denfromoakvillemilton
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Just saw it on CP24....
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Ontario is providing the Region of Waterloo with $300 million to build rapid transit.
The project would be the largest single investment in transit infrastructure in the history of Waterloo region and includes light rail transit in both Waterloo and Kitchener, and bus rapid transit in Cambridge.
These transit improvements will:
* better connect the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge
* link to Grand River Transit and park and ride facilities
* connect to future GO Transit services.
This investment is expected to create about 3,000 jobs and economic opportunities for local businesses. It will also increase public transit use, reduce gridlock, improve air quality and build a stronger community.
Investing in public transit is part of the McGuinty government's Open Ontario plan to strengthen our economy by creating more jobs and opportunities for growth.
I live in London which has a population similar to K/W... we're denser yet they get rapid transit money? Either way congrats K/W, hope it all goes well!
I would not call their stuff rapid transit, but simply transit.
I'm hoping that places like London will start to see some money for RT. Unfortunately, there's just so much to do. Our infrastructure's been degrading so much that it's a daunting task for the entire province to even get the GTA's transit up to par, let alone London, Hamilton, K-W, Niagara, and maybe Kingston and Windsor.So jealous...
I live in London which has a population similar to K/W... we're denser yet they get rapid transit money? Either way congrats K/W, hope it all goes well!
Although I wouldn't be celebrating just yet. McGuinty has a way of pledging a lot of money for transit and then taking it way just before projects get started. Let's just hope it doesn't happen this time.
So jealous...
I live in London which has a population similar to K/W... we're denser yet they get rapid transit money? Either way congrats K/W, hope it all goes well!
Although I wouldn't be celebrating just yet. McGuinty has a way of pledging a lot of money for transit and then taking it way just before projects get started. Let's just hope it doesn't happen this time.
Whatever Mr. Anti-LRT.
My advocacy group, Save-our-Waterloo-Subway (SOWS), is working on a plan that would see these funds used to build a 1 kilometre stretch of RAPID TRANSIT subway through the downtown core.