10-29-2015, 02:03 PM
Public meetings for Cambridge LRT coming in November!
Quote:LRT to Cambridge? Public meetings planned for extension south from Kitchener
egion of Waterloo staff have been toiling away on an environmental assessment study to complete the light rail route from Kitchener to Cambridge.
In November, two public consultation meetings are planned to get feedback on proposed route options and initial plans.
Coun. Tom Galloway, who chairs the rapid transit committee, said the region wants to complete the study in case new provincial and federal funding becomes available.
"We're fulfilling that commitment to try to advance and get things in order," Galloway said. "If another infrastructure (fund) comes along from the federal government, provincial government, maybe we'll be in a place to take advantage of it."
A business case will be completed once the design and alignment are finalized....
[Mayor] Craig is hoping the route will be altered from Cambridge to Kitchener that was contemplated in 2011 and currently hosts express buses.
He said putting trains on the section of the route travelling down Water Street, past Galt Collegiate Institute and under the bridge, will cause traffic management problems.
"There's some concerns there," he said. "I think we have to look at a new route and the public consultation may help map that out in a better way."