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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 May 2009, p. 6

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s - WAt'Htl t K) CHRONICLE - Wednesday. May :7. .1009 O O C "W ' W° ' ° ( ounml requests rev1ew of LR'I ' line i K 13ma MACDONALD Research and Technology Park. the Uni- Some of the alternate technologies . Chronicle 51017 _ versity of Waterloo and W1.U. Those are suggested included trolleys and street STMIC must haves. That's who we are as a com- cars. 0 egionai staff will explore options to munity. That's where our But the decision will ”m dam“ 5‘ restoration modify a pmposed rapid transit route students are. That's where basically come down to 'n Waterloo after city councillors a lot of our employment ' cost, Murray said. requestedamiewofthelightraiipath is. That's where we've got "Ifa‘he system) IS The cost of the transit . ‘968 The region had presented Waterloo to be" ~ - v project is already project- . ”Listed since councillors and citizens with two options (Joun. Karen Scian gOUIg [0 lUOI'k, Its ed at $790 million, but ‘ _ ' . I . i _ I for the rapid transit route â€" one that brought forward a motion got [0 work here_" Murray would not say if 0 o would include stops at the University of that requests the region ‘ the region was willing to "H (In. “I."“' I. "If“ Waterloo and the Research and Technol- look at ways to have rapid ‘ (4°99 m“ 5‘3“" push those costs further, CARPET CLEANING & ogy Park or one that would include stav transit hit all three loca‘ ”" WW“"""‘"3 ”“7 "7““ me “We're looking at our tions at UW and Wilfrid laurier Universi- tions WOW”! WW“ “1"" options." he said. AIR DUCT CLEANING ty. She believes that through Waterloo He conceded that the But, because each institution is key to Waterloo will be the region will have a hard the city. councillors wanted to see stops anchor for the region‘s choice on their hands if at all three locations. rapid transit system, they are asked to decide Servicing those areas will be vital to which will also cover Kitchener and Cam- between the two routes that have been ‘ the survival of the system in Waterloo. bridge. proposed , W said Coun. iand'Aiiiy. Without stops at the two universities “if we do have to choose between the ‘ q 27 “We need to have stops at the and the Research and Technology Park, routes. it will be a tough decision," Mur- "' the system wouldn’t be as ray told council. ‘ . popular in this city. she said. Both of the proposed routes would go M HIGHLIGHTS UT ”If (the system) is going through Waterloo Park into the uptown. . to work. it's got to work lt’sjust a matter ofhow they would get to ( here.~ Scian said at Monday the park 5 I 9-893-0046 $95'OO - night’s council meeting. The first route travels along Northfield ' m 'I “m a“) The region will study Drive then through the RT Park into the all". \. ways to service all three core.bypassingWLU. LOCALLY OWNED & OPE RATED 3 - “ stops before it makes a final The other route would travel along " decision in late June, said King Street to University Avenue and e I e m e n f ‘ Mike Murray. the regional west to the park. bypassing the RT Park. . h I ‘ r , chiefadministrative officer. Which one of those options that will ' ' ' 519. 746.1212 ’ -~‘ That could mean light eventually be chosen â€" if at all â€" VISIt us onllne at 55 on: .t . wot-(loo ’ rail service to all three, or a remains to beseen. ' ”different transit technolo- “We really have no preferred option.” WWW.Waterl00Chr0fl|Cle.Ca elementhalrcom gy' connecting whichever Murray said. _ Mmmm ' location is left out to the Regional councillors will vote on the your commuth ””9”" ONLINE! "t“Cm' "‘ a main system. transit project on lune24. "a. g $200,000 fundraising goal ‘ max.“\‘. . & _,_ ,/" \x i - I]. F‘\) - ' : t. (’7: H k f Manulife Bike 70;: l e or Heart ., g \fig‘fi’ i . , . « ~ at {'1 ‘ ‘ W; A . 5 9;“ - 4%.» f” , jg??? -rsi... . . z” ' ' ' 9/ ’ ‘ " “ ' ' : ' es't'mf " 3 - ‘ ‘ meet.- Wit 3 . stat V“. V: _ g. g i 5 . a. 13’ 5 St N1ui.‘;"'tr New .. . X { i . I ' i \ . ‘ . ' ' I \ t wwwm tnulifecvbrk all %8 HEAR] SundayJune 7, RIM Park ‘ ‘ ‘ eandh'ke" ‘ ill mum Imemit-itwhinntw mmultfe (om THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS m" “w "~""- WW" "all" lam-t. may” a- a... .2 _::=«:.=::::::‘w.. Q / MManulife Financial W .__, m a»; a..- “ mm"... on iii" .3 am I - _ m “a“ l a“... ..... .... “mu-u " i

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