Our grandparents’ cities were compact, walkable, and more affordable. What changed? @aurbanist.bsky.social, partner and chair at DIALOG, tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social why car‑centric planning made cities unsustainable for households, tonight at 8pm | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social

Building High Speed Rail is a big responsibility, and the extensive consultation and information gathering before selecting a final route is a sign that responsibility is being taken seriously. www.standard-freeholder.com/opinion/marc...

Small cities shouldn't mean small thinking about local services, so it is good to see Cornwall's mayor taking the lead on providing 7 days a week transit service. www.standard-freeholder.com/news/strong-...

Alto is publishing weekly updates on common questions raised in its public consultation process. You can read the latest here: www.altotrain.ca/en/blog/your...

Canada must not forget the north and its obligation to provide transportation services to remote and Indigenous communities. Sign these petitions the the House of Commons to restore funding for the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Algoma Bear Train): ontario.transportaction.ca/petitions-to...

The failed P3 for GO train operations is casting a long shadow, especially in maintenance talent development and retention. www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...

The handful of trains serving SW Ontario are often full or crowded, better service is needed immediately. The slow pace of action by both levels of government is costing the region jobs and opportunities. lfpress.com/opinion/colu...

Last month, we presented data on the true severity of our bus cancellation crisis to Transit Committee The only way we're getting out of this is using our limited buses as efficiently as possible with - Emergency bus lanes on key corridors - Hiring and retaining the mechanics to fix our aging fleet

Read our open letter about the Alto High Speed Rail project’s long gestation and the need for government transparency in today’s Kingston Whig-Standard: www.thewhig.com/opinion/why-...

What might High Speed Rail in Canada look like? Here are examples from around the world: 📷️UK: Wayland Smith CC BY-SA 2.0 📷️Indonesia: Naufal Farras CC BY-SA 4.0 📷️Japan: Ippukucho CC BY 3.0

Alto is extending the public consultation period for High Speed Rail until Monday, April 24. Two additional virtual sessions will be held on March 23 & 26. Interactive Map en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-... Virtual Sessions www.altotrain.ca/en/public-co... 📷️ David Gubler CC BY-NC-SA 2.5

✅️ We need improvements to the existing VIA Rail service, including more service to Brockville, as promised since HFR was proposed in 2015. ❌️ HSR in the 401 corridor has been rejected before, trains probably wouldn't stop in small cities like Brockville at all. www.recorder.ca/news/brockvi...

This is welcome news! Every rural community in Canada should have accessible transit for everyone who needs it. www.kincardinenews.com/news/local-n...

This project has crept back onto the radar, but without any improvement in the proposal. It would still require a significant runway extension into the lake and add a lot of noise to the waterfront. Better intercity rail is needed instead. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Could HSR be built down the median of 401? No. Could HSR be built alongside CN? Not reasonably. Those ideas are not novel. They've been considered and ruled out by professional engineers over the past decade and more. Do we need to keep costs down? Absolutely. www.thewhig.com/news/changes...

This cut is harmful. Our cities have funding gaps and rural communities that are less able to raise revenues even more so. Investment in transit creates mobility. Mobility unlocks people's potential, creating economic activity that feeds a virtuous cycle. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/27/n...

The region's business community is calling for a HSR station at the Mirabel airport site: Le milieu des affaires de la région exige une station TGV sur le site de l'aéroport de Mirabel : rimq.qc.ca/article/muni...

We agree with Minister MacKinnon that there's room for improvement, however many things that we have recommended over the years remain to be addressed or funded. Reform of regulation, station improvements, and addressing network bottlenecks would all help. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

Équiterre and several 🇨🇦 organizations denounce the federal government's $5 billion cut to public transit: "By cutting solutions that help people save on their travel, the government isn't helping households reduce their transportation costs" Press release: www.equiterre.org/en/articles/...

The government waited too long to allow VIA Rail to order new long distance equipment. Now we must speed up delivery while ensuring its design is both a suitable successor to the heritage fleet and dome cars, plus resilient in Canadian conditions, including blizzards on the Churchill route.

Great work by Terri Sleeva and the Regina Citizens' Public Transit Coalition. We support keeping transit fares affordable and ensuring everyone can access their local transit system. www.ckom.com/2026/02/13/r...

Ce matin, nous reunissions avec le député Xavier Barsalou-Duval pour discuter les transports ferrovaires, notamment: - l'amélioration de la sécurité des passages à niveau - retour des trains VIA Rail en Gaspésie - manque de fiabilité des nouvelles rames Siemens; 1/2...

