Associate Minister of Transportation Kinga Surma is leading the file. ...
Category: Travel and Recreation
Transportation minister promises to speed up transit projects through changes to development, environmental assessments
The changes will only apply to the province's four priority transit projects, Caroline Mulroney said. ...
Hamilton pro-LRT group estimates cancellation costs of ‘at least’ $476 million
The group estimates Hamiltonians' property taxes could rise by 27 per cent due to the cancellation. ...
Ford government refuses to release full cost of Hamilton LRT cancellation
The NDP and Liberals have called on the Ford government to clarify how much it is spending to cancel the light rail line. ...
Government cancels Hamilton LRT, blaming Liberals for climbing costs
Premier Doug Ford said the Liberals "lied" about the cost, while the former transportation minister said Ford was just looking for an excuse to kill it. ...
Cycling advocates share how government can end pedestrian deaths after Ford says he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’
Ford has expressed openness to a provincial Vision Zero strategy. Now, cycling advocates say, it's time to show he's serious. ...
Ford government cut transit spending by 40 per cent, provincial watchdog finds
Half of the cut comes from the PCs' assumption that 17 per cent of planned spending won't be spent — though the amout set aside for transit is 24 per cent. ...
Government backs off Toronto transit upload as city supports Ontario Line
"Our government's goal was always to get transit built," Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney said. "[The] upload was a means to an end." ...
Government tables subway upload legislation, NDP vows it will delay it as much as possible
The bill passed first reading Thursday afternoon. ...
Minister repeatedly calls state of Ontario Place ‘shameful’ in closed-door meeting: Sources
Minister Michael Tibollo blue-skied a number of ideas for Ontario Place including integrating the site with the Exhibition Grounds and building a monorail. ...