Transport Action Ontario has long advocated that government needs to develop new dedicated revenue tools (taxes, fees) for investment in public transportation. As part of the Move the GTHA collaborative, we were able to publish an op-ed in the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newsletter on November 23. The article endorsed the City of Toronto’s […]
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When VIA Rail cut service on the Montreal-Halifax Ocean in half back near the end of 2012, they claimed that the move was made to reduce the cost of running the service. The Ocean, like all of VIA’s services (and indeed, nearly all public transportation systems worldwide), operates at a net “loss”, with subsidies required […]
Continue readingMetrolinx is in the process of updating their Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. This would replace the previous RTP, The Big Move, which was released in 2008. They have released a Discussion Paper on topics and approaches to be included in the update. Transport Action Ontario has submitted […]
Continue readingRepresentatives of the Transport Action family of NGOs met with Transport Canada in September to review several matters relating to passenger and freight rail in Canada. This included discussion on Transport Canada’s due diligence review of VIA Rail’s High Frequency Rail (HFR) proposal for the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto triangle. We were pleased to hear that Transport Canada would […]
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Transport Action Atlantic’s observance of National Railway Day is somewhat less than celebratory this year. Our optimism that the Trudeau Government would act decisively to address some of Canada’s critical rail issues is beginning to fade, amid growing concern about the state of the network in the Maritimes and across Canada. November 7 marks the […]
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