Transit Matters Charlottetown 🇨🇦

“Cutting $5 billion from transit funding sends the wrong signal at exactly the wrong time. These cuts will hurt #transit users and directly undermine Canada’s climate commitments & affordability goals. The government cannot & should not renege on their promise.”
— Sam Hersh @environmentaldefence.ca

$5 Billion Cut to Public Transit: Canadians Will Pay the Price - Environmental Defence Montréal/Tiohtià:ke | Traditional, unceded lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka/Mohawk Nation, a gathering place for many First Nations, including the Anishinaabeg

“By cutting solutions that help people save on their travel, the government is not helping households reduce their transportation costs. Yet #publictransit is a project of national interest that the government should prioritize by increasing investments.” Marc-André Viau @equiterre.bsky.social

« En coupant les solutions qui permettent aux gens d’économiser sur leurs déplacements, le gouvernement n’aide pas les ménages à réduire la facture de mobilité. Pourtant, le #transport collectif est un projet d’intérêt national que le gouvernement devrait prioriser en bonifiant les investissements.»

Statement: $5 Billion in Transit Cuts a Huge Step Backwards - Environmental Defence Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Cutting $5

"Public #transit is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to reduce emissions while connecting people to #jobs, #schools & #housing. Pulling federal support mid-stream creates unnecessary instability for municipalities and could delay transit-oriented housing Canadians desperately need."

3rd Annual Sustainable Transportation Roundtable We sincerely appreciate Alstom's generous support in making this event possible. In the 20th Century, the automobile became the predominant mode of transport in most cities in North America. This has...

Kevin Manauch and I will welcome @thewaroncars.bsky.social to discuss their book “Life after cars” and various fascinating topics on sustainable transport April 9, at McGill thanks to SGI. Sign up for free:
@kmanaugh.bsky.social www.mcgill.ca/desautels/ch...

Street capacity is a public resource to be allocated in the public interest.

Kansas City Railways, 1925

— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)

#Firefighters and #paramedics should loudly support transit-only lanes (which, despite the name, are open to emergency response vehicles).

“Throwing more buses into the heap to just have them sit in traffic is counterproductive when what we really need is to get the bus out of the traffic" - Austin.
We make transit fail because we prioritize car journeys more.

Bus network map for Charlottetown, PEI, showing several circular routes, and a couple of semi-circular routes.

www.t3transit.ca
Charlottetown, PEI

We often write about the benefits of transit (+ walking and cycling), but shouldn't the advocacy really be about raising awareness about the benefits of reducing car dependency? And helping drivers along with advice for navigating the area without a car?

Come to Montréal, Sarah…first métros, every day of the week, start at 5:24 am!

Toronto's expanding rail network looks nice on map but the disconnect between Lines 4 and 6 is a real problem, and it will get works if 6t ever starts running faster than the bus it replaced.

I warned them about this years ago.

Grid cities need grid transit networks.

Such a bad news day. We should be investing more in public transit. It's the real way to cut emissions and make life more affordable for families.

So the Carney government has indeed cut $5 billion specifically earmarked for transit while not being transparent about it. This key message from the minister tries to get around that.

This would have been money to help get people out of their cars. This government is climate unfriendly.

#CdnPoli

If only the Canadian government invested as much time, effort, and money in a transit-"industry" policy.
Is there no argument for shifting from personal vehicle to mass transit (bus, train, tram/streetcar) manufacturing?
#transportation #climate #climateaction #cdnpoli

@parkingreform.org @paulbarter.bsky.social @siegman.biz @humantransit.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social

👆 These questions, and more (suggestions welcome), will be asked in the coming week.

Charlottetown parking plan includes electronic meters, millions in infrastructure and fee adjustments Charlottetown's parking plan includes electronic meters and millions in infrastructure and fee adjustments.

Public transit is rarely on City Council's mind when any vehicle-related topic is discussed. Was the role of public transit raised in relation to street space and parking? Was there a thought to directing a portion parking fee revenues to transit services? #Charlottetown #PEI #transit #parking

Those transit agencies that have seen the fastest return of ridership and growth since 2023 are often those who have embraced more inclusive service design, and every agency should do this because it’s simply the right thing to do.

One way to start learning from nondrivers, participate in the #WeekWithoutDriving. Our 2026 kickoff webinar is February 25th
zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Cities Speak: Clean Cities Urban Mobility Barometer 2026 Residents across nine European capitals - Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, London, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Sofia, and Warsaw - shared opinions on their city’s mobility.

📢 NEW! 📢 Cities Speak: Urban Mobility Barometer

We surveyed residents in 9 European capitals to find out what people want from city transport.

🚌 Expanded public transport, affordable fares & bus lanes were popular measures amongst most.

See the full results 👇
cleancitiescampaign.org/cities-speak

Four tricks for faster bus boarding

- More doors overall
- Multiple boarding doors
- Ticket validating and ticket purchasing machines separate, so that one person buying a ticket doesn't hold up the line
- All machines placed well inside the door, so person using the machine doesn't block the door.

Transportation equity is not a new idea.

In 1925 the Tampa Electric Company’s streetcars carried 80,000 riders a day along 53 miles of track, serving a city of of about 80,000 people.

"Time and again, the conversation about affordability omits transportation cost burden, despite the fact that getting around is the second-largest expense for the average American household, gobbling up 17 percent of the average paycheque."
🔊 Average Canadian🇨🇦 household: up to 20 percent.

" Experience and research tells us that transit operates most effectively when planned and built in close connection to walking and cycling facilities."
Improving Active Transportation and Public Transit Integration, A Guidebook for Policy and Planning
#publictransit #cycling #walking #nondrivers

"Weekend frequency is a key measure."
#transit
#publictransit
#urbantransit
#ruraltransit
#Charlottetown #StratfordPE #CornwallPE #Summerside
#PEI

Thanks for your replies. Perhaps a roundabout might be a less problematic solution?
University Avenue is a miserable stroad and this new intersection is of no help at all.
More comments welcome!!
#Charlottetown #transportation #intersections

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Monday, January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM AST
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Dotted lines to show the two stops where bus users can get on/off to reach the mini-mall until such time as a new intersection is built at the "Indigo/Goodlife" stop.

Overhead real view of planned intersection with red dotted lines to show where bus users would get on/off.

"... the City plans to install traffic signals and a pedestrian crossing at the Indigo/RCMP intersection, along with a bus shelter on the opposite side of University Ave. Once these improvements are complete, northbound bus service is expected to resume at this location."
Is this the best solution?