RESEARCH

Key documents, research and links to media reports.

Feb. 8 2023. KTM wants more federal transit funding

The national Keep Transit Moving Coalition made a pointed submission to the Federal government’s budget process, highlighting among other things the need for intercity bus networks. Read more here:
https://www.keeptransitmoving.ca/2023-budget-release

March 17 2023. BC looking for input on Transportation

The BC Climate Emergency Campaign’s letter on the Clean Transportation Action Plan. Organizations can support by signing on.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI3dj31J9u60dyMoMAwPd8oo-d1kUUGgcSLBN2ZsGMESe3hQ/viewform

Climate Groups Sound the Alarm on Public Transit Death Spiral

15 environmental groups signed an open letter calling on Minister Freeland for federal funding to save public transit systems.

A coalition of 15 environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, Équiterre, Greenpeace Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation and Climate Action Network Canada, signed an open letter calling on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to intervene once again to save public transit systems from financial crisis related to lower farebox revenues due to the pandemic.

They also called on the Finance Minister to accelerate the rollout of the permanent public transit funding program, to put transit systems on a secure financial footing and on a path towards service expansion at a pace consistent with meeting Canada’s climate goals.

https://miningwatch.ca/news/2023/3/15/climate-groups-sound-alarm-public-transit-death-spiral