Category Archives for "Interurban Rail and Bus"

Parliamentary committee calls for improved bus connectivity across Canada

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Interurban Rail and Bus

The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities presented a report entitled Improving Bus Connectivity in Canada to the House of Commons on May 30, 2023. This report arises from widespread concern from politicians of all parties and every region of Canada about the state of the intercity bus network across Canada. Bus travel across […]

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Can School Buses provide Public Transit?

By Harry Gow | Interurban Rail and Bus

Transport Action Canada’s recent AGM featured a presentation by the former British Columbia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Ms. Claire Trevena.  In the discussion that followed the question of using school buses to augment the options available to rural public transit users was raised.  It was clear that this option had not so far been tried in […]

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Integrated Transit Service for BC Sunshine Coast Communities

By John Richmond | British Columbia , Interurban Rail and Bus

New partnership between BC Transit, Coast Connector Bus Company, and BC Ferries aims to bring integrated public transit service to remote Sunshine Coast communities with coordinated schedules and fares, which could become a model for more collaboration between publicly-funded transit and private-sector bus companies. A few years back the CBC reached out to Canadian celebrity […]

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Altantic “Travel Bubble” update

By Transport Action Atlantic | Atlantic , Aviation & Marine , Intercity Rail and Bus , Interurban Rail and Bus

The “Atlantic bubble”, has now been in effect for a full month, allowing residents of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador to travel throughout the four provinces without restriction. Although no new cases of Covid-19 have been attributed to the easing of travel barriers within the region, the premiers have […]

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David Collenette to speak at Transport Action Canada AGM

By Transport Action | Events , Interurban Rail and Bus

Transport Action Canada’s annual general meeting will be held on Saturday, 25 May 2019, at the Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue, Room 110, Ottawa (see map below), starting at 1 pm. The president will report on last year’s activities. The 2018 financial statements will be presented for approval. (Members may request copies of the financial […]

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