10-18-2014, 11:50 PM
Melissa Bruntlett, who reports living in KW between 8 and 23, includes a shout-out to the ION in her piece for Spacing National.
http://spacing.ca/national/2014/10/15/mo...rsed-city/
http://spacing.ca/national/2014/10/15/mo...rsed-city/
Quote:Instead of resting on its existing public transportation — a system of buses running every fifteen to thirty minutes on average — the region has approved a massive light rail project that will connect the northernmost area of Waterloo to the southern sections of Kitchener, eventually extending even further southeast to Cambridge. This LRT system will act as a gateway to the local universities, the large tech companies, as well as a link to the VIA Rail station that will also start serving GO Transit Rail, getting commuters to and from the GTA, ultimately easing the immense traffic congestion most residents experience daily. It is a far cry from what I grew up with, and it’s an exciting step forward that sets an excellent example for other suburban cities of what can be achieved outside the urban centres.