ION construction updates map
The Rapid Transit team has put together a map showing construction and detour routes. We've embedded it below
Upcoming consultations: Columbia/Lexington, ION stops, and more
There are a handful of public meetings and input sessions coming up this month, for both Waterloo and Kitchener, as
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
