The government has announced welcome additional support for public transit investment starting with just $ 250 million in 2017 - 18 but increasing to $ 1 billion per year from 2019 - 20. (broadbentinstitute.ca)
The buses, run by the Regional Transportation Agency, are funded through a grant from the federal Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction, or TIGGER, program in the Federal Transit Administration, as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transit systems. (baltimoresun.com)
TransLink Referendum The B.C. Liberals continued to stall on transit investment in the Lower Mainland. (bcndpcaucus.ca)