The latest Waterloo Region walking, biking, and transit news, with feedback opportunity on Elmira sidewalk clearing and Kitchener's new Transportation and Mobility Plan:

Investing in transit means our local economy wins! So why is #Guelph City Hall taking away millions of dollars of potential revenue & savings for local businesses with infrequent transit? Help us tell City Hall to invest in local transit and grow our economy. www.taaguelph.com/join #GuelphTransit

Frequency = Freedom Help us tell City Hall that more frequent transit benefits #Guelph! www.taaguelph.com/join

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Have your say! #Guelph Transit wants to hear how you get around and what they should do over the next 5 years. haveyoursay.guelph.ca/en/projects/...

Rain or Shine #Guelph, we are having our Garage Sale this Satuday! Deals Galore! Many items under $5. Everything has to go some come get a great deal!

Our Garage Sale is June 6 #Guelph! We are accepting donations for the Sale! Send a message for details!

Check out our policy paper about Parking Minimums

Our newsletter On the Move is OUT NOW! Have a read: open.substack.com/pub/taaguelp... #Guelph

I'm 15 and can't drive. Here's why transit is a key to teen independence: ggwash.org/view/103069/...

Removing Parking Minimums: A Key Step Towards an‌ Affordable,‌ Healthy, and Sustainable #Guelph‌ Read and share our policy paper endorsed by @activeguelph.bsky.social & @taaguelph.bsky.social: www.taaguelph.com/parking-minimums #ParkingMinimums #GuelphVotes

6 Hours. 11 Sites. Can you get to all of the #DoorsOpenGuelph sites by bus? TAAG is proud to release the Doors Open #Guelph 2026 Transit Guide! Visit our city’s heritage sites while helping us advocate for a frequent future. Download the Guide: shorturl.at/kCxVO #GuelphTransit #DoorsOpenGuelph2026

New express @gotransit.bsky.social trains between #KitchenerGO & Union Station. It will NOT STOP at Acton, Georgetown, Malton, Etobicoke North, Weston or Mount Dennis GO stations Departs Union Station 8:49am arrive #Guelph 10:05am Departs #Guelph 4:02pm arrive Union Station 5:17p.m. gotransit.com

Through the OnYourWay2Work program, #GuelphTransit & your employer split the cost to give you up to 20% off regular adult fares ✅ 10% from #Guelph Transit ✅ 10% from your Employer ✅ 100% easier on your wallet Share with your boss & get them on board with this program! ➡️ guelph.ca/living/getti...

If we want people to choose the bus over the car, the bus needs a clear path. 🚌💨 It's time for City Hall to create dedicated bus & queue jump lanes + signal priority. Let's stop the 15-minute commute from becoming a 40-minute crawl #GuelphTransit #Guelph Fight for better transit taaguelph.com/join

What would you do to fix the issues outlined in this opinion piece? Let us know in the comments or below! www.guelphtoday.com/columns/mark...

Reminder! Our AGM is coming up fast!

Our Annual General Meeting is March 9th. Members check your email! Didn't get an email? Send us an email to [email protected] Not a member? Go to taaguelph.com/join and sign up for free or by donation #Guelph

Double Whammy!

Clack-Bush offers some sentences of clarity on plowing of multiuse paths: Sidewalks will be lowed like always, but the paths will be maintained for pedestrian access only, the minimum width for pedestrians.

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98 Speedvale #letsgo

The reputation of Council is already thin with Transit and Active Transportation issues. The next municipal election will be an interesting discussion on what was and wasn't done by the city.

A modest compromise even if it's 2 months after school starts for the year. We can't delay any more.

So taking away access to jobs and revenue in terms of economic spin offs isn't worth the investment? Make it make sense!

4 more sleeps....

Join us to ride the first Weekend GO Train to #Toronto! Help us mark this major milestone for #Guelph ​No registration needed. Just show up & ride with us! ​Date: Sunday, November 23 ​ Meet-up: 7:30-8:00AM ​ Departure: 8:07AM ​Disclaimer: TAAG will not be covering fares or scheduling return trips

Next is Shubham Savaliya from Conestoga Students Inc. He's asking to restore funding to fully implement the #98 Speedvale for 2026 as originally listed in the budget. (As you may know, Consestoga is on Speedvale Avenue West.)

Seems like there's some pretty interesting stuff in the 2051 Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan

Last but not least is Scott Frederick. He says the budget is an expression of values, and no matter what the tax level is there will be people that can't afford it so there will always be a race to the bottom. We need to think about return on investment.

