08/16/2017
As of Sept. 2, the province will be increasing service along the Barrie line, including more peak-period GO train service and GO bus service on most […]
08/02/2017
Bike Share Toronto is getting 70 new bike stations thanks to joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding. The federal government will contribute $1.25 million while the […]
07/25/2017
The Ontario government will implement new condo laws in the fall that is said to “ better protect condo owners and residents by increasing consumer protections […]
07/13/2017
The Transit Alliance held a successful seminar in June about the Infrastructure Bank and the use of public-private partnerships (or alternative finance models) to help fund […]
07/13/2017
The Ontario government is looking to replace the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) with something called the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The OMB is an independent adjudicative […]
06/23/2017
Ontario has an infrastructure deficit — there is a lot of infrastructure that still needs to be developed, but very little money is available. This creates […]
06/15/2017
Ontario is hoping to join the list of mostly European innovators looking to create clean public transportation. The provincial government has announced their intention to study […]
06/02/2017
PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE “The Transit Alliance supports Toronto Mayor John Tory and Big City Mayors from across Canada in their call for a […]
05/23/2017
The Transit Alliance will host its second seminar on alternative-financing and private-public partnerships on June 20, “Reducing Risk And Building Cities.” Last year’s event brought together CEOs, […]
05/23/2017
The Transit Alliance would like to wish Go Transit a happy 50th anniversary! Go Transit was never supposed to be what it is now — a […]
05/11/2017
BREAKING: NDP transit critic Cheri DiNovo calls on Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to commit to funding the relief line. “The Mayor of Toronto and the TTC […]
05/10/2017
Toronto Mayor John Tory knows what the city needs and is not afraid to fight for it. Tuesday, in what may be a last desperate attempt […]
05/10/2017
Toronto Mayor John Tory has threatened to remove his support of the Yonge North Subway Extension unless the province agrees to provide funding to help construct […]
05/04/2017
Thursday, the Ontario Liberal government put forward the first balanced budget in the last decade. “This budget is fiscally responsible,” Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa […]
04/25/2017
During Transit Alliance’s Green Cities conference, the transit panel — consisting of Dianne Saxe, Ontario Environmental Commissioner; Bruce McCuaig, CEO of Metrolinx; Mary-Margaret McMahon, Toronto city councillor; […]
04/11/2017
The Transit Alliance hosted its first annual Green Cities conference earlier this year. Over 300 people participated in the discussion, brainstorming and asking questions of expert panelists. […]
03/28/2017
Metrolinx will lose a great leader this April as it begins a search for a new President and CEO. Bruce McCuaig has been with Metrolinx for […]
03/28/2017
Ontario has announced a new partnership with Toronto Hydro that will help reduce emissions on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Toronto Hydro will build a battery energy storage system […]
03/24/2017
At 4 p.m. on March 22, the Government of Canada released their 2017 budget. As Canada celebrates it’s 150th anniversary, this budget, entitled “Building A Strong […]
02/24/2017
Dr. Dianne Saxe, Ontario Environmental Commissioner, and Mary-Margaret McMahon, Toronto City Councillor, both spoke on a panel about transit during the Transit Alliance’s Green Cities breakfast. Dr. […]
01/04/2017
Ontario will be continuing the trend of implementing tolls on provincial roadways. As of Feb. 1, cars travelling along Highway 407 between Brock Rd. in Pickering […]