Today, the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, Kate Rodgers, Mayor of Fredericton, and Josipa Petrunic, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), announced a combined investment of $177,140 for the development of a strategy to transition the City's public transit fleet to zero emission vehicles through the Zero Emission Transit Fund (ZETF).
The project will see the preparation of a comprehensive low carbon fleet transition plan, focusing on the economic, technological and environmental benefits, as well as the considerations and constraints related to a low-carbon vehicle fleet. The multi-phase plan will include a current state assessment, an advanced feasibility and optimization study, a development concept, benefits and risk evaluation, and an implementation plan and recommendations.
This comprehensive strategy is aligned with Fredericton's goals to reduce the city's carbon footprint. Announced in March 2025, Fredericton will also be receiving annual funding for public transit for long-term transit goals, and an additional $3 million for the purchase of three hybrid buses through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund to expand and improve the city's public transit system.
