Premier Ford has expressed openness in a provincial Vision Zero plan in the past. ...
Category: Transportation
Ford calls on feds to help Ontario fight coronavirus-related downturn by funding infrastructure
The planned meeting between Trudeau and Canada's premiers was cancelled as the prime minister and his wife are in self isolation. ...
Premier kicks off procurement process for two transit projects
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario released RFQs for tunnelling the Scarborough Subway Extension and Eglinton West LRT projects. ...
NDP urges Ford government to work with feds on Hamilton LRT
If Ottawa puts up the funds, the opposition asked whether the PCs would put their promised $1 billion toward an LRT. ...
Government tables legislation to speed up subway construction
The opposition expressed concern that the government has misdiagnosed the problem. ...
Province working on ‘transit-oriented communities’ housing strategy with Toronto, ministers say
Associate Minister of Transportation Kinga Surma is leading the file. ...
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. ...