“That non-compliance and how it was allowed to persist, given the very numerous inspections that happened of the rail corridor, is something that we’re talking with TTR about right now” ~ Michael Lindsay, Metrolinx CEO. The tracks have all been repaired. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/12/g...

Our directors from Ontario and Quebec are travelling to Ottawa to meet with MPs, and both trains are running late due to freight problems. VIA Rail needs investment and regulatory support to operate its existing service effectively, and ensure the long term future of these routes alongside Alto.

This is the strategy Canada should also follow, directing our capacity for investment to public transport and rail infrastructure: open.substack.com/pub/trainexp...

Toronto is likely to need a shoulder station to serve passengers who live north and east of downtown, and adding one could also speed up turnaround at Toronto Union Station. www.yorkregion.com/news/high-sp...

Silver Age of rail: the 1950s, still going strong on VIA Rail’s Canadian. #trains #railway #Canada

Today we mark the 40th anniversary of the Hinton disaster. In the intervening years, measures to address crew fatigue have been implemented, but Canada still lacks fail-safe physical controls to prevent a train passing a stop signal. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Eglinton Crosstown will soft-open today with little fanfare:

Up to eight departures per day are cancelled next week because of ongoing reliability problems with the Siemens Venture trains. Spare equipment will be on standby to try to reduce unplanned cancellations. www.transportaction.ca/topics/inter...

Those transit agencies that have seen the fastest return of ridership and growth since 2023 are often those who have embraced more inclusive service design, and every agency should do this because it’s simply the right thing to do.

Today, Tuesday, February 3rd, is the 50th anniversary of the founding meeting of Transport 2000—now Transport Action Canada —around a kitchen table in Ottawa. Today we also participated in a session with Alto to refine their plans for finally building high-speed rail in Canada.

It’s official: Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open on Sunday February 8, 2026. Services will be free to ride for the first day. www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...

Alto's interactive map server appears to be straining under the load of all the feedback being posted this weekend. We want to see the project done, but done right, so please be patient if you're trying to post information about your community. en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...

We’re getting our message across: Canada’s passenger rail lines should be revived after decades of vanishing service www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Early summer launch targeted for Northlander service, although fares and connections to the Polar Bear Express are yet to be confirmed. www.baytoday.ca/local-news/f...

Thank you to the volunteer firefighters and mayor of Saint-Zotique for helping out quickly, but we should not be having so many problems! Siemens Mobility needs to be more open with the public about their efforts to address to root causes of these issues. www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/01/24/t...

VIA Rail’s sleeper plus deals are back, with some deep discounts on travel in February or March. See the beauty of Canada in winter without driving in the snow! www.viarail.ca/en/offers/sl...

Come out and gave your say on Alto HSR, but don't forget that we need to keep improving our existing VIA Rail services over the next decade as well, so that HSR is part of a network. One trunk cannot stand alone, it needs roots and branches. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

OC Transpo has 50 new 60-foot buses on order for delivery over the next two years, but is in urgent need of more mechanics to maintain its existing fleet. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our deepest sympathy to the families of those killed and the passengers injured in last night's derailment in Spain, and all those involved in the rescue efforts which are ongoing this morning. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Golf Club Road in Scarborough is one of the top ten highest risk crossings in Canada, yet Metrolinx has shelved plans to replace it with a bridge. Luckily nobody was injured in this incident. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

In a rare bit of good news for air passengers, WestJet is doing a go-round on legroom reductions. We would still prefer to have to option of taking the train to Calgary! globalnews.ca/news/1161657...

The public consultation sessions for Alto HSR start next week and proposal details are now live on their website: en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...

Details matter, but we think the overall plan for the return of the Northlander is good and look forward to the resumption of service. www.muskokaregion.com/news/muskoka...

We are aware of the derailment of train 14 last night and relieved that all passengers and crew are safe. Thank you to VIA Rail’s staff for your professionalism in handling this incident and we look forward to an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board.

Work to bring Amtrak through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is ongoing, check out this episode of "Talking Michigan Transportation" for an update: talkingmitransportation.buzzsprout.com/1374205/epis...

It had taken more that a decade for these shippers to get compensation for poor railway service, despite a CTA ruling in October 2014. Canada's railway regulatory environment needs reform to properly protect both shippers and passengers. www.princegeorgecitizen.com/regional/fed...

Reducing maintenance and customer service will store up problems for the future and turn away passengers. Canada's cities need sustainable transit funding and clear budgeting: deferred maintenance is added cost, not a saving. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

Better services to London are needed and extending HSR to Windsor/Detroit is possible, but the possibility of a dedicated line in the longer term must not stop us working to get better service on the current infrastructure in the short term. lfpress.com/news/local-n...