By matthew | British Columbia , Urban Transit
Peter Fassbender, provincial Minister Responsible for TransLink, responded to The David Suzuki Foundation’s open letter to various Metro Vancouver and provincial politicians urging them to come together to ensure Metro Vancouver receives a share of available federal transit funding. Unfortunately, the letter seems more aggravating than conciliatory to the Mayors’ Council. The Minister re-commits the […]
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The David Suzuki Foundation is urging BC and Metro Vancouver’s political leaders to put aside their differences and create a common front to negotiate transit funding with the federal government. The Foundation sent an open letter to various politicians on May 18, 2016. Transport Action BC is a signatory to this letter. The federal government […]
Continue readingBy Transport Action Ontario | Aviation & Marine , Interurban Rail and Bus , Ontario , Urban Transit
Transport Canada is undertaking an on-line consultation on the future of transportation in Canada. A series of questions were posed, with space provided for answers. The submission made on behalf of Transport Action Ontario can be viewed here:TAO-submission to TranspCanada survey 2016-06-16
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Going before the judge must be a troubling experience for federal government departments and Crown Corporations. And so it likely was for VIA Rail Canada when the Auditor General (AG) published its Special Examination Report (SER) covering the period November 2013 to September 2015. An understanding of VIA’s troubled legislative and political history […]
Continue readingBy Transport Action Ontario | Highways & Bridges , Interurban Rail and Bus , Ontario , Urban Transit
In 2015, the Province of Ontario initiated a coordinated review of four key land use plans, including the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) and the Greenbelt Plan. In December, the Crombie Advisory Panel released its recommendations on how to amend and improve these Plans. The November/December issue of Ontario Report discussed the Crombie […]
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