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THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action regarding the Region’s proposed rapid transit system:

a) Approve light rail transit (LRT) as the preferred technology from Conestoga Mall in the

City of Waterloo to the Ainslie Street Terminal in the City of Cambridge;

b) Approve the LRT route and stations generally as shown in Figure A.3 in Appendix A and listed in Appendix B in report E-11-072;

c) Approve the implementation of option L3 as Stage 1 of the LRT system including LRT from Conestoga Mall to Fairview Park Mall and adapted bus rapid transit from Fairview Park Mall to the Ainslie Street Terminal, as shown in Figure A.2 in Appendix A in report E-11-072;

d) Approve funding for the Region’s portion of the Stage 1 capital costs and operating and maintenance costs, subject to annual budget deliberations, based on an annual tax rate increase of 1.2 per cent per year (2012 to 2018), area rated to the urban transit service area;

e) Approve funding for improvements to Grand River Transit bus service, subject to annual budget deliberations, based on an annual tax rate increase of 0.3 per cent per year (2012 to 2018), area rated to the urban transit service area;

f) Direct staff to pursue a Regional development charge legislative amendment in order to assist with funding the LRT project;

g) Approve an allocation of $1,000,000 annually, for a 10-year period, to implement transitsupportive strategies in Cambridge, subject to annual budget deliberations during that 10-year period. Details of the program to be developed in conjunction with the City of Cambridge and to be presented to Regional Council for approval in a subsequent report; and

h) Direct staff to pursue the following steps to expedite Stage 2 of the LRT system including

LRT from Fairview Park Mall to the Ainslie Street Terminal:

• Begin the Transit Project Assessment for LRT from Fairview Park Mall to the Ainslie

Street Terminal in 2014;

• Acquire property for the implementation of Stage 2 of the LRT system as soon as

feasible;

• Pursue additional federal and provincial funding for Stage 2 of the LRT system;

• Explore the location of a future multi-modal transit facility in Cambridge to link to

future GO rail service; and

• Undertake measures to encourage transit-supportive development, to enhance

transit ridership throughout the urban transit service areas, including (but not limited

to) developing incentives for transit-oriented developments and supporting and

developing transportation demand management strategies for new and existing

businesses and residents.

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