The Region’s last full in-person public information session on stage 2 ION is on now and until 7pm at the Old Post Office in Galt, Cambridge:

Did you get a camera ticket? Almost two million Waterloo Region speeders did not www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

Today's IONizeWR newsletter talks about effective construction, what's happening with Stage 2, and what actions you can take:

We have an amazing opportunity in Waterloo Region to use lessons from our own ION light rail to expand our network. If we can get funding for ION stage 2 at comparable levels to peer projects, good management and procurement could leave enough funds for a whole second line!

The most underappreciated issue in urbanism is the Anglosphere’s transit construction cost problem. It’s not just that we’re spending too much money on any particular project. It’s that we could be getting *much more transit* for the *same amount of money we’re currently spending*.

Join TriTAG at these upcoming events! TriTAG will be tabling at Waterloo Region Climate Fest, tabling and riding at Ride for Refugee, and speaking at the Guelph Transportation Summit. DM us or email us at [email protected] if you'd like to volunteer! Links in thread below. (1/4)

Speed cameras work, transit-oriented density, and more ION! The transportation and land use stories from Waterloo Region, big and small, and where you can have your say:

Speed cameras work, transit-oriented density, and more ION! The transportation and land use stories from Waterloo Region, big and small, and where you can have your say:

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Facilitated the Stage 2 ION Public Information Session at Queen’s Square Library in Galt, Cambridge! Join us for upcoming sessions on September 16, 23, and 25 to learn more about the results and share your input.

Mark your calendars! The #Guelph Transportation Summit is coming Saturday, October 18th, 2025! Register now at taaguelph.com/summit

We will be at Region of Waterloo Committee today speaking about getting ION light rail built all the way to downtown Cambridge, transit costs, and building more than just stage 2!

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September Committee Meetings get underway tomorrow morning. Here are a few highlights that will have an impact here in Kitchener and across the Region ⬇️

More evidence that speed cameras work. "Since those cameras were put up, 57% of drivers were slowing down and adhering to the speed limit. In some school zones, it was as high as 90%" “Eighty-five per cent of people who have been issued one ticket have only been issued [that] one ticket”

Our first IONizeWR newsletter update is on the initial business case. We want to see LRT all the way to downtown Cambridge, and then keep building. Let's think bigger:

Our first IONizeWR newsletter update is on the initial business case. We want to see LRT all the way to downtown Cambridge, and then keep building. Let's think bigger:

Tell Metrolinx and the Minister of Transportation that the people of Kitchener are still calling on the province to fulfill its promise of all-day, two-way GO train service along the Toronto-Guelph-Kitchener corridor! gpo.ca/action_campa...

According to a 2023 document, this is the cost breakdown of the $4.3billion planned construction cost of the ION Stage 2 LRT. 56.4% Professional Services/Hard Costs 22.4% Cost Escalation 16.7% Contingency 4.5% Property Acquisition

Stage 2 ION LRT Initial Business Case results are out: The full LRT alignment has the highest ridership and economics benefits, but also the highest capital and operations costs. Presentation: pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

An update on speed cameras from #WRcouncil. pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

The Region’s initial business case for Stage 2 ION has dropped

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📣 We’re advocating for the extension of ION to Cambridge. Extending ION will spark economic opportunities, promote transit-oriented growth and provide a seamless trip from Kitchener and Waterloo. Share your thoughts in a survey or join a public engagement session at: www.engagewr.ca/stage2ION

It’s time to IONize Waterloo Region! Announcing our new campaign to build ION light rail the full length to Cambridge, and then to keep building. Check it out, and sign up for our newsletter for updates:

Accelerating ION, rights on red, and affordable housing. This and lots more in our latest news roundup:

Our lovely volunteers tabled at the Uptown Waterloo Night Market again to speak to people about Stage 2 ION LRT to Cambridge. Learn more and do the survey at: www.engagewr.ca/stage2ION

The Region’s Stage 2 ION consultation virtual kick off session will be tonight 7 to 8:30pm. Zoom link, as well as all the other session / pop-up details here:

How did the Region of Waterloo build the initial part of the ION light rail line for a non-crazy amount of money (2014 CAD $818m for 19km)? They had a dedicated project team coordinating, managing, and trying to optimize all the pieces — and showing their work:

The Region’s Stage 2 ION consultation virtual kick off session will be tonight 7 to 8:30pm. Zoom link, as well as all the other session / pop-up details here:

We’ve been tabling at the Uptown Night Market on Thursday evenings 7-10pm to talk to people about ION Stage 2 LRT, GRT Business Plans, and Active Transportation! Come by next Thursday at Waterloo Public Library Main Branch Parking Lot to check out the vendors and chat with us!

Construction crews came out in full force this week in Waterloo (Erb + Ira Needles) and in Cambridge (Franklin + Bishop) for roundabout safety improvements

Yes please!

ION, greenfield growth, right turns, bike lane politics, and _much_ more in our news roundup for the last several weeks. Check it out:

Should drivers be banned from turning right at some red lights in Waterloo Region? One regional councillor is looking for more information on just that this week.

This is fantastic background on the transit cost problem for everyone in Waterloo Region (and beyond) hoping to get more transit infrastructure actually built

The Region has not shared its initial business case for the ION extension to Cambridge, but it is starting a series of public sessions and a survey to collect feedback on phasing options:

We won 🚲 www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront...

BRB...spending my paycheck at GRT! www.instagram.com/p/DMgIbU0RgGp/

Continuous sidewalks! A design that’s common in countries like Netherlands. We talked about it in Kitchener’s cycling & trails master plan working group & it’s great to see it become a part of road reconstruction! A model for other cities to emulate! (Both the working group approach & the design)

Subdivisions, bike theft attention, and why ION is needed. This and much more in our latest news summary:

GRT day and group passes are now available on the GRT Pay app and on @transit.app!

This coming Tuesday! Come and see @seanyyz.bsky.social talk about how (and why) he's attempted to map every intercity transportation link – bus and rail – in Canada. Plus our usual project and discussion breakouts. 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟱, 𝟳𝗽𝗺: in person and online! guild.host/events/civic...

Roundabout improvements, housing proposals, and stage 2 ION. This, and much more in our latest news roundup:

Shop with ease on Queen St & Main St this month. Roads are closed for pedestrian friendly spaces. Learn more at cambridge.ca/patioseason #patioszn #Cbridge

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The Region of Waterloo should be speaking up more that it entirely controls the revenue and processing of its automated speed enforcement program. It's not some kind of private revenue-sharing scheme like people have convinced themselves it is www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-he...

Keeping ION stage 2 on track, housing slowdown, and Ainslie St bike lane politics. This and much more in our news roundup for the last two weeks:

TriTAG Boardgame Social was a success! Lots of train routes planned and buildings built!

Good to see the Region is finally trying out some design improvements for pedestrians in its existing roundabout designs