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Originally Posted by MTL Lucas
I found information about a new plan for public transportation at -
http://www.saintjohntransit.com/index.php?id=4
Saint John Transit, in partnership with the Saint John Parking Commission, is working towards a Commuter Express System which would include Rothesay, Quispamsis, Grand Bay-Westfield, Hampton and St. Martins. While the initial elements are in place for launch in the summer of 2007, the plans for ComX are not yet finalized. A formal proposal request for funding under Bill C-66 has been made and currently awaits approval of government.
I certainly hope that they get the needed funding. The rush hour in Saint John (especially on the Mackay Highway to/from Rothesay, Quispamsis and Hampton) is quite heavy for a city of its size and needs to address. Additionally, such a plan would help make the city more accessible from its suburbs for people without cars.
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New Brunswick gets onboard with federal bus grants
New Brunswickers who ride city buses will soon have swank new rides, thanks to a $9.4 million federal grant to improve public transit in the province's three largest cities.
Fredericton will get $1.9 million, which Coun. Marilyn Kerton says will buy 15 new buses for the city fleet.
"We're really pleased and really, really excited and the timing's just perfect for us," she said.
Kerton says the city will replace older buses, some of which go back more than two decades.
"It also means for the disabled population in the city that we're going to get one more disabled bus, which is going to improve service for the disabled population," she said.
Kerton says some of the funding will also pay for an expansion of the maintenance building where the buses are stored.
New Brunswick Transportation Minister Denis Landry says the federal investment will also buy new buses in Moncton and Saint John, and help the environment because the new rides will be more fuel efficient and produce less emissions than older vehicles.
"It fits right under our greenhouse gas policy," L
andry said, adding that funding announcements for transit in Saint John and Moncton will be made soon.