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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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05-19-2016, 03:07 PM
(05-19-2016, 02:26 PM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: If we had to build the original 500 lane-km of extra roads we'd expect in the no-LRT scenario, would the cost of those roads have been area-rated to not affect townships?

Depends if it was a regional road or a city road. In the end the city of Kitchener and Waterloo see the benefits in increased property values and increased development and the taxes that come along with that the townships would not enjoy.
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by darts - 05-19-2016, 03:07 PM
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