Questions for the parties in the Nova Scotia election
Election day in Nova Scotia is rapidly approaching, so Transport Action Atlantic sent the following six questions to the recognized parties in the Nova Scotia election to find out where they stand on key provincial transportation issues. We will post their responses...
TAA holds successful AGM in Moncton
Transport Action Atlantic hosted a successful Annual General Meeting at the CN Pensioner’s Center in Moncton this past Saturday. Though the turnout was smaller than in some years, no doubt thanks to Saturday being one of the few really beautiful spring days we’ve had...
Notice of AGM – 2017
Transport Action Atlantic’s 2017 Annual General Meeting is coming up. We hope you can join us! Source: TAA
Federal budget reiterates support for transit, but nothing new for VIA
This week’s federal budget had little to get excited about from a VIA Rail perspective – operating funding for the next 3 years will remain at levels that are barely enough to maintain the current system, and there’s no new funding for fleet replacement or other...
TAA hosts successful Nova Scotia members event
On Saturday, March 18th, TAA hosted the first of what we hope will be many events for our members. This event was targeted primarily towards our members in Nova Scotia, as we set out on an excursion from Halifax to Truro and back. At noon, seventeen TAA members...
TAA Spring Speaker/Panel: Integrating Regional and Local Transit
Transport Action Atlantic is excited to be hosting a Spring speaker & panel event, with the topic of “Integrating Regional and Local Transportation”. Our primary speaker will be Susan Williams, General Manager, Eastern Canada for VIA Rail. After her discussion of...
Sad news: Nelson Amiro, long time board member and former membership secretary of TAA, passes away
We are sad to announce that Nelson Amiro, long time board member and former membership secretary of TAA, passed away on Feb. 24, 2017, at the age of 95, after a brief illness. Born in Middle East Pubnico he was the son of the late Irene (Amirault) and Mark Augustin...
Halifax: Carmichael Lecture on urban transportation and transit conference
The Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) will be hosting the 15th annual Carmichael Lecture this week, in partnership with the Dalhousie University School of Planning and Waterfront Development. This year’s speaker will be Andreas Røhl. According to the DHBC,...
New threat to the Newcastle Sub?
There’s a chance that the fight to save the Newcastle Subdivision could be back on the table sooner than expected. In 2014, the Province of New Brunswick signed an agreement with CN to provide funding to maintain the north (from Irvco, N.B. to Nepisquit Junction,...
VIA President in Halifax, discusses plans for the Maritimes
VIA Rail President and CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano was in Halifax on January 31, 2017 to deliver a talk to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Billed as “VIA Rail’s vision in the Maritimes”, Desjardins-Siciliano addressed a full banquet hall during a luncheon at the...
Next Meeting – June 27, 2017
Transport Action BC (http://bc.transportaction.ca/) Regular Meeting Agenda: 27 June 2017 (Tuesday) 19:00 Waves Coffee Shop Meeting Room 100-900 Howe St (at Smithe St), Vancouver A. Membership and Finances (19:00) 1) Approval of 24 May 2017 meeting minutes. 2) Expense...
Next Meeting – May 24, 2017
Transport Action BC (http://bc.transportaction.ca/) Regular Meeting Agenda: 24 May 2017 (Wednesday) 19:00 Waves Coffee Shop Meeting Room 100-900 Howe St (at Smithe St), Vancouver 19:00 to 20:45 PM A. Membership and Finances (19:00) 1) Approval of 3 April 2016 meeting...
Massey Bridge Machinations 2 (2017-04)
An April 5, 2017 column by The Vancouver Sun’s political columnist, Vaughn Palmer, described how the B.C. government’s pre-construction / pre-election photo-op for the $3.5 billion Massey Bridge project was hijacked by a group protesting the mega-project. TABC Member...
John Forman Howes
Long-time Transport 2000 BC/Transport Action BC member, John Howes, died on February 4, 2017. John was a delight to chat with, always smiling and quick to praise. He was a true gentlemen and will be missed. John had a long, distinguished career in academia. He was a...
