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Light Rail Transit for Dummies

ILRT FOR DUMMIES DEFINITIONS Light Rail Transit (LRT) Electric trains, running along tracks, separated from regular traffic. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Transit buses separated from regular traffic. GOALS OF RAPID TRANSIT Combat urban sprawl, creating a compact and sustainable urban centre. Connect with existing intercity buses, GO Transit, and VIA Rail. Population growth in Waterloo Region. POPULATION Waterloo Region's population was 543,700 during 2010 and is expected to reach 720,000 by 2031. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Population growth: 30-34% FACT Waterloo is about to have a population explosion. If you think the traffic is bad now wait until we add another Kitchener (176,300 people) to the region without a rail system. 2001 2011 2021 2031 Population Waterloo Region has 3 options: Do nothing (Just build more roads) O $9.60* tax increase - Lose federal funding - Traffic jams increase BRT O $6.05* tax increase O Slower O More expensive to LRT operate O $8.70* tax increase O Clean O Fast O Efficient O Likely replaced by LRT in 20 years 11 11 * Tax increase per person per year over six years Does Arguing Over $2.65 per Person Make Sense? Because that's the difference between BRT and LRT. Description LRT BRT Investment in Encourages more investment Limits investment Waterloo Region New job creation 14,600 more jobs X. Increase in land value $295 million Attracting riders More riders Less riders Comfort Much more comfortable Less comfortable, and has more room more cramped Loading times Faster to load, Slower to load, quicker stops longer wait times Reduces greenhouse gases by 22,260 tons Reduction in Produces 10,000 tons greenhouse gases more greenhouse gases User benefits $163 million X. Cheaper over the long run More expensive over the long run Maintenance cost Just like Ottawa's BRT, our BRT will need to be System capacity Will meet demand for today and tomorrow replaced by 2031, meaning more cost and disruptions later FACT: An investment today will mean bigger savings tomorrow. 2020 Grand River Transit This is not Waterloo Region's first railway. Street cars used to run down King street in Northfield R&T Park Kitchener-Waterloo from 1889-1946. UWaterloo Conestoga Mall Seagram Uptown = 5 Grand River Hospital E Victoria Terminal Multi-Modal Transit Facility at Victoria and King The Region of Waterloo spent $5.8 million on three acres of land at the corner of King and Downtown Ottawa Victoria in downtown Kitchener. The transit hub will bring together Grand River Transit, LRT, Go buses and trains, and Black Line VIA Rail into one location. Fairview Park Mall "We will have LRT - Light rail and station ----- Light rail and station (planned extension) Express bus route and stop Expressways in this Community" Carl Zehr Sportsworld "We have to look Rivers at 20 years down the road. What's it going to look like?" Brenda Halloran Preston Pine Bush Cambridge Centre Galt Collegiate Ainslie Street Terminal LRT Timeline: Transit time: June 2003: Regional Council adopts Regional Growth Management Strategy, which set a long term strategy to control growth in Waterloo Region. 2006: apid Transit Environmental Assessment begins. "The more cities sprawl outward, the more we damage the environment and our health. We need to design communities so that the people who live in 2006-2009: The Region develops criteria to assess a variety of rapid transit models, BRT and LRT are chosen as the most viable and beneficial options. them use their cars less and have a much lower impact on the environment, anda better quality of life in return." David Suzuki June 2009: Regional Council approves LRT as the preferred technology for Waterloo Region's rapid transit system. 2010: The Ontario Government announces an investment of $300 million towards rapid transit. The Government of Canada agrees to cover costs, up to $265 million. 2011: Regional Council asks staff to review BRT and LRT options. LRT 39 minutes February-March Public consultations. iXpress 48 minutes April: Preferred option presented to council. April-May: Additional public consultation. June: Council approves preferred system. 