Passenger and sustainable public transport advocacy in Canada/Promotion des intérêts aux passagers et amélioration des transports collectifs durables au Canada
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Hurrah! 🎉 The Washington DOT has announced the opening of a pre-clearance facility for passengers at Vancouver's Pacific Central Station— a first ever in North America.
Read more to learn just how long this journey has been⤵️
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📸 David Wilson, CC By-SA
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A better cross-border transportation system comes from sustained advocacy, and we can't do it without your help! Please consider donating to Transport Action today so that we can continue to push for the transportation system we all deserve. transportaction.ca/donate
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The International Union of Railways has released a report confirming what we have been saying for years: transferring revenue risk to the private sector simply doesn't work, and the public is left to eat the cost anyway.
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ALT Report cover with a picture of curving railroad tracks that says UIC Passenger Department financial modles for high-speed rail infrastructure
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Nevertheless, the private sector will always be happy to take public money (with a very high risk-premium attached), but ultimately it ends up being the public that has to both eat the premium and the cost of maintaining service when the model fails.
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We're working to build our capacity to better advocate for and scrutinize projects like Alto. Become a member today to support our mission the ensure Canadians get the transportation system we deserve.
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Alberta has released its passenger rail masterplan.
While promising, the prospect of tangible progress seems to be waning as the province has announced what amounts to 3 more years of "engagement with industry" and planning.
Find it here: alberta.ca/passenger-rail
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If you would like to help us continue our advocacy for passenger rail in Alberta, please consider donating and becoming a member so that we can work to build the transportation network that Canadians deserve.
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Last week @transportactionontario President and Transport Action Canada director Peter Miasek was invited to be a part of a panel on Alto HSR at the Canadian Institute's Urban Transit Infrastructure Symposium in Toronto.
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- The risk of erosion of existing local services versus today's levels.
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He also flagged Canada's need for a strong and healthy VIA Rail today for a strong and healthy Alto tomorrow which can be realized by continuing to invest in improvements to existing corridors that benefit both passenger and freight operations.
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While this is great to see, we must wonder why the public has had to wait until a project was completed to develop something that might have been planned from the get-go with a transit-builder that actually worked closely with the public sector.
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🎉 🚲️ Bikes are back on @VIA_Rail!! 🚲️ 🎉
We love to see such a popular option brought back for travellers, though we're a bit disappointed that it took so long.
📸 Jeangagnon Wikimedia
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Initial services allowing bikes are limited to select trains on the Quebec City-Ottawa corridor, but we hope to see the program expanded quickly so we can properly celebrate this win for passengers!
Read more from VIA here: buff.ly/0av15uS
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We would like everyone to consider how much the public has benefitted since the privatization of CN in 1995:
Reduced passenger services? ✔️
Reduced freight capacity? ✔️
Greater private profit? ✔️
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Social policy affects transportation just as much as any other policy area, from transit to freight. While it is good to see some social responsibility, this move to curb homelessness across its network is an admission that just like public transit, it affects the bottom line.
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Mark your calendars, @VIA_Rail's annual public meeting will be on July 16th at 4p.m. EDT.
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Join us on July 16 at 4 p.m. (EDT) for our 2026 Annual Public Meeting (APM).
We’ll share our financial results and achievements for 2025.
ALT Illustration promoting VIA Rail's 2026 Annual Public Meeting, featuring a yellow microphone with grey headphones.
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