By Transport Action Ontario | Aviation , Latest News , Major Reports
Transport Action Ontario has completed an interim review of potential future safety zones at Toronto Island Airport, if Bombardier jets were to be introduced.
The report can be viewed here.
By Transport Action Ontario | Aviation
Transport Action Ontario has released a position paper on the Toronto Island Airport Expansion, including an objection to changing the Tripartite Agreement to allow jet aircraft to fly from the airport. Our position paper can be read by clicking on this link:Toronto Island Airport – TA Position
By Transport Action Ontario | Aviation , Highways and Bridges , Intercity Rail and Bus , Urban Transit
With the Ontario provincial election coming up soon, Transport Action Ontario organized a public meeting at Toronto Metro Hall on `Transportation Policy: A Dialogue with Voters`. Panelists were Cheri DiNovo (NDP), Frank De Jong (Green Party) and Frank Klees (PC). A summary of the meeting proceedings is now available.
By Transport Action Ontario | Aviation
This 40 year old plan to build an airport has been raised again recently despite the opposition of local groups and despite the environmental issues around air travel and the destruction of Class I farmland. Transport Action Ontario has long been active on this file, promoting intercity rail as a preferred alternative for trips under about 1000 km.
Here is the latest letter to the federal Minister of Transportation.