The association regularly communicates with government and industry officials to promote sustainable transport views, including Transport Canada and elected officials of all government levels.
Canadian news media agencies frequently interview Transport 2000 Canada officials on transportation matters.
The association continued to monitor and address developments in the national passenger transportation system, especially since the 1978 formation of Via Rail Canada to provide national passenger train service.
The association later formed its Air Passenger Safety Group, especially prompted by the September 1998 Swissair Flight 111 disaster off the Nova Scotia coastline.
Urban transit is an increasingly important topic addressed by the national and regional associations of the organization. The organization's support for the O-Train pilot project (today's Trillium Line) was a significant factor in returning rail transit service to Ottawa in 2001. Transport Action Canada has since been critical of the subsequent plans to develop the North-South Light Rail Transit line, citing the proposals to combine the downtown train with bus congestion, disruption to existing O-Train travel (today's Trillium Line) during the line's construction, and longer-term viability of the proposed North-South route.
National office facilities for Transport Action Canada are located in Ottawa, Ontario.
The organization publishes a newsletter titled Transport Action which provides news and opinion on topical transportation matters. This is published six times per year and primarily distributed to its members.
Members of Transport Action Canada are often members of one or more of the affiliated regional associations which often publish their own newsletters.
A bulletin of transport-related news is also produced on an approximately weekly basis. This "hotline" is published on the association's official website.
^De Souza, Mike; Robinson, Megan (March 11, 2020). "Does Via Rail's survival depend on a new route through Ontario and Quebec?". Global News. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Transport Action Canada news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Transport Action Canada is a non profit consumer based organization that promotes sustainable transport through advocacy and education It is concerned with all modes of public transport such as passenger train service aviation including air safety and urban transit Transport Action CanadaFormation1976 47 years ago 1976 TypeNon profit organizationPurposePromotion of sustainable transport through advocacy and educationHeadquartersOttawa CanadaRegion servedCanadaPresidentTerry Johnson 1 Board of directorsTed Bartlett Matthew Buchanan Bruce Budd Marcus Garnet Tim Hayman David Jeanes Terry Johnson Steffen Knippel Peter Miasek 2019 2020 2 Main organBoardAffiliationsTransport Action Atlantic Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Transport Action British Columbia Transport Action Ontario Transport Action Prairies Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan Transport Action QuebecWebsitewww wbr transportaction wbr caFormerly calledTransport 2000 CanadaThe association functions as a citizen based advocacy group compared to transport industry based bodies such as the Railway Association of Canada or the Canadian Urban Transit Association Contents 1 Activities 2 History 3 Organization 3 1 Transport Action Atlantic 3 2 Transport Action British Columbia 3 3 Transport Action Ontario 3 4 Transport Action Prairies 3 5 Transport Action Quebec 4 Publications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksActivities editThe association regularly communicates with government and industry officials to promote sustainable transport views including Transport Canada and elected officials of all government levels Canadian news media agencies frequently interview Transport 2000 Canada officials on transportation matters History editThe organization was founded as Transport 2000 Canada in 1976 following concerns about the future of passenger trains in Canada Passenger train service in Canada had declined in the latter 20th century as train routes were being eliminated by Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway In 1993 Transport 2000 became one of seven Canadian non for profit organisations supported by The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation s Urban Issues program 3 The association continued to monitor and address developments in the national passenger transportation system especially since the 1978 formation of Via Rail Canada to provide national passenger train service The association later formed its Air Passenger Safety Group especially prompted by the September 1998 Swissair Flight 111 disaster off the Nova Scotia coastline Urban transit is an increasingly important topic addressed by the national and regional associations of the organization The organization s support for the O Train pilot project today s Trillium Line was a significant factor in returning rail transit service to Ottawa in 2001 Transport Action Canada has since been critical of the subsequent plans to develop the North South Light Rail Transit line citing the proposals to combine the downtown train with bus congestion disruption to existing O Train travel today s Trillium Line during the line s construction and longer term viability of the proposed North South route National office facilities for Transport Action Canada are located in Ottawa Ontario The association has been a contributor to the development of aviation regulation particularly as it relates to airline passengers though Transport Canada s Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council CARAC process Organization editTransport Action Canada is composed as a federation of the following like minded regional associations Transport Action Atlantic edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island 4 Transport Action British Columbia edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 British Columbia 5 Transport Action Ontario edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Ontario 6 Transport Action Prairies edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan 7 Transport Action Quebec edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Quebec 8 Publications editThe organization publishes a newsletter titled Transport Action which provides news and opinion on topical transportation matters This is published six times per year and primarily distributed to its members Members of Transport Action Canada are often members of one or more of the affiliated regional associations which often publish their own newsletters A bulletin of transport related news is also produced on an approximately weekly basis This hotline is published on the association s official website See also editCampaign for Better Transport United Kingdom formerly known as Transport 2000 Canadian Urban Transit Association Category Transportation companies of Canada List of urban transit advocacy organisations National Association of Railroad Passengers Transportation in Canada Via Rail CanadaReferences edit De Souza Mike Robinson Megan March 11 2020 Does Via Rail s survival depend on a new route through Ontario and Quebec Global News Retrieved May 3 2020 Board Members Retrieved May 5 2020 Oberlander Judy 1996 Street theatre and certificate programmes Alternatives Journal vol 22 no 2 1996 p 7 retrieved 5 Sep 2017 Transport Action Atlantic Transport Action British Columbia Transport Action Ontario Transport Action Prairie EquiterreExternal links editTransport Action Canada official website Transport Action Quebec regional association website Transport 2000 Quebec history in French Retrieved 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