BC Meeting
The next meeting of Transport Action BC is on Monday April 3rd 2017. From 7 pm to 9 pm at Waves Coffee on Howe Street in...
Massey Bridge Machinations (2017-03)
The B.C. government’s project to replace the George Massey Tunnel, south of Vancouver, with a mega-bridge continues to generate controversy. Two significant news items were recently published. ================================================================= B.C.’s...
2016 AGM for Transport Action BC
TABC’s Annual General Meeting will held on 30 Nov. 2016 from 19:00-19:30 in the Waves Coffee Shop at Howe St. and Smithe St (SE Corner). Source: TABC
BC Government has started consultations on two projects having major implications for transportation options in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and on the Sunshine Coast
By Rick Jelfs, Transport Action British Columbia The BC Government has started consultations on two projects that have major implications for transportation options in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and on the Sunshine Coast. 1) Transport Minister Stone and regional...
TransLink Plans Should Change With New Circumstances
Long time Transport 2000/Transport Action member, J. Bakker developed a rapid transit scenario for Vancouver as an alternative to the proposed Broadway SkyTrain extension to Arbutus. He based his discussion on several major infrastructure and political changes that...
Federal Transit Funding – 2
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...
TAO questions Ontario’s high-speed rail proposal, calls for replacement by a high-performance rail plan
TAO questions Ontario’s high-speed rail proposal, calls for replacement by a high-performance rail plan Will the Government of Ontario’s wildly optimistic predictions about the benefits of high-speed rail (HSR) actually materialize? The odds are they will not – and...
Transport Action Ontario rejects high-speed political vanity project, calls for high-performance rail plan
TORONTO – In a hard-hitting policy statement, the transportation advocacy group, Transport Action Ontario (TAO), calls for the rejection of the provincial government’s high-speed rail (HSR) proposal and its replacement with a more practical, high-performance rail...
A clear admission passenger rail needed in southwestern Ontario
This article by TAO board member Ken Westcar and resident of Woodstock ON appeared in the London Free Press in somewhat edited form on June 9, 2017 under the title “Westcar: Upgrading passenger rail makes most sense.” Although there are many critics of the province’s...
President’s Message, June 2017
Transport Action Ontario to focus on high-performance rail for the North Main Line and revival of the Northlander, By TAO President Robert Wightman, June 5, 2017 The way Canada and Ontario fund, govern and deliver rail passenger service desperately needs change. But...
TAO urges Brampton councillors to push for major changes to high-speed rail proposal
BRAMPTON, ON – As a result of a deputation to Brampton City Council by Transport Action Ontario (TAO) president Robert Wightman, local politicians have said they want Queen’s Park to make changes to its recent high-speed rail proposal, which fails to include…. Click...
Brampton City Council Deputation May 24
TAO Brampton HSR Deputation Release 170524 Source: TAO
TAO Annual General Meeting 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017, Room 302, Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto, Ontario TAO Annual General Meeting of members: 10:00am – Noon Public Meeting with guest speakers: 1:30 – 3:30pm. Everyone invited! Railway electrification: planning and building (click headline...
Passenger rail policy – Not a world class act in Canada
VIAShadowOfFormerSelfG2Edit170418 Source: TAO
High Speed Rail Canada’s verdict on VIA’s High Frequency Rail proposal: a mystery inside an enigma. TAO proposes the High Performance Rail alternative.
On January 26, 2017, Paul Langan wrote on the High-Speed Rail Canada group’s website, “One thing has been constant about VIA RAIL in my over thirty years of rail advocacy. Their secrecy and arrogance to the taxpayers and the advocates that support them has not...
A High-Performance Passenger Rail Option to Pickering Airport
As discussions continue on possibly constructing a new airport in Pickering, Ontario, Transport Action Ontario has issued a new letter outlining the advantages of a high performance passenger rail option, rather than the air option. The letter can be viewed here: ...
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