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Xavier-Barsalou-Duval MP, Harry Gow, Sylvie Bérubé and colleagues meet at the House of Commons to discuss Northern Quebec passenger train services

Apr 13

Northern Quebec report presented on Parliament Hill

By Harry Gow | Events , Intercity Rail and Bus , Quebec

At the invitation of Xavier-Barsalou-Duval MP, Transport critic for the Bloc Québécois and representative for the riding of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, Transport Action Canada President Emeritus Harry Gow gave a presentation of the report Une stratégie pour le transport ferroviaire dans le Nord-du Québec to three federal MPs on April 11, 2024 at the House of Commons in […]

Nov 07

Québec City tramway facing headwinds

By Harry Gow | Urban Transit

Preparatory groundworks have already begun for the Québec City tramway, with crews moving underground utilities to make way for the planned light rail line. That work has not silenced detractors, with Premier Legault making cryptic comments about the cost of the tramway, and Minister of Transport Geneviève Guilbault implying that federal support for the project, at […]

REM train crossing Samuel de Champlain bridge

Jul 30

Réseau express métropolitain opening day

By Harry Gow | Trip Reports

Harry Gow, President Emeritus of Transport Action Canada, and Luc Coté, former editor of Transport Action’s national printed bulletin, took advantage of free rides offered to the public on the opening weekend on the new Montréal REM. Here are their impressions.

Apr 22

Transit-dedicated Third Link tunnel a courageous decision for Québec City

By Harry Gow | Quebec

Taking a transit-first approach to mobility is increasingly common in large cities around the world, but is still considered politically courageous in North America. Therefore, Transport Action Canada welcomes the Québec government’s decision to cancel the multi-lane superhighway portion of the proposed Third Link (troisième lien) tunnel under the St. Lawrence River, between Québec City […]

Jan 19

A win in Court for the Quebec Tramway

By Harry Gow | Quebec , Urban Transit

The project for a tramway across the City of Québec has attracted much opposition from a segment of the population that gets around by car and is opposed to spending money on a competing mode of transport. The city is the least-densely settled of Québec’s major population centers, with the footprint of Montréal, but a […]