Public Transit

Once managed by four transit authorities in the Montreal region, all adapted transit rides for people with mobility difficulties will soon be the responsibility of the Société de transport de Montréal. The transition has already…

Public transit has long been understood as a more environmentally sustainable transportation model, but the issues of the environment and the economy have often been pitted against each other. A new study released by the…

With $6 billion in new federal funding for Quebec’s public transit announced in June, experts and lobbyists say there is a long list of priorities for coming projects. However, everyone appears to agree maintaining aging and…

Five summers ago, Greater Montreal’s transportation planning body submitted a long-awaited big-picture transit plan for the region to the Quebec government. It was rejected for being a $57-billion wish list rather than a set of…

Advocates of public transit in Montreal say there are plenty of ways the government can boost its revenues to improve mobility.Various public interest groups released a plan they claim could generate up to $900 million a year in new…