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Urban Transportation Showcase Program

Showcases

The Urban Transportation Showcase Program invited 15 communities to submit detailed proposals for funding. Click on the links below to read proposal summaries, and to view the full proposals where they are available.


Proposals selected for funding
Gatineau and Montréal, Quebec 
Transit improvements in two corridors featuring hybrid buses, transit priority measures and terminal enhancements 
Image - Transit bus
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Halifax, Nova Scotia — Innovation Towards Integrated Bus Rapid Transit
Two new bus rapid transit corridors featuring transit priority measures and multimodal stations 
Image - Transit bus
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Montreal, Quebec — Branché: Mobility Reinvented
Enhanced modal choice through self-serve access to electric cars and bicycles 
Image - Hybrid vehicle
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Greater Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario — SmartCommute Initiative
Regional and local transportation demand management through a network of transportation management associations (TMAs) 
Image - Parked bicycles
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Greater Vancouver, British Columbia — Sustainable Region Showcase for Greater Vancouver 
Diverse measures including transit and pedestrian priority, hybrid buses, a greenway, transit villages, goods movement and household-based marketing
Image - Pedestrians boarding a bus
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Region of Waterloo, Ontario — Central Transit Corridor Express Project
A high-quality express bus corridor featuring transit priority measures, advanced technologies, multimodal stations and community marketing

Image - Bike

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Whitehorse, Yukon — The Whitehorse Driving Diet
A strategy to reduce automobile use through active transportation infrastructure, public outreach and transportation demand management 
Image - Dog sled
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Winnipeg, Manitoba — The WinSmart Showcase
Reducing emissions in two corridors through clean vehicles, efficient auto and truck use, and improvements to transit, cycling and walking
Image - Hybrid bus

 

Other proposals

London, Ontario
Diverse measures including traffic management, transportation demand management, pathways and sidewalks, transit priority and bus emissions reduction
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Moncton, New Brunswick — Looking Beyond the Immediate
Diverse measures including transit facilities, service and promotion in the area’s busiest corridor, road infrastructure to reduce congestion, LED traffic signals, and strategic studies
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Ottawa, Ontario — Carling Avenue: Towards Achieving Kyoto Objectives
Reshaping a busy arterial road through enhancements to transit, cycling and walking, and through transportation demand management and supportive land use
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Quebec City, Quebec — Integrated Management of Travel in Old Quebec
Strengthening intermodal connections in an historic neighbourhood through eco-minibus and active transportation routes, parking and tour bus management, and truck regulations 
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Saint John, New Brunswick — Park & Ride / Bike & Walk
Diverse measures including park-and-ride lots, express bus services, transit priority measures, new trails, transportation demand management, and alternative fuels
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Victoria, British Columbia — Community in Motion
Building synergies between transit and active transportation through a bus rapid transit corridor, enhanced walking and cycling facilities, and public outreach and education
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York Region, Ontario — Yonge Street Transitway
Enhancing transit ridership and efficiency in a major corridor through low-cost bus rapid transit infrastructure, advanced technologies, land use policies and communications


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