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Building a regional transit solution
In November of 2017, the Toronto Region Board of Trade (TRBoT) released its Superlinx document, providing new ideas for a regional transportation model in the…
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ReNew Canada’s 2018 outlook
If anything can be said for the year that was in infrastructure, it’s that we enter 2018 with more questions than answers for so many…
Taking politics out of transit planning
On December 17, 2017, the $3.18-billion Spadina Subway Extension officially opened to the public. The six-stop subway extends the Line 1 University Line, providing new…
Building Ontario’s infrastructure
The infrastructure silo has come down in Ontario. The release of the new Long-Term Infrastructure Plan (LTIP) for Ontario has signalled that the needs to…
The new pipeline
Infrastructure Ontario has released its 2017 project pipeline update, with 32 projects representing an estimated value of $15.8 billion. “Our pipeline this year represents the…
Cities are the solution
If we are to meet our global emissions targets, cities must play a vital role in reducing emissions and creating energy efficiency. “If the solution…
Planning for the future
The Blue Mountain Resort near Collingwood played host to the annual Ontario Professional Planners Institute conference in early October. With hundreds of professional planners from…
What is the state of water on Canada’s reserves?
By Catherine Chea Canada may be considered one of the best places to live, yet many of its citizens are living in Third World conditions.over…
Out is the old, in is the new
Municipalities have shifted their thinking on the development of community infrastructure, bringing projects back from the outlying areas and back into redeveloped lands in the…
Renewed hope for EA reform
By Andy Manahan and Paul Knowles When a strong political figure like Glen Murray leaves a cabinet portfolio such as the Ministry of the Environment…
Kingston’s Richard still surprised by brownfield award
“I was surprised” was the initial reaction from Nathan Richard when he reflected on being named the 2016 Brownfielder of the Year. Richard, the project…
Building for success
By John Haasen and Colin Smith. Having the right person manage a construction project is vital to its success. But the support system we build…
Call for submissions for Top100 Projects report
ReNew Canada is making an open call for submissions for the 2018 Top100 Projects report. The 2017 report had an overall value of over $186…
The wisdom of green infrastructure for Manitoba’s future
As the Manitoba Government contemplates the shape and form of its carbon pricing and green plan, heeding the words of perhaps our greatest public intellectual…
Historic minority government result in B.C.
In a campaign that painted three different pictures of the future of infrastructure in the province, voters in British Columbia were divided in its support…
Ontario’s budget provides positive outlook
There were no real expectations for pomp and circumstance for the infrastructure industry as Charles Sousa delivered his 2017 Budget for Ontario. After all, the…
How Colorado made tolling work
Aurora, Colorado mayor Steve Hogan is no stranger to the issue of road tolls. Hogan, who will be speaking at the upcoming Transport Futures Road…
Quebec prioritizes transit in 2017 budget
The Quebec Government has released its 2017-18 budget, with a strong focus on transit as part of its 2017-2027 Quebec Infrastructure Plan. In total, the…
Ambrose critical of federal budget
The Conservative Party is speaking very critically of last week’s budget introduced by the federal Liberal government. Speaking at the Toronto Region Board of Trade,…
Breaking down Budget 2017
The infrastructure money train looks primed to leave the station in Ottawa, even if people aren’t quite sure when and how those dollars will be…
Opposing views on private infrastructure funding
*The following is CUPE national president Mark Hancock’s Closing Shot on building infrastructure with private funding, which appeared in the January/February 2017 edition of ReNew…
User pay models for new federal infrastructure?
Federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau was greeted by a difficult question at the 10th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum in Montreal: should bridges in Montréal…
User pay models for new federal infrastructure?
Federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau was greeted by a difficult question at the 10th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum in Montreal: should bridges in Montréal…
FCM Leadership in Asset Management Program (LAMP)
What happens when you bring 12 municipalities of varying sizes and experience together, in one room, to work towards the common goal of integrating sustainability…