here's the latest in walking, biking, and transit news from the last week or so for Waterloo Region.

What's happening

• WATER STRATEGY: The Region of Waterloo is holding a virtual public meeting next Tuesday, November 17, 7-8pm about its Water Supply Strategy, with an in person drop-in session the following Tuesday evening, November 24, 6:30-8:30pm at 150 Frederick St in Kitchener. (EngageWR)
• KAUFMAN PARK: The City of Kitchener is starting to plan improvements for Kaufman Park, which sits between Stirling Ave and Cameron Heights CI. Residents are invited to fill in a short survey about their experiences and hopes for the space. (EngageWR)
• QUADRICYCLES: The Province of Ontario is proposing regulation to pilot allowing low-speed cargo quadricycles on roadways for urban deliveries. Stakeholder and public comments can be submitted by December 14. (Ontario Regulatory Registry)
• BUILDING CODES: The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes is inviting public review of proposed changes to the National Model Codes, which impacts the way buildings are constructed. Changes such as those to elevator requirements can affect the viability of housing construction. Comments can be submitted until December 21.

Walking, biking, and streets

• The Record: Woolwich expanding Snow Angels program. Township council cancelled Elmira's residential sidewalk snow-clearing service earlier this year.
• Three pedestrians have been injured in separate hit-and-runs in Cambridge and Kitchener over the last week, two of them along Block Line Road. Police are sharing information on suspect vehicles and asking for dash cam footage. (CBC)
• CityNews Kitchener: Scooter rider injured and charged after crash in Cambridge. Police say the rider of a scooter was injured and charged following a crash with an SUV on Christopher Dr. in Cambridge.
• A driver hit and seriously injured a woman in a mobility scooter at the intersection of King & University in Waterloo. (CKWR)

Transit

• TriTAG: GO trains for Cambridge. Better intercity transit for Ontario’s biggest city without rail
• The Region of Waterloo has begun demolition this week of the non-heritage parts of the Rumpel Felt building as part of site preparations for the Kitchener Central Transit Hub. (EngageWR)
• Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association: Farewell to the FedBus: FedBus will make its final trip on December 6th, 2026, after nearly 50 years of service.
• CBC (YouTube): Metrolinx cuts some public board meetings: Why critics are concerned
• The Record: Via Rail commuters relied on these trains to get to Toronto — then came the cuts
• A new visualization shows scheduled transit trips across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, including GO Transit and Grand River Transit. (via r/TTC)

The shape of our cities

• The Record: Countryside line removed from Woolwich official plan. Concept remains operative in Wilmot and Wellesley townships.
• The Record: The Ontario Land Tribunal has been asked to decide on a proposal that would be bring two residential towers and 802 units to uptown Waterloo. The towers, which face backlash from residents, would be the tallest in the city if built.
• Cambridge Today: Cambridge SmartCentres MZO yields one application since 2020. The lone proposal is a six-storey, 90-unit apartment building, while the broader site was envisioned for up to 10,000 homes
• The Record: 113-dwelling development at OLT to appeal 11th-hour changes by Kitchener council
• CBC: Scott Davey, current Kitchener city councillor, named next chair of Region of Waterloo. He will replace chair Karen Redman.
  • CBC: 'It's an impossible job': Decision to appoint Kitchener councillor as regional chair sparks controversy
  • The Record: Opinion | Many questions raised by the appointment of incoming regional chair Scott Davey

Elsewhere

• Guelph Transit is proposing transit network changes that include increasing the number of frequent service routes from 1 to 10. (Guelph Transit, via TAAG)
• Infrastory: The Subway that Got Away. A $70 million subway for $34 billion.