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
By Transport Action Ontario | Intercity Rail and Bus , Press Releases and Open Letters
On May 13, Transport Action Ontario board member Ken Westcar wrote to VIA Rail’s new president, Yves Desjardins-Siciliano on behalf of rail passenger advocacy groups in South Western Ontario. His letter summarized a number of challenges with VIA’s operations.
The letter is posted here with permission of the author: KenWestcar letter to VIA 2014-05-13
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
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
By Transport Action Ontario | Highways and Bridges , Press Releases and Open Letters
On February 2, 2014, the Canadian government announced it will start buying land in Detroit to speed up building of the New International Trade Crossing, a planned bridge between Detroit and Windsor.
Transport Action Ontario has issued a position statement opposing this latest effort by the Canadian government to induce construction of this ill-conceived and uneconomic project. The statement can be viewed here: TAO-NITC-2014-03