Boosting Transit Funding in Bradford West Gwillimbury

Boosting Transit Funding in Bradford West Gwillimbury
Support will Help Enhance and Expand Transit Systems Across Ontario

January 16, 2019
YORK SIMCOE – MPP Caroline Mulroney met with Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Rob Keffer and town officials today to discuss the importance of strong transit for the community and its economy.
Ontario’s Government for the People is investing $278,939 in Bradford West Gwillimbury’s transit system through the gas tax program. It is part of a $364 million investment in 107 municipalities that provide public transit service to 144 communities across the province.
“Our government is working to make life easier for the people here in York-Simcoe and to keep and create jobs here,” said Mulroney “To get our communities moving we are investing in public transit to make it a more convenient travel option, and to attract more riders in Bradford West Gwillimbury and across Ontario.”
Mulroney said the government is focused on making public transit a more convenient and accessible travel option and attracting more riders.
Funding for Ontario’s gas tax program is determined by the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province. The program provides municipalities with two cents per litre of provincial gas tax revenues. Municipalities receiving gas tax funding must use these funds towards their public transit capital and/or operating expenditures, at their own discretion. These allocations include upgrading transit infrastructure, increasing accessibility, purchasing transit vehicles, adding more routes and extending hours of service.
“This investment will help improve the commute for many who use public transit on a daily basis as well as for occasional riders,” said Mulroney. Mulroney said she is looking forward to working with the communities of York-Simcoe to help improve transit options.