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OC Transpo spends $192,000 to buy used buses, tow them to Ottawa
OC Transpo spent tens of thousands of dollars to purchase 11 used buses from the Waterloo region and tow the buses to the capital.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ida90.bsky.social
But how about scalability? Shouldn't LRT have greater potential to accommodate future growth?
tritag.ca Tri-Cities Transport Action Group @tritag.ca · Sep 3
Full LRT has the highest economic benefits, however BRT has the highest Benefit-Cost-Ratio, due to lower capital costs compared to full LRT.

We need to control the LRT construction costs for a better BCR and better chance at funding.

Report: pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Benefit-Cost Ratio The economic benefits are compared to the capital and operating and maintenance costs through a benefit-cost ratio (BCR), which simplifies the economic benefits and costs down to a single value. The BCR only considers economic benefits expressed in monetary terms; it does not consider all benefits or the strategic goals for rapid transit. Full LRT has the highest economic benefits, however BRT has the highest BCR, due to lower capital costs compared to full LRT. LRT to Pinebush and a separate LRT from Preston to Downtown Cambridge don’t have strong BCRs. Table 6: Benefit-Cost Ratio ID Vehicle From To BCR L1 LRT Fairway Station Downtown Cambridge 0.35 L2 LRT Fairway Station Pinebush Station 0.25 L3 LRT Fairway Station Delta Station 0.33 L4 LRT Preston Station Downtown Cambridge 0.11 B1 BRT Fairway Station Downtown Cambridge 0.45 Operating and maintenance costs • Operations and maintenance costs include vehicle and system operations, vehicle maintenance, civil and track maintenance, administration and management. • Shorter alternatives have lower annual costs. • Full BRT costs less than full LRT. Strategic benefits Example customer journey from Southeast Cambridge to Waterloo and the transfers required What comes next? September: Initial Business Case results October: Expanded engagement and resident survey November: Engagement results and recommendation to Council
September 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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We’ve been tabling at the Uptown Night Market on Thursday evenings 7-10pm to talk to people about ION Stage 2 LRT, GRT Business Plans, and Active Transportation!

Come by next Thursday at Waterloo Public Library Main Branch Parking Lot to check out the vendors and chat with us!
Two of our volunteers standing behind a table with TriTAG signs and pamphlets.
August 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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#Breaking: Court grants injunction pausing bike lane removals on Bloor, University and Yonge
Court grants injunction pausing bike lane removals on Bloor, University and Yonge
The pause on any bike lane removals will continue until the judge in the Charter challenge case issues his decision.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
ida90.bsky.social
Can I just say secretly, I don't like Metrolinx. I think it's a waste of tax money. If all those funds can be given to the other transit agencies to improve transit within cities, our cities will be so much better.
February 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
ida90.bsky.social
Just found an excellent comment on Bill 162 before it was passed🤣
February 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM