Organizations

Region of Waterloo

Responsible in 52 actions

ID	Action title	Implementation phase	Tasks	Information updated
1.1.1	Plan a network of major active transportation corridors across cities and townships, that will provide high-volume priority travel for walking, cycling, and rolling to key destinations across the region, as well as access to public transit	Implementation	6 tasks	9 months ago
1.1.2	Plan for and build neighbourhood connections to the active transportation network	Planning	No tasks	4 months ago
1.1.3	Implement further policies across the region to prioritize active transportation in road and trail design and reconstruction	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
1.1.4	Identify and implement policy and program opportunities to de-incentivize driving	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
1.1.5	Design and maintain active transportation infrastructure to ensure year-round access, safety, and comfort for people of all ages and abilities	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
1.2.1	Complete Phase 2 ION to Cambridge, and plan for future higher-order transit service on additional key corridors	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
1.2.2	Ensure priority access for walking, cycling, and rolling to transit stations and bus stops	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
1.2.3	Continue to expand access to transit across cities and townships	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
1.2.4	Connect people to intercity, multimodal, and emerging transportation solutions	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
1.2.5	Improve transit infrastructure and technologies to increase rider comfort and convenience	Planning	No tasks	a year ago
1.3.1	Launch micro mobility systems (bike, e-bike and e-scooter-sharing systems) in Waterloo Region communities	Continuous	1 tasks	9 months ago
1.3.2	Expand and innovate on existing programming (e.g. Travelwise) that supports employers and employees in making active transportation and transit the easy and preferred choice for commuting and business travel	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
1.3.3	Create community active transportation hubs to provide customized support, education, training, and resources	Not started	No tasks	9 months ago
1.3.4	Develop active transportation and transit programs that target equity-deserving communities	Implementation	No tasks	7 months ago
1.3.5	Post-pandemic continued adoption of work from home and flexible work schedules for reducing trips or shifting trips to off-peak times	Implementation	No tasks	4 months ago
1.4.1	Increase the efficiency of commercial goods movement	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
1.5.1	Create “15 minute neighbourhoods” where people can meet their daily needs by walking, cycling, or rolling	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
1.5.2	Implement design standards for new developments to build for walking, cycling, and rolling to be the primary mode of travel	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
1.5.3	Site key community services, health facilities, subsidized housing, etc., in central areas where they can be easily accessed using the active transportation and public transit systems	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
2.1.2	Plan and begin to implement a transition to zero emission vehicles for municipal fleets, working towards a goal of at least half of municipal vehicles being zero emissions by 2030	Implementation	1 tasks	9 months ago
2.1.3	Plan and begin to implement the transition of commercial vehicle fleets to zero emissions vehicles	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
2.1.4	Grand River Transit to pilot zero emission vehicles, and implement a full zero emission vehicle strategy (full transition expected to be complete by 2040)	Implementation	No tasks	a year ago
2.2.1	Provide more public electric vehicle charging stations in public spaces, commercial spaces and other places visited by the public	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
2.2.2	Require all new residential parking spaces, and a portion of new non-residential parking spaces, to be constructed as "EV-ready"	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
3.1.1	Upgrade commercial and residential building walls, foundations, attics, windows and doors to reduce heat losses	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
3.1.2	Implement a public literacy campaign to explain and promote the adoption of electric heat pumps for space and water heating in residential and commercial buildings	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
3.1.3	Switch home and business heating and water heating off of fossil fuels	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
3.1.5	Identify and implement necessary supports to transition anyone still using fuel oil, or propane for heating to other fuel sources by 2025	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
3.1.6	Install renewable energy generation in business and residential buildings	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
3.1.9	Offer innovative loans for energy-related residential and commercial building upgrades	Planning	3 tasks	5 months ago
3.1.10	Create a one-window service to support energy-related upgrades for homes and businesses	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
3.2.3	Develop region-wide building standards to encourage and support zero-carbon development of all new buildings in the region	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
3.2.4	Incorporate energy planning considerations into the development application review process	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
3.2.7	Show leadership by building net-zero carbon in the public sector	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
4.1.1	Continue to maximize opportunities to expand residential curbside diversion programs, landfill gas capture, and waste to energy, and reduce waste overall	Implementation	1 tasks	9 months ago
4.1.2	Provide organics collection in all multi-residential buildings	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
4.1.3	Support the use of compost/organics collection programs for all commercial buildings	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
4.2.1	Implement community waste reduction and circular economy campaigns	Implementation	No tasks	9 months ago
4.2.4	Reduce unnecessary building demolitions and construction waste		No tasks	9 months ago
5.1.1	Continue to develop and enforce robust land use planning protections for prime agricultural land	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
5.2.1	Create a region-wide agricultural industry strategy to support the agriculture and agri-food sector	Planning	No tasks	a year ago
5.4.2	Provide a variety of low GHG food options and plant-based dining options in local restaurants, grocery stores, and catered events	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.1	Establish metrics to measure progress on increasing equity through GHG reduction initiatives in our community	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.2	Incorporate education on sustainability justice and equity into climate action planning	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.3	Fund a climate justice committee led by community members from equity-seeking groups	Not started	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.4	Provide specialized resources/support to organizations on prioritizing equity while planning their transition	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.5	Collaborate with Mennonite communities in the rural townships to build customized energy transition support to meet their unique needs	Not started	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.6	Build reciprocal relationships between Indigenous groups and local municipalities and climate action organizations to ensure GHG reduction work is done in equitable ways that respect the land and traditions of Indigenous groups	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago
6.1.8	Apply an equity lens to all the actions in this transformation	Implementation	1 tasks	9 months ago
6.2.1	Develop and support a clean technology cluster in Waterloo Region	Implementation	1 tasks	9 months ago
6.3.4	Evaluate how to identify and protect optimal areas for industrial-scale renewable energy generation	Not started	No tasks	9 months ago
6.5.1	Bring community organizations and local government together to collectively identify and communicate advocacy priorities to multiple levels of government	Planning	No tasks	9 months ago