09
Nov
A Trail for All
Today, protesters attempted to halt paving work on the Hillside Trail in Waterloo. The action and the rhetoric surrounding it
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05
Nov
GRT 2015 Service Changes
Today, Grand River Transit began public consultations on its 2015 service changes. They include the next phase of grid-based network
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28
Oct
A referendum for the future
The votes are counted, the winners declared, and the dust has settled.
What to make of the election that was
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26
Oct
It's time to vote
Today, October 27, is Municipal Election Day in Waterloo Region. Because so much depends on the outcome of this election,
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23
Oct
Myth #5: "LRT won't benefit me."
Over the years, we’ve spoken with citizens all across Waterloo Region about LRT, and we’ve come across both
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22
Oct
Myth #4: "We will be $1.6 billion in debt by 2024."
Yesterday, we covered how cancelling ION would result in an additional half a billion dollars’ road costs, straining regional taxpayers
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21
Oct
Myth #3: "Cancelling LRT will lower your taxes."
Earlier this week, we explained how regional taxpayers would pay more in cancellation than finishing construction, and how LRT operation
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21
Oct
TriTAG calls on Aissa to disclose transit plan
Municipal candidates opposed to ION light rail asked to provide details on what they would build instead
The Tri-Cities Transport
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20
Oct
Myth 2 Cost Estimate methodology
In debunking Myth 2, we estimated the cost of running bus service to equal ION’s ridership in 2017 to
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20
Oct
Myth #2: "LRT will cost more to operate than buses"
Yesterday, we showed how ION construction will be cheaper to finish than to cancel. Today, we’ll talk about operating
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