Get Moving BC

A national transit strategy?

GlobeandMail.com reports that the big city mayors are pushing Ottawa for a national transit strategy and a larger share of the gas tax so they can better plan major transit construction:

The Big City Mayors' Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says Canada's public-transit systems need $4.2-billion a year, with 44 per cent to fix existing buses, subway and light-rail lines, and 56 per cent to expand them. While cities do receive a portion of the federal gas tax, the mayors argue it is nowhere near enough to cover rising costs.

The biggest news point in the article can be found at the very bottom:

Natalie Sarafian, a spokeswoman for federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon, said a "long-term, predictable" plan to fund transit was in the works, but couldn't say what form it would take.

Could fed help really be on the way?

posted by Jordan Bateman @ 1:28 PM