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ION EXTENSION DELAYED
The future of ION extension to the city of Cambridge remains uncertain.
The Region of Waterloo council originally approved the Light Rail Transit (LRT) ION system in 2009. It was to be a link across Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge, with a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) linking Kitchener and Cambridge.
Plans for Stage 2 ION, bringing the LRT transport system from Fairway Station in Kitchener through the urban centres of Cambridge to downtown Galt, were officially announced in June 2019, but the project has since been subject to significant delays.
A report to Cambridge City Council in 2023, estimated the expansion cost at $4.5 billion, a number that had nearly tripled since 2021. In June 2024, Matthew O’Neil, manager of Rapid Transit Coordination at the Region of Waterloo, said he expected construction to begin in 2032, seven years later than initial estimates.
On Apr. 3, Grand River Transit (GRT) revealed their ten-year business plan, which made no reference to Stage 2 ION expansion.
Councillors expressed frustration with the continued ambiguity surrounding the project. On The Mike Farwell Show on 570 NewsRadio Kitchener, former Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig was asked if Cambridge is being shortchanged on transit.
“Of course we are,” he said. “We don’t have [an] LRT, we don’t have a GO train, and we’re paying for the LRT in KW […] and we’re wondering when is ours going to come to the city of Cambridge?”
Stage 2 ION plans were thrown into further doubt on May 9, when Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett endorsed the notion of rapid bus transit over LRT expansion. In a Cambridge council meeting, Liggett mentioned the option was raised by Waterloo Region council staff members that day.
“I know that’s earth-shattering news, but that was an open session of regional council today,” she said.
Liggett went on to say that the $4.5 billion cost of LRT expansion is not a realistic prospect.
“That’s an impossibility. We don’t have that much money in our budget in any given five-year span to put towards something like this,” she said.
The impact of the LRT in Waterloo and Kitchener has been positive. In 2023, $429 million in new building permits were issued in land along the LRT line. A growing percentage of the region’s population are reportedly moving to locations within a 10-minute walk of an LRT stop.
Cambridge councillors in favour of the expansion believe that it would have a significant impact on city rejuvenation.
“The ION expansion would have a positive impact on private investment and city rejuvenation. Every report has predicted this, and we have seen firsthand how this happened for Kitchener and Waterloo along the ION Stage one1,” Pam Wolf, Cambridge city councillor, said in a statement.
Former councillor Rob Deutschmann noted the ION expansion could attract $5-10 billion in private investments along the area, according to Cambridge Chamber of Commerce estimates.
The Region of Waterloo council have confirmed that nothing has been finalised yet, with the Initial Business Case for Stage 2 ION to be presented to Cambridge City council in November.
#busRapidTransit #Cambridge #cambridgeCityCouncil #CityOfCambridge #DougCraig #extension #futureOfIon #initialBusinessCase #ION #IONExtension #JanLiggett #JoshMiltonBell #KatWex #kitchener #lightRailTransit #localTransit #LRT #matthewOneil #mikeFarwellShow #november #pamWolf #publicTransit #publicTransport #RobDeutschmann #waterloo
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The construction of #Penang’s first #LightRailTransit (#LRT) project will begin by the fourth quarter of this year
The Penang LRT #MutiaraLine project has been officially taken over by the Federal Government and is estimated to take six years with completion slated for by 2030
The Cabinet has agreed to appoint #MRTCorp as the developer and asset owner of the new #train line
#lightmetro #metro #subway #rail #railway #rails #railways #LightRapidTransit
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The #LightRailTransit 3 (#LRT3) line is expected to be up as early as March 2025, although it is not known which of the #stations will be completed by then
The project spans from #BandarUtama to #JohanSetia in #Klang, #Selangor
Transport Minister, Anthony Loke spoke about the importance of #transitoriented #development (#TOD) approach which liberalises #realestate & allows people to easily commute between multiple locations
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The #LightRailTransit 3 (#LRT3) line is expected to be up as early as March 2025, although it is not known which of the #stations will be completed by then
