Kitchenloo's ION - A CHARGED LRT: Ep. 128

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Today on the show, we're talking about the Waterloo region’s remarkable LRT system: the ION. Just how did such a small city get a light rail transit system, and where might it go next? All this, after The News.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Mass Transit: UTA's Midvalley Express BRT begins passenger service
  2. [2] KSL News Utah: Proposed Data Center in Box Elder County
  3. [3] @AnalytiKroll: Video of the driver flooring it into the wall.
  4. [4] Wikipedia: Ion rapid transit
  5. [5] Grand River Transit: Performance measures
  6. [6] CTV News: Timeline: Looking back at a 17-year journey to ION
  7. [7] Green Municipal Fund: Case study: Region of Waterloo, ON, develops LRT to connect its urban centres
  8. [8] Region of Waterloo: Stage 2 ION
  9. [9] Region of Waterloo: The ION Story