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Media Release: Network Southwest action plan could revive public transport across Southwestern Ontario

By Transport Action Ontario | Press Releases and Open Letters

 

 

Transport Action Ontario  and the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA) are  pleased to release a major new report by  Greg Gormick, On Track Strategies entitled “Network Southwest  Passenger Rail and Bus Service Action Plan”

 

Network Southwest is a blueprint for reviving the region’s intercity public transportation system using a passenger rail spine and passenger bus feeders.  It can  rapidly and cost-effectively be implemented.  The full report can be accessed on this website under the “Major Reports” tab.

 

The media release can be viewed here:   TAO NSW Launch Media Release 2015-03-18

 

 

 

2014 Newsletters “Ontario Report” Available for Public Viewing

By Transport Action Ontario | Ontario Report

 

 

All six  publications of our newsletter  “Ontario Report”  for 2014 are now available for public viewing:

Transport Action Ontario Report 2014NovDec

Transport Action Ontario Report 2014SeptOct

Transport Action Ontario report 2014JulyAug

Transport Action Ontario Report 2014MayJun

Transport Action Ontario Report 2014JanFeb

Transport Action Ontario Report 2014MarApr

 

 

Letter to Premier Wynne and Minister Del Duca on GTHA Transit

By Transport Action Ontario | Press Releases and Open Letters , Urban Transit

 

 

Move the GTHA members met with Premier Kathleen Wynne and Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca on October 14.   We discussed several items relating to transportation funding,  project prioritization, potential new legislation and securing federal involvement.

 

Subsequently, we sent a follow up letter summarizing the discussion and identifying next steps.  That letter can be viewed here:  MTGHTA-Wynneletter2014-12-03

 

 

Media Release: VIA Rail is dying, but can be revived

By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus , Press Releases and Open Letters

 

 

Transport Action Ontario is pleased to release a major new report by our colleague, Greg Gormick, entitled “Out of Steam: The Urgent Need to Modernize VIA Rail Canada”.

 

The report analyzes recent quarterly, annual and plan reports of VIA Rail Canada.  It concludes that, in every key performance indicator, VIA is either stagnant or declining.  But it also concludes that VIA can be easily revived and improved to deliver major benefits to Canadians if government invests strategically in its full, long-overdue modernization.

 

The media release can be viewed here:   TAO-Out of Steam Media Release2014-10-09

 

 

 

 

 

Report: “Out of Steam: The Urgent Need to Modernize VIA Rail Canada”

By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus , Major Reports

Transport Action Ontario is pleased to release a major new report by Greg Gormick, entitled “Out of Steam: The Urgent Need to Modernize VIA Rail Canada”. 

The report analyzes recent quarterly, annual and plan reports of VIA Rail Canada.  It concludes that, in every key performance indicator, VIA is either stagnant or declining.  But it also concludes that VIA can be easily revived and improved to deliver major benefits to Canadians if government invests strategically in its full, long-overdue modernization.