OTTAWA -- The Government of Canada will award over $1 million to 13 projects that advance transportation planning and enhance integration and connections between transportation modes. The projects are being funded under the Transportation Planning and Modal Integration initiatives, as announced today by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
"These projects will help to investigate how we can better combine transportation modes for greater efficiency and integration of the transportation system," said Minister Cannon. "They also demonstrate the Government of Canada's commitment and willingness to encourage innovation and creativity to solve current transportation challenges."
Under the Transportation Planning and Modal Integration, applicants can submit project ideas to Transport Canada, which then selects and contributes funding to the successful projects.
As part of the selection process, successful projects have to meet one or more of the following objectives:
Federal funding for these projects was built into the existing financial framework.
Backgrounders describing the Transportation Planning and Modal Integration initiatives and the winning projects are attached.
"These projects will help to investigate how we can better combine transportation modes for greater efficiency and integration of the transportation system," said Minister Cannon. "They also demonstrate the Government of Canada's commitment and willingness to encourage innovation and creativity to solve current transportation challenges."
Under the Transportation Planning and Modal Integration, applicants can submit project ideas to Transport Canada, which then selects and contributes funding to the successful projects.
As part of the selection process, successful projects have to meet one or more of the following objectives:
- support trade, tourism and traffic flows through integrated surface transportation corridors;
- enhance integration and improve connections between modes, through infrastructure and technology initiatives;
- increase transportation mobility, safety, security and efficiency for private, public and commercial system users;
- promote the integration of sustainable transportation principles into transportation decisions; or
- improve data collection for more effective policy planning and operational management.
Federal funding for these projects was built into the existing financial framework.
Backgrounders describing the Transportation Planning and Modal Integration initiatives and the winning projects are attached.