Metrolinx opens new GO station along Kitchener line

When the first regular weekend GO train from Kitchener gets to Guelph, we’ll be joined by our friends from @taaguelph.bsky.social!

Join us to ride the first weekend GO Train Kitchener to Toronto! Help us mark a major milestone. Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city. Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.

Mary Ann Burrows is next. She notes her concern is the reduction of greenhouse gas and the City is lagging in its goals. She notes that transportation is the single biggest source of GHG and this budget targets things that will slowdown the modal shift and thus impact climate change goals.

Petric notes that funding transit is an act to create affordability, since people will no longer have to buy a second or third car. Delaying transit is an economic liability to the city because it creates gridlock and costs people time too.

Next is Steven Petric from the Transit Action Alliance of Guelph. He says the budget funds stagnation and we need to invest in transit now to advance connectivity and frequency, especially the #98 Speedvale. He says transit delays harm residents, businesses and climate goals.

She also notes restrictions on double, jogging and wagon strollers on Guelph Transit buses. It seems like the city is making it harder to get around in anything other than a car.

Bike Mayor Andrea Bidgood is up next. She's concerned about moving backwards on the shift to more trips on a bicycle, and concerned about losing momentum on Vision Zero. Winter maintenance cuts will not help these goals, and neither will deferring some infrastructure spending.

Join us to ride the first Weekend GO Train to #Toronto! Help us mark this major milestone for #Guelph ​No registration needed. Just show up & ride with us! ​Date: Sunday, November 23 ​ Meet-up: 7:30-8:00AM ​ Departure: 8:07AM ​Disclaimer: TAAG will not be covering fares or scheduling return trips

Weekend #Guelph Go Trains: Leaves 8:07 a.m. & 4:07 p.m. from #GuelphCentral GO, making all stops to Union Station arriving at 9:35 a.m. & 5:35 p.m. From Union 4:48 p.m. & 10:48 p.m., making all stops arrive in #Guelph at 6:18 p.m. & 12:18 a.m. Schedule: assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...

In 2026 Fares could be hiked as high as 7.69% (Cash Fare) & the monthly cap will hit $100 by 2027...and yet buses are late, stuck in traffic, filled to the brim...delayed investments, slowed electric bus purchases....so much for "getting our house in order!" It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph

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#Guelph: Your transit fare is rising, but your service isn't! In 2026 Cash Fares ⬆️ 7.69% to $3.50 Fare Cap hits $98.60 (4.84%) Service improvements delayed to 2029+ Help 🛑 Council from punishing riders with 📈 fares while deferring their promises! Help #Fightforyourride Join us taaguelph.com/join

Fares being hiked as high as 7.69% (Cash Fare) and the monthly cap will hit $100 by 2027....and yet buses are late, stuck in traffic, filled to the brim.....delayed investments, slowed electric bus purchases....so much for "getting our house in order" It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph

Fares being hiked as high as 7.69% (Cash Fare) and the monthly cap will hit $100 by 2027....and yet buses are late, stuck in traffic, filled to the brim.....delayed investments, slowed electric bus purchases....so much for "getting our house in order" It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph

We’re technically investing in transit. ✅ Route 98 (someday) ✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!) ❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029) #GuelphMunicipalBudget2026 @taaguelph.bsky.social

#Guelph: Your transit fare is rising, but your service isn't! In 2026 Cash Fares ⬆️ 7.69% to $3.50 Fare Cap hits $98.60 (4.84%) Service improvements delayed to 2029+ Help 🛑 Council from punishing riders with 📈 fares while deferring their promises! Help #Fightforyourride Join us taaguelph.com/join

Opinion: Investing in Youth Transit: The Key to Stronger Public Transport and Vibrant Communities www.taaguelph.com/post/opinion... #Guelph #GuelphTransit #FreeTransit

The fact that public transit takes longer than driving in our city isn't a coincidence—it's a direct policy choice made by #Guelph City Hall, and we are the ones paying the price in lost time & needless congestion. It's time to #FightforyourRide #Guelph. Join the fight at taaguelph.com/join

“Lowest tax increase in Ontario” = highest cost for those without cars. Cutting bike lane plowing, pedestrian safety and transit to save $25/month? When the monthly transit fare cap is $94.05 that’s hardly affordability. #GuelphMunicipalBudget2026 @taaguelph.bsky.social