10-28-2014, 02:07 PM
(10-28-2014, 12:39 AM)mpd618 Wrote: As a reminder, LRT and intensification helps local municipalities reduce the growth of new infrastructure so we are not facing as bad of a problem in 50 years as we have now with infrastructure renewal.
It might be part of the solution, but each municipality still has a backlog that reaches into the hundreds of millions. The City of Waterloo's is $250 million (excluding any future work needed), the City of Kitchener projects $1.5 billion (including any future work needed), and Cambridge projects $696 million (likely including any future work needed). The LRT won't reduce demand for things like park structures, recreation facilities or sewer pipes. In some cases, the intensification will increase the stress on our existing infrastructure which will speed up the rate at which the deficit increases.