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Oct 23

Letter to Premier Wynne on Federal Government Transit Funding

By Transport Action Ontario | Urban Transit

 

Transport Action Ontario was a signatory to a letter sent by the Move the GTHA collaborative to Premier Wynne reminding her of the federal Liberal party promise to boost investment in public transit, and asking her to impress upon the new government the urgency of rapidly funding transit and active transportation in the GTHA.     Adding new federal dollars will help get us closer to achieving the required funds needed to build the transit we need.

 

The letter can be viewed here:  MTGTHA Letter to Premier Wynne October 2015

 

 

Sep 24

Submission on Modernizing Intercity Bus Service

By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus

 

 

The Government of Ontario is consulting on information and ideas on modernizing intercity bus service.  This is in response to the critical state of the industry, with declining service, ridership and profitability.

 

The Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA), of which Transport Action Ontario is a key member, has made a submission to this consultation.    It focussed on the proven best practices for integrated passenger rail and bus networks, as documented in our Network Southwest plan.  The submission makes several recommendations on how to modernize the bus regulatory regime.

 

The SWOTA submission can be viewed here: SWOTA-BusServiceModernization_2015-09-22

 

 

Sep 15

Western Ontario Warden’s Caucus Submission to “Moving Ontario Forward”

By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus

 

 

The Western Ontario Warden’s Caucus (WOWC), a not-for-profit organization representing 14 counties and Chatham-Kent in Western Ontario, has led a submission to the Government of Ontario’s Moving Ontario Forward consultation.  This consultation is requesting input on how to allocate funding on critical infrastructure needs and an integrated transportation network across the province.  About $15 Billion is available over 10 years for projects outside the GTHA.

The WOWC consulted with member municipalities, the nine single-tier municipalities in the region and various non-government organizations including the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA) and Transport Action Ontario (TAO).  The submission includes a number of strategic areas, including our $400 Million (over 5 years)  Network Southwest plan.

The WOWC submission can be viewed here:   WOWC-submission to MovingONForward2015-09

 

In addition, SWOTA issued a letter of support for the WOWC submission, providing more detail on the Network Southwest portion.

The SWOTA letter can be viewed here: SWOTA-supportfor WOWC2015-09-15

 

 

 

 

Aug 01

The North Main Line Reborn: Action Plan for VIA’s North Main Line

By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus

 

 

On July 30, 2015, the St Marys Ontario Save VIA non-government organization released a new report on VIA’s North Main Line.    Save VIA  is a close affiliate of Transport Action Ontario, and we are both members of the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA).

 

The report gives a situation analysis and outlines numerous quickly-implemented low-cost improvements that can be implemented on the line to boost ridership, revenue, cost recovery and service frequency.  The report can  be viewed here:   NML Reborn Final Rev5 150801sm (1)

 

 

 

Jul 07

Safety Issues to Consider in the Proposal to Expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

By Transport Action Ontario | Aviation

 

The Greater Waterfront Coalition, of which Transport Action Ontario is an active member, has released a 30 page report, together with photographs and illustrations,  on 11 safety issues associated with the  proposal to expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA).      The report calls for independent expert study of these issues.

 

The report has been presented to the Working Group of Waterfront Toronto’s Peer Review of the Environmental Assessment for this expansion.

 

The report can be viewed at this link:  http://www.waterfrontcoalition.ca/safety_report

 

 

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