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State of Transit Investment in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

By Transport Action Ontario | Ontario , Urban Transit

    Transport Action Ontario is a core member of the Move the GTHA (MTGTHA) collaborative, a diverse group of organizations from health, labour, business, policy, environmental and citizen advocacy working together to build awareness, engagement and education in support of investment in the GTHA’s transportation system.   The collaborative intends to release a report […]

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VIA Rail partners with Maritime Bus

By Tim Hayman | Atlantic , Interurban Rail and Bus , Regions , Topics

VIA Rail announced on June 21, 2016, that it is entering a new partnership with Maritime Bus that will allow passengers to book Maritime Bus tickets through VIA Rail. Starting July 14, passengers will be able to see bus options and purchase Maritime Bus tickets through VIA’s website. This partnership will allow passengers to book […]

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Federal Transit Funding – 2

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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Federal Transit Funding

By matthew | British Columbia , Regions , Topics , Urban Transit

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 […]

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TAO submission to Transport Canada consultation on the future of transportation in Canada

By 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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