Ontario is proposing to dramatically increase fines for fare evasion on GO Transit, allow rideshare services in some northern communities, and ban municipalities from requiring EV charging stations and other outdoor features as part of development standards.
The measures were among those announced Monday by the housing and transportation ministers, as they table a new bill meant to make transit easier to build and access, and speed up home building.
It comes the same day Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford announced their governments would each spend $4.4 billion on housing-related infrastructure in Ontario municipalities that cut development charges.