Reliable and accessible public transit gives people faster, cheaper, and cleaner ways of getting around. Investing in efficient public transit solutions today will create good middle class jobs, reduce air pollution, help local economies grow, and improve Canadians' quality of life tomorrow.
Today, Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Her Worship Kate Rogers, Mayor of Fredericton, announced joint funding for enhancements to local public transit.
Through this funding, the City of Fredericton will acquire a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system and an automatic passenger counting (APC) system for each of its 28 fixed route buses and three para-transit buses. Funds will also support changes to bus stops that will make them easier for persons with mobility disabilities to use. Finally, this investment will contribute towards the purchase of a new, low-floor, accessible urban transit bus, which will replace an existing bus in the fleet that has reached the end of its usable life.
Improvements are focused on capacity, safety and accessibility. Public transit is a core resource within a community, helping people affordably get where they need to go, supporting workers and businesses with improved traffic flows, and reducing overall carbon emissions. The Government of Canada's investment in this project will help make the transit system more comfortable, safe and usable for more Frederictonians.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $452,000 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The City of Fredericton is investing over $679,000.
