Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

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What were the transit options between Cambridge and Kitchener prior to GRT? I wonder if the lack of transit links between Guelph and KW is an interjurisdictional issue more than anything else.

Both the Region of Waterloo and the City of Guelph have interest in direct transit connections, but no one has stepped up to implement it. I'm sure the bureaucratic complexity is a factor, as are the current intercity bus regulations.

There *are* already links between these regions, the new Highway 7 follows old highway 7.  The only difference is an increase in capacity.

That's not true. The new highway will by-pass a dozen signalized intersections, so in addition to the higher highway speeds it will also have less intersection delay. I'm going to guess that the new route will be 5-10 minutes faster, which does matter.