All Aboard St Marys and Transport Action Ontario issued a joint press release applauding the federal government’s search for a new chairperson for VIA Rail. The release can be viewed here: tao-aasm-release-via-chairperson2016-11-28 Source: TAO
Continue readingThe City of Toronto is facing a major budget shortfall for 2017 – both for operating costs and capital costs. The problem is not that spending is too high, but that revenues are too low. Following extensive research, City staff has identified a number of revenue options, ranging from higher residential property taxes, increased land […]
Continue readingTransport 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 […]
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