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Waterloo Region

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Active Transportation Plan
The Active Transportation Plans is incorporated in the Moving Forward Transportation Master Plan, 2019
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Community Adaptation / Resilience Plan
Community Climate Adaptation Plan improves Waterloo Region's resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts through increased local adaptive capacity and collaboration among community stakeholders.
  • Waterloo Region's Community Climate Adaptation Plan opens in a new tab
Community Emissions Reduction/ Mitigation Plan
TransformWR is Waterloo Region’s community-wide response to the global climate crisis. The document outlines Waterloo Region's long-term strategy to achieve an 80% local greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction target (based on 2010 levels), and identifies local action needed to reduce our emissions by 30% by the year 2030. Community Energy Investment Strategy aims to improve and sustain Waterloo Region’s economic competitiveness and quality of life through the coordination of targeted energy investments.
  • Low Carbon Community Strategy, 2021 opens in a new tab
  • Community Energy Investment Strategy, 2018 opens in a new tab
Community EV Strategy
TranformWR, Action 2.1.1 sets a goal for the Region to develop a region-wide electric vehicle strategy.
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Community GHG Reduction Targets
The Region of Waterloo and all seven lower-tier municipalities endorsed TransformWR. in 2021, setting the community’s pathway to 80% GHG emissions reduction by 2050.
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Complete Streets Policy
Moving Forward Transportation Master Plan, 2019, has a Complete Street Recommendations section. Additionally, Council adopted the Regional Official Plan amendment to include 15-minutes communities.
  • Moving Forward Transportation Master Plan, 2019 opens in a new tab
Green Development Policies (GDS)- Community
The Region is committed to work with lower-tier municipalities to develop a regional GDS.
    Municipal Fleet Electrification Plan
    Waterloo Region Transition to a Low Carbon Community Action 2.1.2 sets a goal for the Region to plan and 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.
    • Waterloo Region Transition to a Low Carbon Community Strategy opens in a new tab
    Net Zero Municipal Facilities Commitment/Standard
    TransformWR is Waterloo Region’s community-wide response to the global climate crisis. The document outlines Waterloo Region's long-term strategy to achieve an 80% local greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction target (based on 2010 levels), and identifies local action needed to reduce our emissions by 30% by the year 2030.
    • Low Carbon Community Strategy opens in a new tab
    Community Emissions Reductions Progress Report
    The Community Energy Progress Report provides an update on the achievements from the first four-year term and a vision for the second four year term encompassing three overlapping Energy Transition Pillars: Policy, Markets, and Infrastructure.
    • Community Energy Progress Report, 2022 opens in a new tab
    Urban Forest Plans
    Regional Forest Management Plan consists of several elements or modules including: 1. Provides a general overview of forest management as it applies to the Regional Forests; 2. Presents the philosophical and policy approach being taken; discusses forest and property management issues; 3. Provides general information about the overall Regional Forest system; articulates the goals and objectives to be pursued over the term of the plan; and 4. Provides guiding principles and operating guidelines for all management activities.
    • 2006 -2026 Regional Forest Plan opens in a new tab

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