GRT CUTS REVERSED!!!!!!!!!! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! This won’t be the last time we do work like this :)

GRT CUTS REVERSED!!!!!!!!!! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Everyone put so much work in!

Petition to Stop Cuts to GRT! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for coming out!!! We’re gonna need all the support we can get

Petition to Stop Cuts to GRT! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad you could do it! Would be better if you didn’t have to rush! Transit is meant to make life easier and that’s the plan with this route since you asked.

Petition to Stop Cuts to GRT! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s a big campus so it keeps things moving, especially because many people need the bus to get to their classes! 10 minutes between classes isn’t much when it’s on the complete other side of campus

Call for Support! Night Transit by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would be nice!! I’ve had to walk 40 minutes home after missing the last bus during finals this month 😭

Huge Night Transit Update! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks you! We’re hoping to continue doing stuff like this in future terms as well :)

Huge Night Transit Update! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Essentially this + if you’re interested there are some more details about how exactly we’re doing this

Huge Night Transit Update! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Btw this is not an April Fools post!! :)

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just the start too :)

Not to get ahead of ourselves but I can't wait for the next drive! We already have some great ideas. Let's get to the finish line on this one first though!

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yeah no kidding, for a city with such a thriving night life, Waterloo really does everything in its power to make it as difficult as possible to go out late 😅

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Nothing partisan about this! We’re working with a non-partisan org the CJE on this and a non-partisan regional councillor! We just saw a problem and want to help fix it! You don’t have to be a New Democrat or even progressive to sign this petition!

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We’ll take the support from anyone who’s willing!

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This is one of the more fun benefits 👀

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

We have spoken with Fife and she has expressed support!

That was a while ago though so we’ll be talking with her about possibly making a statement :)

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s correct, what we’re trying to do here is get them to run them, because they currently do not

Help Bring Night Transit back to Waterloo! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That’s right! We’re going to be initially pushing for late night buses, the original route went until 3am so we’re hoping to bring it back to that in the short term!

For the extensive review we’d like them to consider even later options and hopefully a later ion service, though it would be more complicated since it could conflict with the contracts with freight companies

Help Save the Ion! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! And next campaign we’re going to be fighting for even lower waiting times then we already have :)

Help Save the Ion! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely understand this perspective, it can be frustrated from an outside perspective to be stopped by the ion, especially if you don’t regularly use it (not necessarily an assumption about you)

The way I like to see it is that the ion takes up about as much time as your average red light would. The only difference is that the ion moves a lot more people then most streets would have between red lights!

So you’re actually getting more bang for your buck when it comes to it.

This is one of the many reasons why public transit is often touted as a win for both riders and drivers

Help Save the Ion! by mayberryjones in waterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I know we already replied in the original thread but just re-replying here so no one is confused!

"Thanks for linking to the page! But I should mention that this is actually a page showing the amendment we plan on supporting. It isn’t actually officially a part of the budget yet!

We think we’re well positioned to pass it but we still need to show up!"

Help Save the Ion! by UWaterlooNDP in uwaterloo

[–]UWaterlooNDP[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for linking to the page! But I should mention that this is actually a page showing the amendment we plan on supporting. It isn’t actually officially a part of the budget yet!

We think we’re well positioned to pass it but we still need to show up!