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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Our joint meeting with TriTag on January 18 was very successful. You will shortly receive the GREN notes from that evening.<BR>
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Dr Jeff Casello, a professor at the U of W specializing in transit, gave an excellent presentation. He has sent us a similar presentation of his entitled “An Analysis of the Critiques of the Rapid Transit Proposal.” We have posted it on our website www.gren.ca. It is posted under “documents”.<BR>
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Since our meeting, Waterloo Regional Council has set the following timing for the next stages in its decision-making process:<BR>
1) February 15: release staff implementation options report at Planning & Works Committee<BR>
2) During February/March conduct public consultation on the options document<BR>
3) In April Planning and Works Committee decides on a preliminary preferred option<BR>
4) In April/May conduct public consultation on the preliminary preferred option<BR>
5) In June Regional Council makes a decision on a preferred LRT option<BR>
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If you are interested in helping in our work on this issue, please let me know.<BR>
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John<BR>
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John Jackson<BR>
17 Major Street<BR>
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1<BR>
519-744-7503<BR>
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