The project spans from #BandarUtama to #JohanSetia in #Klang, #Selangor
Transport Minister, Anthony Loke spoke about the importance of #transitoriented #development (#TOD) approach which liberalises #realestate & allows people to easily commute between multiple locations
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The #LightRailTransit 3 (#LRT3) line is expected to be up as early as March 2025, although it is not known which of the #stations will be completed by then
The project spans from #BandarUtama to #JohanSetia in #Klang, #Selangor
Transport Minister, Anthony Loke spoke about the importance of #transitoriented #development (#TOD) approach which liberalises #realestate & allows people to easily commute between multiple locations
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The #LightRailTransit 3 (#LRT3) line is expected to be up as early as March 2025, although it is not known which of the #stations will be completed by then
The project spans from #BandarUtama to #JohanSetia in #Klang, #Selangor
Transport Minister, Anthony Loke spoke about the importance of #transitoriented #development (#TOD) approach which liberalises #realestate & allows people to easily commute between multiple locations
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the transport ministry to table a Cabinet memo on the #Penang #LightRailTransit (#LRT) #project
The memo will be presented to the Cabinet to be approved in terms of its project #implementation
The LRT is expected to follow the #BayanLepas—#Komtar—#TanjungBungah—#AirItam—#Butterworth—#KepalaBatas—#SimpangAmpat route
The entire project is expected to cost RM10 billion
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#RapidKL has announced that the #repair for certain #stations on the #SriPetaling #LRT line will finally be finished by end of February 2024
The route from #MasjidJamek to #Bandaraya will resume normal operations on 29 February, assuming the #repairs pass its #tests and get #approval from #authorities
The major disruption to the service was due to structural damage near the Bandaraya #station
Read more: https://www.lowyat.net/2024/313888/sri-petaling-lrt-resume-operations/
#LightRailTransit #SPL #AGL #Ampang #AmpangLine #SriPetalingLine
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#Prasarana Malaysia Bhd is committed to making improvements to its transport services to make #publictransport the preferred mode of travel in the #KlangValley.
The company owns and operates a wide range of transport services under #RapidKL, including the light, mass and bus rapid transit systems (#LRT, #MRT and #BRT), #KLMonorail, and a fleet of stage buses.
#RapidBus #RapidRail #bus #buses #beese #BusRapidTransit #LightRailTransit #MassRapidTransit #rail
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#Johor has identified three #LightRailTransit (#LRT) lines that stretches for 30km in and around #JohorBaru.
A development study had been previously conducted by the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (#IRDA) and Johor Public Transport Corporation (#PAJ).
The study proposed that the LRT should be developed to complement the #RTSLink which is slated to be completed by early 2027.
The system will also complement the #EDTP and the #BRT.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/11/27/state-identifies-three-lrt-lines-for-johor-baru
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#Johor has identified three #LightRailTransit (#LRT) lines that stretches for 30km in and around #JohorBaru.
A development study had been previously conducted by the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (#IRDA) and Johor Public Transport Corporation (#PAJ).
The study proposed that the LRT should be developed to complement the #RTSLink which is slated to be completed by early 2027.
The system will also complement the #EDTP and the #BRT.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/11/27/state-identifies-three-lrt-lines-for-johor-baru
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The government is urged to expedite the #HighSpeedRail (#HSR) project between Malaysia and Singapore, as well as the #LightRailTransit (#LRT) transport system in Johor Baru.
Efforts to #upgrade the #publictransport system, especially in Johor Baru’s city centre will complete the state’s economic development ecosystem.
This follows the announcement of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (#SEZ) and the Forest City special financial zone (#SFZ).
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I have owned my car for 9 years.
My total mileage is 35600km.
Because I prefer to take #Trains or #LightRailTransit.
Living in a #15minute city also helps as I walk and bike everywhere.
But this being Malaysia, it is always useful to have a car.