Government Must Make Public Transit A Priority

A Canadian transit lobby group is calling on the federal Liberals to carry through on their urban-renewal promises by dedicating a few cents of the gasoline tax to cover a looming shortfall in public transportation.

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February 20, 2004, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

In a report out Monday, the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) is warning that transit systems will need $21-billion between 2004 and 2008, more than half again as much as the last five-year estimate, tabulated only two years ago.

Thanks to Michael Dudley

FULL STORY: Canadian transit systems need extra $21-billion, lobby group says

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 in The Globe and Mail

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