By Transport Action Ontario | Interurban Rail and Bus , Ontario
Transport Action Ontario is a co-signatory to a letter authored by Safe Rail Communities to the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, to follow up on promises made during the election campaign to review rail safety regulations. Transport Action Ontario has been working with Safe Rail Communities on this important file for over a year. […]
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The Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA), which includes Transport Action Ontario as a core member, has sent a letter to the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport regarding our Network Southwest Passenger Rail and Bus Service Action Plan, requesting action. The letter and key attachments can be viewed here: SWOTA Letter to Marc Garneau […]
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Transport Action Ontario board member Ken Westcar recently published the following Op-Ed piece in the Hamilton Spectator of February 4, 2016. It is reproduced below. Our thanks to the Hamilton Spectator for publishing this article. Let’s not forget the steel wheel in climate change Rail service The Canadian Press Ken Westcar argues upgrading existing […]
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Transportation has been the most challenging sector in Ontario for reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A paper by Transport Action Ontario shows that GHG emissions from diesel-based intercity passenger rail travel in Canada are about 2 to 3 times lower per passenger-km than emissions from equivalent travel by car or personal truck. Intercity passenger rail […]
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