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The underfunding of public transit decried in a report
The Alliance Transit will release a new report on Tuesday, deploring the underfunding of public transit in Quebec, particularly compared to the road network and to Ontario. She implores the…
The CMM calls for better housing and public transit funding
Addressing the parties involved in the Quebec election campaign, the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM) is calling on the next government to support more vigorously the construction of new housing and…
Quebec orders the end of a SAAQ measure promoting public transit
In early May, the SAAQ broke new ground by offering to reimburse its employees’ public transit tickets until the end of the year. A month and a half later, the…
Quebec orders the end of a measure promoting public transit
In early May, the SAAQ broke new ground by offering to reimburse its employees’ public transit tickets until the end of the year. A month and a half later, the…
[COVID-19] End of the mask in hospitals and public transit in Ontario
Wearing a mask will no longer be required in hospitals and public transport in Ontario starting Saturday, June 11. The provincial medical officer of health, Dr.r Kieran Moore announced his…
Gazprom announces it will stop using a key gas pipeline for transit through Poland
Find here all of our live #UKRAINE 4:25 p.m. : The European Commission will help Ukraine to unblock its grain exports. How ? By creating a “connection platform”. As Russia…
After the private sector, the public sector is timidly embarking on public transit incentives
To encourage the return to the office of its workforce, the Société d’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) has been offering since last week to reimburse the public transport tickets of…
Liberals promise $1 rides for public transit
(Toronto) The Ontario Liberals pledged Monday to cut provincewide transit fares to $1 a ride, if elected. Posted at 1:49 p.m. Allison Jones The Canadian Press The election pledge would…
A 2% indexation of metropolitan public transit, despite galloping inflation
Despite galloping inflation, public transit fares in the greater Montreal area will increase by an average of 2% from July 1, the Regional Metropolitan Transport Authority (ARTM) confirmed Thursday morning.…
Public transit in the suburbs of Montreal: two different worlds
The northern crown of Montreal is five to seven years behind the South Shore in the development of public transit, according to a retiree from the STM who has become…
Public transit will suffer from a shortfall over several years in Montreal
The fare revenues of public transit companies in the greater Montreal area will remain marked by the pandemic at the end of it, resulting in an annual shortfall of several…
Québec solidaire wants to improve public transit in the regions
Québec solidaire proposes to create an emergency fund to finance a series of measures to improve the supply of public transport in the regions and to “reduce the use of…
Active transportation and public transit, never one without the other
During a trip to the Netherlands, I wondered what had prompted the national train company to make bicycles available to travelers at stations across the country. After all, who doesn’t…
Public Transit Funding | Valérie Plante denounces the “immobility” of Quebec
The mayoress of Montreal raised the tone in the face of the “immobility” of Quebec in terms of reforming the financing of public transport, Thursday, in an outing of rare…
Ottawa offers $750 million to cities to support public transit, in crisis
The federal government is offering municipalities a one-time injection of $750 million to partially offset the shortfall in public transit revenue during the pandemic. But that federal commitment comes with…
Ottawa offers $750 million to cities to support public transit
(Ottawa) The federal government is offering municipalities a one-time injection of $750 million to partially offset the shortfall in public transit revenue during the pandemic. Posted at 1:46 p.m. This…
Investing in public transit… for real
PHOTO DAVID BOILY, THE PRESS “It’s hard to ask more from users who already pay 30% of the costs,” writes Nathalie Collard. Nathalie Collard The Press Like the groundhog emerging…
CCM wants more money for housing and public transit
Quebec must increase funding for housing construction and come to the aid of public transport hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, says the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM). In anticipation of…
Ideas: Solutions exist to finance public transit
Public transit funding is heading for a wall. Gas tax revenues are likely to decline with the electrification of transportation. The climate crisis also calls for a greater supply of…
Infrastructures | The policy contributes to the rising costs of public transit
(Ottawa) According to various experts, one of the main factors behind the strong growth in the costs of public transit infrastructure projects, particularly light railways, is… politics. Posted on December…