By Transport Action | Letters
We have written to Geneviève Guilbault, Quebec’s Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, asking for an update on progress toward custom preclearance for Amtrak passengers at Montreal’s Central Station, and for the condition of the track between Rouses Point and the city to be addressed. The long delay for customs inspection to cross the border, […]
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By Transport Action | Letters
Transport Action has submitted a brief for the US Federal Railroad Administration’s study of Amtrak’s long distance services, supporting the efforts of the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to reinstate the North Coast Hiawatha – a service cut analogous the the loss of the Canadian through Calgary – and to emphasize opportunities for renewed and […]
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By Transport Action | Letters
Violent incidents on transit are making the headlines with disturbing regularity, with an upsurge in disorder on public transit systems across Canada over the past year. Passenger and employee safety is paramount in ensuring that transit systems can meet the mobility needs of our communities, and in particular of citizens who might feel vulnerable due […]
Continue readingBy TAO-admin | Interurban Rail and Bus , Letters , Ontario , Urban Transit
Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) was released in June, 2016. TAO has been actively involved, both through the Move the GTHA collaborative and as an individual organization. TAO supports much of the CCAP. However, we have identified two significant concern areas related to transportation: No consideration was given for increased role of […]
Continue readingBy TAO-admin | Letters , Ontario , Urban Transit
Toronto Council will be voting in July to approve a new rapid transit network. A cautionary note was sent to key Councillors indicating that the decision should be deferred until Metrolinx-lead work on fare integration is complete. The letter is reproduced below: In July, Council will be asked to approve a conceptual transit network […]
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