60% Of Canadians say there is not enough support for their community's transit infrastructure.*
73% believe that the federal government is not doing enough to support local transit infrastructure across the country.*
66% Don't feel all three orders of government are working together for a long-term solution to transit infrastructure needs.*
79% Want the federal government to do more than give tax credits to individual commuters.*
1.7 billion trips on public transit annually in Canada.**
95% Of urban residents have transit service and 61% of all other Canadians have access.**
Average cost of one person-kilometre of travel in Canada:
By automobile = $0.50
By public transit = $0.12 **
Public transit consumes 3 times less energy per passenger-kilometre than the automobile.**
Congestion in urban areas costs Canadian between $2.3-3.7 billion per year.
1 bus = 40-50 automobiles
1 rail line = 15 lanes of traffic
No urban transit = 150 more transport fatalities each year.
No urban transit = $1.1 billion more in health care costs annually.
Sources:
* Ipsos Reid survey conducted on behalf of the Canadian Urban Transit Association
** UITP Millennium Cities Database of Sustainable Transport
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