2012-2014: Construction begins. In 2031 it will take 56 minutes because of traffic 2014: LRT opens. Capacity Full standing capacity of up to 450 passengers per train. Full standing capacity of up to 75 passengers per bus. FACT: LRT will get more people to their destination, faster, and in a more comfortable setting. OTTAWA FACT: FACT: The LRT will attract tech Ottawa opened their BRT in 1983. They are now building a LRT because the BRT didn't work, at a cost of companies to Waterloo Region, creating jobs and bringing more tax revenue to the region. $3.2 billion. Waterloo wants to be a tech powerhouse, right? San Waterloo Calgary Ottawa Edmonton Seattle Portland Conclusions Fransisco Link Light Name LRT Muni Metro C-Train O-Train LRT Rail MAX Initial track length 19km 3.5km 11km 8 km 7.2km 2.6km 24km Current track length 38km 115km 49km 40km 20.5km 27.8km 84km Approval 2011 1904 1977 1998 1974 1996 1978 Date Opening date 2014 1917 1981 2001 1978 2003 1986 We are inline Population when 2011- 1904 - 1980 - 2001 - 1974 1990 1980 - with other cities 535,000 342,782 506,000 774,075 445,000 516,259 366,383 when they built their LRT, approved LRT in Waterloo will be cheaper that most other $1.15 $818 million $3.2 billion $4.1 billion $6 billion Cost unknown $2 billion billion systems Apple, eBay, RIM, OpenText, Google, HP. Communica- Bell, Cisco, IBM, Telus, Snapsort, Google, Sybase, Oracle Shaw 3M, Adobe Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, Real Networks Intel, NIKE, EPSON, HP, Oracle, High-tech companies Intel, Adobe, Cisco, Facebook, EA, PayPal tions, NOVA Corel, Dell, BioWare, Chemicals, IBM, Intel, GE, Stantec Yahoo! Telus RIM Tech jobs 12% 9% unknown 8% unknown 9% 8% Rapid Transit Options (in millions, except tax increase) Legend Road Expansion Tax Increase BRT LRT (phased over 6 years) Construction Cost $24.98 $15,73 $22.63 Region Share Maintenance Cost Annual $500 $702 $818 Ridership 2031 Ridership $500 $168 iXpress has doubled ridership twice in four years. If it continues at this rate it will exceed the LRT ridership $253 targets before the LRT even opens. 2016 - $1.2 2016 - $11.7 2016 - $13.7 Cost A LRT train lasts 3X longer than a BRT bus. A LRT train replaces 6 buses, which means 5 less drivers, 5 less salaries and 5 less pensions. 2031 - $1.2 2031 - $9 2031 - $9.1 FACT For the cost of only one meal per person per year we can have a world class transit system. 14.9 14.7 Conestoga Parkway Urban Sprawl To meet population growth It cost $38.6 million in 1965. With inflation that's $274 million. projections we must either grow up or grow out. LRT meets these growth projections. The Government paid 75% of the cost, and K-W paid 25%. The annual tax increase in 1965 to build the Conestoga Parkway was $200* per person. Do you ever use the highway? *adjusted for inflation LRT stops at core areas along the central transit corridor, linking existing activity nodes to station areas with future potential. Farmland in the townships will be protected if we grow up and not out. FACT There were just as many people that opposed the Conestoga Parkway as oppose the LRT now. Without the vision of council in 1965 traffic in K-W would be a nightmare. Who supports LRT: The Record COMMUNITECH "Transportation was not a basis of our development, so we are now struggling to provide a major public transit system" - "Hurricane" Hazel McCallion the Mayor of Mississauga TriTAG Waterloo Go gle OPEN TEXT Where do Councillors stand? Pro LRT: Ken Seiling (will not vote) [email protected] Carl Zehr [email protected] Jean Haalboom [email protected] Tom Galloway (will not vote) [email protected] Jim Wideman [email protected] Jane Mitchell [email protected] Sean Strickland [email protected] 11 Make Sure Your Councillors Know What You Think " Fact: You need to make your voice heard. If you don't get off the couch and act, a very vocal minority may just make the choice for you. This is political whether you like it or not. Talk to your Councillors today, send an email and spread the facts. Against LRT: Geoff Lorentz [email protected] Todd Cowan [email protected] Doug Craig (will not vote) [email protected] On the fence: Jane Brewer [email protected] Brenda Halloran [email protected] Claudette Millar [email protected] Ross Kelterborn [email protected] Les Armstrong [email protected] Rob Deutschmann (will not vote) [email protected] This infographic can be shared by using the embed code at blog.snapsort.com/waterloo-LRT. This was created by snapsort.com a small Waterloo high-tech company. Like other start-ups, we're trying to grow and attract the best talent and a world class city is huge part of that. We hope this will help you better understand what people are actually arguing over and give you some context to express your opinion to your Councillors. snapsort www.snapsort.com II People/jobs

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Waterloo Region has undergone explosive growth — it’s a legitimate success story — largely because we have three universities/colleges and a whole lot of talented techies doing cool stuff. Tech...

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