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Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan – TAO Comments

By Transport Action Ontario | 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 freight intermodal […]

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Toronto Council will be without Reliable Fare Information for Key Transit Network Decision

By Transport Action Ontario | 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 prepared […]

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Passenger Rail in Canada – CBC Radio

By Transport Action Ontario | Interurban Rail and Bus , Media Releases , Ontario

Michael Enright of the CBC Sunday Morning radio show presented a poignant essay on the decades-long decline of passenger rail in Canada, the current challenges faced by VIA Rail and the need for significant federal investment.   The essay can be heard  here

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High-Performance Rail Option for Canada

By Transport Action Ontario | Interurban Rail and Bus , Major Reports , Ontario

Transport Action Ontario, in conjunction with the Save VIA citizens’ committee of St. Marys, Ontario, has released an expert discussion paper on high-performance rail passenger service.  It calls on Canada’s new federal government to seriously investigate and consider the high-performance rail approach as a means of quickly and affordably improving VIA’s Quebec-Windsor Corridor service, fighting […]

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Letter to Marc Garneau Regarding Passenger Rail from Transport Action Atlantic

By Transport Action Atlantic | Atlantic , Intercity Rail and Bus , Letters

Transport Action Atlantic recently wrote to federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau regarding passenger rail, particularly the need to support the Toronto-Vancouver Canadian route.

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