Friday, April 18, 2025
Alstom purchases Bombardier’s transportation business
Bombardier has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alstom SA and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) for the sale…
transit
Mulroney releases statement on Ontario-Toronto transit agreement
Following the signing of the “Ontario-Toronto Transit Partnership Preliminary Agreement” with the City of Toronto, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation issued the following statement: “Today,…
Ontario releases its first regional transportation plan
The Government of Ontario has released its first draft plan to build a better regional transportation system in southwestern Ontario. “People in southwestern Ontario deserve…
Study observes opportunities to use ridesharing to access transit routes
Integrating ridesharing with transit in poorly serviced suburban neighbourhoods is an effective way to get people out of their cars and boost ridership. Researchers at…
TransLink launches RapidBus service
TransLink has launched its new RapidBus service in the Greater Vancouver Area, improving bus service frequency and reliability where demand is greatest. The significant increases…
What Comes Next?
Few years will have as much impact on infrastructure development as 2019 did. In the past 12 months we saw Ontario reveal its pipeline, Alberta…
Ontario cancels funding for the Hamilton LRT
The Government of Ontario has announced the cancellation of its $1 billion funding commitment for the Hamilton light rail transit project. According to multiple media…
Ministry mandate letter released for Infrastructure and Communities
The Government of Canada has released its mandate letters for ministries throughout the federal government, including the Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities. The letter outlines…
Toronto council approves provincial transit expansion plan
Toronto City Council has voted in support of moving forward with transit expansion with the Government of Ontario. “This is a deal that is good…
RFQ issued for Union Station Enhancement Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx (MX) have released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to prequalify project teams to deliver the Union Station Enhancement project. The…
Alberta budget cuts include infrastructure spending
The United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney, unveiled its first budget for Albertans, with a focus on restoring the province to…
Minority government leaves a majority of unanswered questions
Results weren’t in from any of the polls in British Columbia yet, but at a few minutes after 10:00pm eastern time, the networks declared that…
Hurontario LRT DBFOM contract valued at $4.6 billion
Financial close has been reached for the Hurontario LRT project, with preferred proponent Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership (Mobilinx) awarded a $4.6-billion contract to design, build,…
Ontario, Toronto making progress on subway priorities
The Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto are making positive progress on reaching a cooperative agreement to allow four priority subway projects to…
B.C. Mayors’ Council releases Cure Congestion election report
The Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation in British Columbia has released the Cure Congestion Federal Election Voters’ Guide, summarizing commitments to transit and transportation from…
vivaNEXT reaches construction milestone
EllisDon has announced a significant milestone on the vivaNEXT H2-East project, with a portion of the Viva rapid bus transit opening ahead of schedule. As…
Election debate sees candidates take deep dive on transportation policy
About a month ahead of the Oct. 21 federal election, Transport Futures hosted a special transportation debate at the University of Toronto. Moderated by Ben…
Station locations unveiled for Broadway Subway project
The B.C. government has unveiled station locations for the Broadway Subway Project, a 5.7-kilometre extension of the Millennium Line from VCC–Clark Station to Broadway and…
Proponent list updated for Broadway Subway, Pattullo projects
The Government of British Columbia has revised the list of pre-qualified bidding teams that have been invited to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage…
Mobilinx selected as preferred proponent for Hurontario LRT
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx are pleased to announce Mobilinx as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail…
City of Kawartha Lakes receives investment for new transit
The Government of Ontario is investing up to $790,000 for new transit infrastructure projects in the City of Kawartha Lakes. “These transit projects will make…
Contract awarded for Davenport Diamond Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract of $175 million to Graham Commuter Rail Solutions (GCRS) to design, build, and finance the…
Whitehorse receives funding for transit upgrades
The governments of Canada and the Yukon have announced funding for two public transit and two local road projects in Whitehorse. The first two projects…
Applications open for GTHA transit funding
The Government of Ontario has announced that 11 municipalities across the GTHA can apply for funding to support new transit projects through the Investing in…