Backgrounder: On the road to greener public transit in Burlington
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing $6,782,156 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support six public transit projects across Burlington, Ontario. The Government of Ontario is investing $5,651,231 and the City of Burlington will invest a total of $4,522,003.
Project Information:
Location |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burlington |
Conventional Transit Expansion (2022 Intake) |
Purchase nine 45-foot vehicles to replace existing vehicles that have reached the end of their usable lives. |
$3,545,360 |
$2,954,171 |
$2,363,869 |
Burlington |
Bus Fleet Electrification Pilot Project |
Introduce four electric transit vehicles to Burlington’s transit fleet. This project will also help to expand the capacity of the local transit system. |
$1,884,212 |
$1,570,019 |
$1,256,298 |
Burlington |
Conventional Bus Replacement (Greening Initiative) |
Replace two conventional buses that have completed their life cycle with hybrid-electric buses. This project will support the City’s goal to reach net carbon neutral by 2050. |
$766,000 |
$638,270 |
$510,731 |
Burlington |
Specialized Transit Vehicles (Expansion) |
Purchase four 24-foot specialized transit vehicles. |
$446,800 |
$372,296 |
$297,904 |
Burlington |
Transit Five-year Business Plan |
Develop a plan to increase transit usage in Burlington through service enrichment, asset planning and customer-focused enhancements. |
$99,788 |
$83,148 |
$66,534 |
Burlington |
Bus Stop Display Panels |
Install six solar powered digital information display screens. Safety and security will also be enhanced at bus shelters with the addition of video surveillance. |
$39,996 |
$33,327 |
$26,667 |
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