01-08-2025, 08:33 PM
Waterloo walks into the future as driving eases, cycling rises, and transit stalls
How we get around in Waterloo Region is changing and walking is leading the way, new evidence shows
New data shows the City of Waterloo is a pedestrian capital. Residents complete 47,710 trips on foot every weekday. That’s one in six trips made by residents every day.
According to the Transportation Tomorrow Survey, released in December by the Ministry of Transportation, Toronto is the only place in south-central Ontario where walking is more popular, with walking accounting for one in five trips residents make.
Other residents of this region are far less likely to walk. Kitchener residents walk for one in nine trips they make. Cambridge residents walk for one in 11 trips. Township residents complete one in 12 trips by foot.
How we get around in Waterloo Region is changing and walking is leading the way, new evidence shows
New data shows the City of Waterloo is a pedestrian capital. Residents complete 47,710 trips on foot every weekday. That’s one in six trips made by residents every day.
According to the Transportation Tomorrow Survey, released in December by the Ministry of Transportation, Toronto is the only place in south-central Ontario where walking is more popular, with walking accounting for one in five trips residents make.
Other residents of this region are far less likely to walk. Kitchener residents walk for one in nine trips they make. Cambridge residents walk for one in 11 trips. Township residents complete one in 12 trips by foot.