Absolutely nothing is set in stone when it comes to the route light rail transit could eventually take through Cambridge, Mayor Doug Craig said Wednesday.
“We have to listen to the public on this,” the mayor said in an interview.
Wednesday marked the first of two meetings held to gather public input about the potential route of a future LRT extension
It took place between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Cambridge City Hall.
A second such meeting takes place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the Kingsdale Community Centre in Kitchener.
Craig said a number of routes are under consideration, and streets like Speedsville Road, Dundas Street and Water Street all could or could not be selected as parts of the route.
LRT vehicles could run through the Hespeler and Preston centres, or could bypass them entirely.
The key issue for Craig is ensuring that the route is selected with other transit systems in mind – including potential future Grand River Transit express bus routes, as well as the GO trains he has long lobbied the province for.
“The most important thing for LRT in Cambridge is its linkages to the proposed GO that will be coming into the city at some point in the future,” he said.
A preferred route is expected to be made public late in 2016.
