transit

13
Jan
2016

Regional budget 2016

The Region of Waterloo has now passed its budget for 2016. You may have seen headlines in the news about
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13
Apr
2015
2015 GRT preferred service improvement plan

2015 GRT preferred service improvement plan

Beginning tomorrow, Grand River Transit will be hosting a series of public consultations on its preferred 2015 service improvement plan.
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03
Mar
2015

Transit and the 2015 budget: a letter to Regional Council

Dear members of Regional Council, Over the past several years, transit has been squeezed to meet arbitrary cost-recovery targets.
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01
Feb
2015
What are your priorities for Waterloo Region?

What are your priorities for Waterloo Region?

The Region is collecting public input for its 2015-18 Strategic Plan and conducting a service review. The choices made
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24
Nov
2014
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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28
Oct
2014
A referendum for the future

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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23
Oct
2014

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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21
Oct
2014

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
2014
TriTAG calls on Aissa to disclose transit plan

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
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20
Oct
2014

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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