Tag: Ministry of Transportation

  • Ontario Boosts Transit Funding Across Province Doubles Municipal Share Gas Tax

    Ontario Boosts Transit Funding Across Province Doubles Municipal Share Gas Tax

    Ontario is boosting support for nearly 100 cities and towns across the province, providing them with reliable, long-term funding to improve and expand their local transit systems and offer more travel options for commuters and families. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca were at York Region Transit’s Richmond Hill facility today to…

  • Ontario Building About 500 Electric Vehicle EV Charging Stations- Here’s Where

    Ontario Building About 500 Electric Vehicle EV Charging Stations- Here’s Where

    Ontario is building almost 500 electric vehicle EV charging stations at over 250 convenient locations across the province to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change. The province is working with 24 public- and private-sector partners to create an unprecedented network of public charging electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways, at workplaces and…

  • Ontario Set to be First Province to test Auto-driving Vehicles and Technology

    Ontario Set to be First Province to test Auto-driving Vehicles and Technology

    Ontario First to Test Automated Vehicles on Roads in Canada Province Supports Innovation in Transportation Technology     Ontario is launching a new pilot to allow for the testing of automated vehicles on Ontario roads.   Automated vehicles are driverless or self-driving vehicles that are capable of detecting the surrounding environment using artificial intelligence, sensors…

  • GTHA Traffic Hurts Farmers Trying To Move Food Through Region Quickly

    GTHA Traffic Hurts Farmers Trying To Move Food Through Region Quickly

    Where investing in transit can take us…….The first subway line in Toronto opened in 1954, the year after I was born. I still remember riding the subway with my grandmother as a little girl. I was wearing my white gloves because it was a special occasion. Everyone was so excited, so proud. Today, in the…