Clean Transportation

Truck News: Peel Region begins Off-Peak Delivery pilot

7/2018 - The Region of Peel launches the TAF-funded Off-Peak Delivery pilot project with major retailers such as LCBO and Loblaw. Shifting deliveries to off-peak hours can help optimize highways and major road networks within Peel and the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. This approach could significantly reduce truck-related emissions and improve air quality in the region.

The Hill Times: The U.S. is leaving the Paris Agreement, Canada’s not. Why follow on weakening car emissions standards?

5/2018 - While the United States plans to weaken vehicle emissions standards, Canada must stand up for strong climate actions to reduce emissions. Weaker vehicle standards will make it harder to reach our local, provincial, and national climate goals. In this op-ed published in The Hill Times, TAF CEO Julia Langer explains why.

Making transit fare-free: A dream scenario or red herring?

3/2018 - Wouldn’t it be nice to take any bus, any streetcar, any commuter train free of charge, whenever you want? What sounds like a dream could soon be reality in five German cities as part of a pilot project on fare-free transit. But would it be good policy to offer free transit in the GTHA to boost ridership or is the real issue a lack of investment in service?

Joint Response to Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan

1/2018 - January 2018. Government of Ontario. Since transportation is the largest contributor to Ontario’s carbon emissions, it is important that the…

After the Big Move: Metrolinx maps the future of regional transportation

12/2017 - The GTHA keeps growing, so how will regional transportation keep up? A new draft plan by Metrolinx sets out a path to 2041. TAF and Pembina Institute took a closer look at what works and what's missing in the 20-plus year planning document that will shape how we get around the region.

Pembina Institute TAF Submission Draft Regional Transportation Plan

12/2017 - December 2017. Improving transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is crucial for the economic success and the…

From Germany to Canada: There’s no way around the transport transformation

12/2017 - The auto industry faces the largest transformation of its history as the future of the internal combustion engine, private ownership of cars, and even driving itself as an expression of individuality are all in question. Car makers in Germany and Canada need to face these simultaneous challenges or risk losing out, guest blogger Christian Hochfeld writes.

Toronto Star: TTC plans to buy first electric buses, targets emissions-free fleet by 2040

11/2017 - A report for the TTC board recommends buying 30 battery electric buses by 2019, at a cost of up to $50 million. Electrifying the city's transit fleet is a key part of the TransformTO climate plan, the article points out.

National Observer: Who hid the electric car?

9/2017 - Across the country, Canadians eager to buy an electric vehicle can't find one. That's why a number of organizations - including TAF - are promoting a new campaign called EVChoice.ca. The goal: to get federal rules in place that give all Canadians a broad choice of EVs.

Clean Transportation

Truck News: Peel Region begins Off-Peak Delivery pilot

The Hill Times: The U.S. is leaving the Paris Agreement, Canada’s not. Why follow on weakening car emissions standards?

Making transit fare-free: A dream scenario or red herring?

Joint Response to Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan

After the Big Move: Metrolinx maps the future of regional transportation

Pembina Institute TAF Submission Draft Regional Transportation Plan

From Germany to Canada: There’s no way around the transport transformation

Toronto Star: TTC plans to buy first electric buses, targets emissions-free fleet by 2040

National Observer: Who hid the electric car?

DeSmog: Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars?

Microtransit key to reducing climate pollution from cars

Why cities are the secret weapons against climate change

Clean Transportation

Truck News: Peel Region begins Off-Peak Delivery pilot

The Hill Times: The U.S. is leaving the Paris Agreement, Canada’s not. Why follow on weakening car emissions standards?

Making transit fare-free: A dream scenario or red herring?

Joint Response to Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan

After the Big Move: Metrolinx maps the future of regional transportation

Pembina Institute TAF Submission Draft Regional Transportation Plan

From Germany to Canada: There’s no way around the transport transformation

Toronto Star: TTC plans to buy first electric buses, targets emissions-free fleet by 2040

National Observer: Who hid the electric car?

DeSmog: Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars?

Microtransit key to reducing climate pollution from cars

Why cities are the secret weapons against climate change

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