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Kitchener-Waterloo Opts For Light Rail & Gets Instant Funding
Kitchener-Waterloo has been working away at a Rapid Transit plan since 2004, almost entirely out of the Toronto media spotlight, including mine. (A large amount of background detail can be found in the “Reports” section.) Earlier this week, on June 24, Waterloo … Continue reading
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GO Transit Buys CN Weston Subdivision
GO Transit announced today that it will purchase the CN Weston Subdivision for $160-million. The line in question runs from roughly the Strachan Avenue grade crossing to the junction with the CN York Subdivision at Steeles Avenue. CN and VIA … Continue reading
Posted in GO Transit, Kitchener-Waterloo, Transit
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GO Kitchener-Waterloo & Guelph
Mark Dowling passed along a link to the presentation materials from the recent GO Transit EA meeting in Kitchener. You can follow the story of GO service from a Kitchener-Waterloo perspective on the GOKW Blog. One of the fascinating points … Continue reading
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GO Georgetown South Open House Reviewed
Robert Wightman reports: I was at the GO South Georgetown open house in Mt Dennis (Eglinton and Weston Rd.) today. Some interesting things that I learned are: There will be a seven or eight track corridor from the TTR yards … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, GO Transit, Kitchener-Waterloo, Transit
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