Reports are arranged by year: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

2009

Environmental Assessment Reports

• September: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment Phase 2 Summary Report 
  • Appendix A1: Reasonable Route Alternatives 
  • Appendix A2: Evaluation Data 
  • Appendix A3: Conceptual Drawings 
  • Appendix A4: Data Converted to Factors 
  • Appendix A5: Factors Converted to Rankings 
  • Appendix A6: Reasoned Argument 
  • Appendix B1: Functional Design Drawings - See Functional Planning Report Appendices below (June 2009)
  • Appendix B2: Transportation Modelling Report 
  • Appendix B3: Capital and Operating Costs for System Scenarios  
  • Appendix B4: Capital and Operating Costs for Business As Usual 
• June: Final Multiple Account Evaluation Report  
• June: Rapid Transit Expert Panel Review: Summary Report 
• June: Functional Planning Report (written report) 
  • Appendix A: Functional Design Plans
    • Waterloo: System Keyplan: (the keyplan shows the route divided into sheets which you can then find in the files below) 
      • Waterloo: Sheets 10 - 12: Farmers Market to Northfield 
      • Waterloo: Sheets 13 - 14: Northfield to Waterloo Spur 
      • Waterloo: Sheet 15: Waterloo Spur (Weber to Bearinger Road including McCormick Park)
      • Waterloo: Sheet 16: Waterloo Spur continued (R+T Park and Univesity of Waterloo)
      • Waterloo: Sheets 17 - 18: King Street (Northfield Drive to Blue Springs Drive)
      • Waterloo: Sheet 19: King Street (Weber Street to University Avenue)
      • Waterloo: Sheet 20: University Avenue
      • Waterloo: Sheet 21: Waterloo Spur (University Avenue to Bridgeport Road)
      • Waterloo: Sheet 22 - 31: Uptown Waterloo (Bridgeport Road to Union Street)
        
    • Kitchener System Keyplan: (the keyplan shows the route divided into sheets which you can then find in the files below) 
      • Kitchener: Sheets 40 - 49: Union Street to Ottawa Street 
      • Kitchener: Sheets 50 - 59: Ottawa Street to Hayward Avenue (on CN Huron Park Spur and Hydro Corridor) 
      • Kitchener: Sheets 60 - 72: Courtland Avenue to Highway 8 (on CP Waterloo S/D)
        
    • Cambridge System Keyplan: (the keyplan shows the route divided into sheets which you can then find in the files below) 
      • Cambridge: Sheets 80 - 85: CP Waterloo S/D (River Road) to Eagle Street (at Shettleston Drive)
      • Cambridge: Sheets 86 - 96: Eagle Street at Hickory Street to Pinebush Road 
      • Cambridge: Sheets 97 - 105 Hespler Road at Pinebush Road to Ainsle Street Terminal
  • Appendix B:  Preliminary Profiles for Key Locations

Council Reports

• June 24: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment Phase 2, Step 3b - Preferred Rapid Transit System Option and Staging Plan  
  • Appendix A: Maps of the Rapid Transit System Options and Routing Variations 
  • Appendix B: Multiple Account Evaluation Results   
  • Appendix C: Desktop Evaluation of City of Waterloo Routing Alternatives  
  • Appendix D: Map of Preferred Rapid Transit System  
  • Appendix E: Desktop Evaluation of City of Cambridge Implementation Staging Alternative 
  • Appendix F: Map of Preferred Implementation Staging Plan 
  • Appendix G: Summary of Public Comments 
  • Appendix H: Complete Transcript of Public Comments  
  • Appendix I: Responses to Public Comments
• May 12: Rapid Transit Evnvironmental Assessment: Phase 2, Step 3b - Preferred Rapid Transit System Option and Staging Plan Information in Advance of Public Consultation Centres 
• March 31: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Summary of Public Outreach Initiatives and Next Steps

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2008 

• August 19: Rapid Transit Initiative - Transition from Individual Environmental Assessment to O.Reg.231/08 Accelerated Transit Environmental Regulation 
• June: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Complete Public Comments 
• June 10: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Upcoming Public Consultation, Short-listing of Rapid Transit Route Alternatives 
  • Attachment: Public Consultation Centre: Information Handout 
  • Attachment: Rapid Transit Route Alternative Maps 
  • Attachment: Public Consultation Centre: Public Comment Sheet
• May 13: Proposed New Transit Environmental Assessment Regulation 
• March 4: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Public Consultation, Phase 2, Step 2: Ranking of Preliminary Route Station, and Technology Alternatives
• January 8: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Public Consultation, Ranking of Route and Technology Alternatives by Segment 
  • Attachment: Ranking of Preliminary Route, Station and Technology Alternatives: Evaluation Results 
   

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2007

• May 15: .Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Public Workshop, Preliminary Routes and Station Locations  
  • Attachment: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment Study Areas
• February 20: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Recommendation to Shorlist Rapid Transit Technologiesand Route Designs 
  • Attachments: 
    • Appendix A: Summary of Responses to the recommended short list of technologies and route design 
    • Appendix B: Summary of Phase 2, Step 1 Public Input by Theme
    • Appendix C: Complete Summary of Phase 2, Step 1 Public Input
    • Appendix D: Response to Comments: Phase 2, Step 1
• January 9: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment: Public Consultation, Evaluation of Technologes and Route Designs 
  •   Attachment: Public Consultation Centre: Information Handout
    

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2006

• August 22: Rapid Transit Initiative: Environmental Assessment Phase Two, Public Information Session and Workshop 
  • Attachment: Phase 2 Public Information Session and Workshop: Information Handout and Comment Sheet
• July 6: Rapid Transit Individual Environmental Assessment: Phase 1 Final Report and Proposed ROPP Amendment  
• May: Phase 1 Report - Evaluation of Strategic Transportation Alternatives - Final Draft 
• April 4: Rapid Transit Individual Environmental Assessment: Phase 1 Public Consultation Centre Information Package 
  • Attachment: Public Consultation Meeting Information Handout, part 1 
  • Attachment: Public Consulation Meeting Information Handout,  part 2
• February 7: Rapid Transit Individual Environmental Assessment: Workplan for Phases 2 and 3
  

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2005

• November 15: Regional Growth Management Strategy and Transit Initiative Technical Studies 
• April 19: Rapid Transit Individual Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference 
  • Attachment: Input from Public Meeting held on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 
  • Attachment: Pre-Submission Review Period Submissions from the Public and Agencies, March 2- April 1, 2005 
  • Attachment: Input Public Meeting held on Wednesday, March 8, 2005 
  • Attachment: Rapid Transit Individual Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference
• March 8: Rapid Transit Individual Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference: Notice of Public  Consultation Meeting 
  • Attachment: Summary of the Attendee's Responses
• February 1: Update on the Region of Waterloo Rapid Transit Technical Studes and Environmental Assessment
  

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