Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Published purpose

The current Regional Active Transportation Master Plan was developed in 2014. While progressive at the time, this document needs to be updated to capture the latest knowledge, trends, and public expectations. The new Active Transportation Master Plan will analyse the lessons learned since the previous plans and develop and strengthen the direction taken in the previous plan. The Region's strategic objective to reduce GHG emissions, the successes of implemented separated cycling projects, the emergence of Big Data, and increasing public expectation for high quality cycling and pedestrian facilities will be the driving force for the update. The updated Active Transportation Master Plan will inform the Transportation Master Plan, the Development Charges By-Law, and annual infrastructure development program. All communities will benefit from this Master Plan, however, the focus will be on trips by walking, cycling, and multimodal tips (including transit.)