Onwards to Cambridge!
Last night, Regional Council formally adopted its decision to extend ION to Cambridge! At the November 4 committee meeting, councillors had voted 15 to 1 for ION to be extended as light rail, for the extension to go all the way to downtown Cambridge, and for staff to seek full provincial and federal funding for…
Decision time for how to extend ION to Cambridge
Ahead of Tuesday’s Regional committee meeting, the staff report on the ION initial business case is out, and it recommends an ION light rail extension all the way to downtown Cambridge! The Region of Waterloo standing committee for Sustainability, Infrastructure, and Development will meet at 150 Frederick on Tuesday, November 4 at 9 am. It…
Actions to support ION Stage 2
A few notes on how to show your support.
Planning for growth around ION in Cambridge
First, what’s happening with ION approvals. More letters to the editor have been pouring in recently to support the extension of ION light rail to Cambridge, including from the owner of Monigram Coffee, former Cambridge MPP Bryan May, former regional councillor Tom Galloway, and former mayor and MPP Kathryn McGarry. In under two weeks, Regional…
Learning from ION Stage 1 to build more ION
Yesterday Oh The Urbanity released a fantastic video all about how the Region of Waterloo kept costs relatively low for the initial section of ION. The 16-minute video sums up the lessons as: knowing what you want, adapting and reusing corridors, political backing and authority, de-risking the project, and designing a no frills system —…
Building ION to Cambridge, Costs and Benefits
Things are heating up on ION stage 2, with more voices for LRT and with Regional Council hearing next week about the preliminary results of the Initial Business Case. In November, staff will share the full results and ask council for a decision on what option to move forward with. The Business Case The report…
