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
Continue readingBy Transport Action Ontario | Interurban Rail and Bus , Ontario , Urban Transit
Oxford County has developed an advocacy approach to advance Southwestern Ontario public transportation opportunities. To support this, they have released a “New Direction” public transportation tool kit summarizing the key components required: Partnerships Multi-modal terminals Urban Transit Inter-Community Bus Service GO Transit High-Performance Rail High-Speed Rail The tool kit and advocacy plan draw heavily […]
Continue readingBy Transport Action Ontario | Ontario , Urban Transit
The January/February, 2016 edition of Transport Action Ontario’s “Ontario Report” contains an excellent article written by our editor, Tony Turritin, about Hamilton transit. The article was picked up by Hamilton’s “Raise the Hammer” organization, which modified it slightly and added helpful pictures. We have decided to make this article a stand-alone entry on our website, […]
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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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