• Presentation: Rapid Transit in Waterloo Region
• Visualization Photos
• Learn about rapid transit from a transit rider
• 3D Visualization Videos
• Connecting Communities
• Rapid Transit Livability and Sustainability

Presentation: Rapid Transit in Waterloo Region

A brief history of the rapid transit project, a comparision of light rail transit and bus rapid transit, and the implentation options presented in February 2011.

Download the PDF.

Visualization Photos 

The following are a series of before and after photos and sketches to depict how rapid transit might bring positive change to Waterloo Region.

Uptown Waterloo - Caroline Street

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Uptown Waterloo - King Street

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Learn about rapid transit from a transit rider

This informative video features Seth McDermott, a 14-year-old Kitchener student. Seth interviews members of our community and updates us on the status of the project and the next steps the Region will take in the Rapid Transit Initiative. View the 10 minute video.

3D Visualization Videos 

This video shows what rapid transit might look like and how it might work to bring positive change to Waterloo Region in the future.

Kitchener (Charles Street)

Connecting Communities: Transit's Impact on Business

See first hand how the businesses of Portland, Oregon have benefitted from Light Rail Transit. View the video.

Rapid Transit Livability and Sustainability

See what Councillor Rex Burkholder from Portland, Oregon had to say when he visited Waterloo Region. View the video.