Category Archives for "Urban Transit"

Regional Express Rail GO Service forms Plank of Toronto Mayoral Platform

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

On May 27, Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory unveiled his transit platform.  The flagship component was SmartTrack, an electrified “surface subway” transit corridor based mostly on parts of the GO rail network.   It has the same thrust as the Province’s Regional Express Rail announcement in mid-April, which was virtually identical to Transport Action Ontario’s concept of Regional Express Rail, proposed in its major report released last July.

Transport Action Ontario is very pleased to se the RER concept picked up by one of the top-tier candidates for mayor of Toronto.  Our media release can be viewed here:  TAO-JohnTorymediarelease2014-05-27

The Tory announcement, and Transport Action Ontario’s role in it, was picked up by various Toronto media.  Some links are provided here:

http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/1047150/breaking-down-john-torys-smarttrack-transit-plan/

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/27/john-tory-unveils-yet-another-toronto-transit-plan-includes-53-km-relief-line-from-unionville-to-airport/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/torys-transit-plan-rejects-drl-lrt-in-favour-of-surface-rail/article18864900/

Transit Investment Drives Positive Change: Op-Ed by David Suzuki

By Transport Action Ontario | Urban Transit

With the input of several Move the GTHA members, including Transport Action Ontario, David Suzuki has written an op-ed entitled “Transit Investment Drives Positive Change”.  It will appear in several news sites including the national online version of the Globe and Mail.

The article can be read here: DavidSuzukiop-ed2014-05-21

Snow Clearing to Transit Stops should be a priority

By Transport Action Ontario | Urban Transit

Transport Action Ontario board member Roger Brook recently deputed to Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (PWIC) on the need to clear sidewalks to transit stops.

The deputation can be viewed here:  TAO-Deputation re Toronto Sidewalk Snow clearing 2014-05-14

Statement on Premier Wynne’s “Moving Ontario Forward” Transportation Funding Plan

By Transport Action Ontario | Highways and Bridges , Intercity Rail and Bus , Urban Transit

On April 14, 2014, Premier Wynne announced the Move Ontario Forward plan, which will create two  10-year funds to invest a total of $29 billion for transportation infrastructure in Ontario.

Our statement on this plan can be viewed here:  TAO-WynneAnnouncement2014-04-15

New Poll: Support Growing for Transportation Investment

By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus , Urban Transit

On April 11, 2014, the Move the GTHA collaborative, which includes Transport Action Ontario  released a new Angus Reid Forum poll, showing nearly 60% of Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area residents are now more likely to support a political leader who brought in new funding sources for transportation improvements.    Support for new revenue sources for transportation infrastructure has increased in the past few months.

Details on the survey are available here