Transport 2000 wants elected politicians to run commuter rail services. 350 convives, inter-urban and rural bus service in New Brunswick, L'AMT soit dirigée par un élu, make sure you read the fine print and more news in today's Transport Action Hotline. Transport 2000 Québec, Le prix Guy-Chartrand « Fraîchement retraité, l’ancien directeur général de la Société de transport de Laval (STL), Pierre Giard, a été élevé au rang de personnalité marquante du domaine du transport collectif...

The Canadian Press reports the Safety Board has issued another warning about post-crash fires.Airlines snake oil, the North Mainline, Via Rail Canada's transcontinental is a jewel, 100,000 pound trucks, Cato Institute dumb growth, Train de l'Est: aussitôt relancé, aussitôt stoppé and more in today's Transport Action Hotline. Transport 2000 Québec, Call for reduced fares for the poor "The Montreal Transit Corporation says it has no plans to alter its fare structure to...

Toronto can do more with less.Transport Action Ontario today outlined a transit plan that promises more for less. "If we do things a little differently we can make better use of the money," says Transport Action Ontario spokesperson Bruce Budd. He points to $1.5B in savings of by cutting unnecessary tunnelling on Eglinton and another $1B to 4.1B for the two different options for a Sheppard subway (to Victoria Park, or all the way to the Scarborough Town Centre). A letter to the Mayor and...

GTAA Pickering Airport Headquarters at the corner of Highway 7 and Brock Rd. On Jan. 19, 2012 Transport Action Ontario wrote the federal Transport Minister Hon. Denis Lebel about the planned Pickering Airport. The watchdog group says an improved passenger rail system serving Ottawa-Montreal-Toronto is a more practical way to meet future travel demand. The text of the letter follows: Dear Minister: Along with the many opponents of the Pickering plan, Transport Action...

An overly-tired flight controller lost track of two Porter Airline planes. 30-year PPP for Waterloo transit, Bigger trucks Congress push, Island Corridor Foundation needs to open up, Via Rail bargain, Gaspésie, Cliff Mackay and more news in today's Transport Action Hotline. Tired flight controller cause for 2010 Porter Airlines near-miss "Two Porter Airlines planes came within “300 feet” of each other near Toronto after an overly-tired flight controller lost track of...

Somewhere in India.Two associates today filed some excellent photos. A Guelph-based photographer with whom I have the privilege of working for many years, sent over 50 great shots from a three-month sojourn in India. As is his custom he followed an unbeaten trail from the Himalayas to the backwaters of Kerala. Once he's settled a link to the set will be added to this post. Kerala ferryman.Indian Avocet. Somewhere near Orlando. J. Goss associate files vanity shot with LPGA...

Transport 2000 Québec wants the new Champlain Bridge to be green. (CBC Photo)Transport Action gears for possible cuts to Via Rail, Debout, Gaspésiens! Kitchener-Waterloo transit riders face 36-per-cent fare increase over four years, quatrième voie A-15, bonne gouvernance et de financement du transport collectif and more in today's Transport Action Hotline. Transport Action Google+ hangout discusses Via Rail Transport Action members held an impromptu discussion...

Windsor Star photo. Hangout today at 3 pm ET on Via Rail. Note that you will need a Google+ identity. Also note that you will need a fairly new computer with one of the following operating systems -  Windows XP+, Mac OS X 10.5+, or Linux. The hangout va deroule, dans la plupart, en anglais. Agenda: 1) Strategic considerations 2) Basic message 3) Actions Hangout location: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107410133753245160111 On Jan. 20, the day Bloomberg News reported on the...

Via Rail fire sale? Passenger trains from Union Station in Toronto connect to Vancouver and Halifax. Other destinations include Rivière-du-Loup, Washago and Unity. (CP24 picture)There are suggestions that Canada’s national passenger train system could be replaced by privately operated cruise trains.  But cruise trains are not the same as public passenger trains.  While the private sector can be a valuable partner in enhancing our national passenger rail system, we must beware of any...

Government floats Via Rail cuts, Cette grille tarifaire, a 16-mile commuter rail route, New AMT boss, Transport Action in BC and more in today's Transport Action Hotline. Maintain TTC capacity or increase gridlock Transport Action Ontario called on Toronto councillors to keep the city moving smoothly by topping up the TTC  2012 operating budget by $15 million and the capital budget by $90 million. The non-profit group noted ridership has been growing by 2.5 to 3% a year. Transport Action...

Transport Action covers TransLink, AMT, Metrolinx and more.New Brunswick and PEI bus rider lock-out drags on, l'entreprise ferroviaire Tshiuetin,  K-W public meeting on the LRT, plus reports on AMT, TransLink, Metrolinx and more ... Vancouver airport link, 17% of the travel market "The Canada Line is attracting 17% of the travel market to and from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), well in excess of the 9% share projected in 2003. Weekday Canada Line ridership is 125,000. January to...

Nickel Belt RailsRural transportation in New Brunswick, Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia, en Gaspésie, Meadow Lakes, Saskatchewan and the UP of Michigan and more in this week's Transport Action Hotline. Road budget, Transport Actions calls for cash for the Maritimes' only interurban bus service  Transport Action's John Pearce asks: "If Acadian Lines is "only" losing a reported million dollars per year in the Maritimes, and this would only build under 1 km of all weather highway...

Contact J. Goss + Associates for help with your  Google+ plan. On Jan. 3 Agence France-Presse reported Google veut séduire les journalistes politiques aux caucus de l'Iowa. Google sponsored and staffed the Des Moines media centre during the Iowa Caucus, Agence France-Presse reported on Jan. 3. The report is about Google's election coverage and plans to market Google+.  During the Iowa campaign a "regular" Google site supplied, video and maps. The site "Google...

The symbolism was too much for Blaine, Washington. Next year looks like a difficult year for those of us interested in better transit. Transport Action's crystal ball suggests transit riders across the country will pay more for less. It reveals few portents of bold advances in the building of public infrastructure to support less polluting transportation options. The clearest omens from the new year are far from positive. They suggest: - the sale of Via Rail's Canadian and its conversion...