Backgrounder: Federal government invests in active and rural transit projects in Ontario
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing $310,920 through the Active Transportation Fund and Rural Transit Stream Fund to support five projects in active and rural transportation across Ontario.
Project Information:
| Location | Project Name | Project Details | Funding Stream | Federal Funding | Municipal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce County | Bruce County’s Clean Energy Public Transit System | Mapping the demand and need for a public transit system in Bruce County to support developing a Clean Energy Public Transit System Plan. | RTSF | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| Township of South Glengarry | Planning Project to Develop an Active Transportation Plan to Confirm the Feasibility and Design of Bicycle Lanes, Recreational Trails and Other Active Transportation Infrastructure | Establishing a set of strategies in order to improve future options for biking, walking and active transportation networks throughout the community. Through public consultation and professional infrastructure and engineering design, the plan will outline a concrete list of future active transportation initiatives and associated budgets to provide accurate future planning and yearly budgeting. | ATF | $50,000 | $30,000 |
| Township of King | King City GO Station Connection | Installing 4.5 kilometres of bike routes with signage that will connect to a recently built multi-use path adjacent to the station on King Road, nearby trail improvements connecting to the station, public bus routes along Keele Street, and planned station improvements that will include new pedestrian and cycling amenities. Installing new traffic signal on Keele Street for improved pedestrian connectivity within King City village core area. |
ATF | $135,000 | $90,000 |
| Township of Warwick | Development of an Active Transportation Plan, Strategy and Design Concepts | Developing strategies and an action plan that reflect the community’s priorities and focuses on creating opportunities for enhancements relating to: cycling infrastructure, sidewalks, safe streets/bike routes, connectivity, trail development, multi-use pathways, signage, community connection and social gathering points, safe cycling routes, walkability and community awareness and education. |
ATF | $26,000 | $12,000 |
| Town of Whitby | Town of Whitby Bike Month | Increasing delivery of active transportation and urban mobility support and programming to marginalized and underserved communities including: seniors, children, women, people with non-binary gender identities, economically-challenged people, racialized communities, and the disabled community. The Town of Whitby will use ATF funds to develop community outreach programming specific to the various communities listed above, to operate community events centered on urban mobility and non-auto travel, and for costs of printing, and distributing information on Whitby's active transportation network. |
ATF | $49,920 | $33,280 |
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