Actions | Description | Links | |
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Active Transportation Plan | The Active Transportation Plans is incorporated in the Moving Forward Transportation Master Plan, 2019 | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
Community EV Strategy | TranformWR, Action 2.1.1 sets a goal for the Region to develop a region-wide electric vehicle strategy. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
Green Development Policies (GDS)- Community | The Region is committed to work with lower-tier municipalities to develop a regional GDS.
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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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. |