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Dozens of Ontario municipalities reduce transit service, suspend fares during pandemic

One epidemiologist said reducing transit service could help with social distancing. ...

NDP renews call for province-wide Vision Zero plan to combat road deaths and injuries

Premier Ford has expressed openness in a provincial Vision Zero plan in the past. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Government announces air rights negotiations, hints at model for future deals

The deal with the developer the Vandyk Group could be replicated at other transit stations, Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster suggested. ...