We're updating the city's transportation master plan and we need your help!
The City of Waterloo is beginning a study to review and update the community's transportation master plan. The study will provide an up-to-date strategy for moving people and goods around the city now and into the future. With Waterloo changing and growing, the transportation system needs to adapt to who we are today and where we want to be in 25 years.
The city has retained consultants Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited, Alta Planning + Design and Lura Consulting to help with this update, which is anticipated to take approximately 12 months to complete.
The specific objectives of the study will be to:
- develop a guiding transportation policy document;
- provide more travel options;
- describe how to develop a community that is less reliant on cars for travel;
- describe how the city can leverage recent investments in light rail transit (ION) and active transportation to encourage citizens to walk, cycle and use transit more.
The study will follow the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process (2011) and align strategically with the city's Official Plan and other master plans and policies.
Your input is important to us!
Engaging the community will be a major component of this study. Individuals, organizations and groups are welcome to share their views through a number of channels taking place throughout the year including pop-up consultation events, information centres, stakeholder outreach meetings and more. Visit engagewr.ca/waterloo, our online public engagement and information platform, to learn more.
If you or your agency or group are interested in participating in this study or if you'd like to be added to the contact list to receive updates and further information, e-mail WaterlooTMP@ptsl.com or contact either:
Chris Hodgson, P.Eng.
Senior Project Engineer
City of Waterloo
Transportation Services
Waterloo Service Centre
265 Lexington Crt.
Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8
519-747-8791
TTY: 1-866-786-3941
Or
Gene Chartier, P.Eng.
Vice President
Paradigm Transportation Solutions Ltd.
5A-150 Pinebush Rd.
Cambridge, ON N1R 8J8
519-896-3163