Transit Funding

• Hundreds of bus routes, thousands of SkyTrain trips at risk without funding: TransLink

  TransLink is warning of massive service cuts, including up to half of bus routes leaving several communities stranded, if it can't secure stable funding past 2025.

  Economy

  Jul 24
  
• $1.6B in federal infrastructure cash flows to B.C., nearly half to TransLink

  A statement announcing the deal says more than $825 million, representing about half of the five-year total, will go to TransLink, the Metro Vancouver transport network.

  Economy

  Jul 3
  
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• Transit funding needed to meet housing goals, prevent crowding, say Metro Vancouver mayors

  The region's mayors are pressing senior levels of government for $21 billion they say is needed to build out the transit system amid a rapidly growing population.

  Economy

  Sep 19, 2023
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• $35 million coming to replace aging, noisy SkyTrain tracks

  Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system is getting a $35 million cash infusion to replacing noisy and aging rail infrastructure.

  Canada

  May 12, 2023
• Peterborough to receive $1.8M for transit projects from Ontario gas tax revenue; Northumberland $594K

  Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith says the city's share for 2022-23 will be $1,827,406. That amount is down from $1,913,675 for 2021-22.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2023
• Edmonton to explore new funding ideas for city’s public transit system

  How to better fund public transit in Edmonton is something the city's administration has been asked to look at more closely following a city council vote on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Apr 20, 2022
• Alberta steps up with $79.5M transit money for struggling cities, matches federal funds

  The one-time, $159-million payment from the federal and provincial governments aims to help cities maintain transit service levels after two years of decreased ridership.

  Economy

  Mar 11, 2022
• Canada’s big-city mayors call on federal government for transit funding

  The Big City Mayors' Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities released a statement Wednesday asking the Liberals to cover transit shortfalls for the year.

  Traffic

  Jan 26, 2022
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• Kingston Transit receiving $3.2M from province

  The City of Kingston is among four southeastern Ontario municipalities receiving funding to put towards public transit.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2022
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• Canada election: O’Toole stops short of promise to extend Ottawa LRT to Barrhaven

  Despite previous commitments to a Kanata extension, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole would not commit to funding Ottawa’s light-rail out to Barrhaven on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2021