Strengthening Rural Transit Across Ontario Communities
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing $1,207,501 through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund to support 11 rural transit projects across Ontario.
Project Information:
Location |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Town of Carleton Place |
Public Transit System Study for the Town of Carleton Place |
Develop a Public Transit System to serve the Town of Carleton Place. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$40,000 |
Wallaceburg, Municipality of Chatham-Kent and First Nations in the Fringe Area
|
Purchase of a vehicle for on-demand transit service in Wallaceburg and surrounding area within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent |
Purchase of a vehicle and construction of a transit shelter for an on-demand transit service in Wallaceburg and surrounding area within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. |
$320,000 |
$0 |
$81,445 |
Town of Collingwood |
Purchase of transit infrastructure to transform their transit system to an on-demand service in the Town of Collingwood |
Purchase communications infrastructure to transform their existing fixed-route transit service to an on-demand transit service which will serve a larger area within the Town of Collingwood. |
$150,000 |
$0 |
$50,000 |
City of Cornwall |
Transit Assessment |
Assessment of current transit service and community transit needs for the City of Cornwall. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$100,000 |
Town of Essex |
Feasibility Study for the Town of Essex |
Complete a rural transit feasibility study to assess the viability of a transit service for the Town of Essex. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
County of Lanark |
Feasibility Study for the County of Lanark |
Undertake a detailed feasibility study to explore transit solutions for the County of Lanark. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
County of Lanark $26,400 Town of Smith Falls $3,600 |
First Nation of Mattagami |
Transit Needs Assessment for Mattagami First Nation |
Assessment of transit service needs for all age groups on-reserve to support affordable transit solutions for Mattagami First Nation. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
County of Middlesex |
Transit Assessment for Middlesex County |
Comprehensive assessment of inter-community transit and future transit development for Middlesex County. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
Prince Edward County |
Purchases to support transit service Prince Edward County |
Purchase of an accessible bus, 2 accessible vans to support transit service for Prince Edward County. Project is contingent on the signing of a contribution agreement. |
$337,501 |
$184,550 |
$0 |
Municipality of Red Lake |
Public Transit Feasibility Study for the Municipality of Red Lake |
Assessment to evaluate public transportation needs, demand, and options for the implementation of a transit solution for the Municipality of Red Lake. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$10,000 |
City of Temiskaming Shores |
Transit Evaluation and Feasibility Study for the City of Temiskaming Shores |
Evaluation of the current transit system as well as the completion of a feasibility study to explore potential expansion for the Temiskaming Transit and the City of Temiskaming Shores. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$0 |