TransformWR

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	8 months ago
1.1.2	Plan for and build neighbourhood connections to the active transportation network	Implementation	No tasks	8 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	8 months ago
1.1.4	Identify and implement policy and program opportunities to de-incentivize driving	Implementation	No tasks	8 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	8 months ago
1.2.2	Ensure priority access for walking, cycling, and rolling to transit stations and bus stops	Implementation	No tasks	8 months ago
1.2.4	Connect people to intercity, multimodal, and emerging transportation solutions	Implementation	No tasks	8 months ago
1.3.1	Launch micro mobility systems (bike, e-bike and e-scooter-sharing systems) in Waterloo Region communities	Continuous	1 tasks	8 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	8 months ago
1.3.3	Create community active transportation hubs to provide customized support, education, training, and resources	Not started	No tasks	2 years ago
1.3.4	Develop active transportation and transit programs that target equity-deserving communities	Implementation	No tasks	8 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	7 months ago
1.4.1	Increase the efficiency of commercial goods movement	Not started	No tasks	8 months ago
1.5.1	Create “15 minute neighbourhoods” where people can meet their daily needs by walking, cycling, or rolling	Planning	No tasks	7 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	a year 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	Not started	No tasks	8 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	8 months ago
2.1.3	Plan and begin to implement the transition of commercial vehicle fleets to zero emissions vehicles	Not started	No tasks	8 months 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	10 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	7 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	10 months ago
3.1.3B	Switch home heating and water heating off of fossil fuels	Implementation	No tasks	7 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	2 years ago
3.1.6	Install renewable energy generation in business and residential buildings	Planning	No tasks	2 years ago
3.1.9	Offer innovative loans for energy-related residential and commercial building upgrades	Planning	3 tasks	a year ago
3.1.10A	Create a one-window service to support energy-related upgrades for homes	Planning	No tasks	7 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	7 months ago
3.2.4	Incorporate energy planning considerations into the development application review process	Planning	No tasks	7 months ago
3.2.7	Show leadership by building net-zero carbon in the public sector	Planning	No tasks	7 months ago
4.1.3	Support the use of compost/organics collection programs for all commercial buildings	Implementation	No tasks	8 months ago
4.2.1	Implement community waste reduction and circular economy campaigns	Not started	No tasks	7 months ago
4.2.4	Reduce unnecessary building demolitions and construction waste	Not started	No tasks	8 months ago
5.1.1	Continue to develop and enforce robust land use planning protections for prime agricultural land	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	Not started	No tasks	7 months ago
6.1.1	Establish metrics to measure progress on increasing equity through GHG reduction initiatives in our community	Not started	No tasks	8 months ago
6.1.2	Incorporate education on sustainability justice and equity into climate action planning	Planning	No tasks	8 months ago
6.1.3	Fund a climate justice committee led by community members from equity-seeking groups	Not started	No tasks	2 years ago
6.1.4	Provide specialized resources/support to organizations on prioritizing equity while planning their transition	Not started	No tasks	8 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	7 months ago
6.1.8	Apply an equity lens to all the actions in this transformation	Implementation	1 tasks	7 months ago
6.3.4	Evaluate how to identify and protect optimal areas for industrial-scale renewable energy generation	Not started	No tasks	2 years 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	2 years ago
3.1.3A	Switch business heating and water heating off of fossil fuels	Not started	No tasks	7 months ago

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