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Building the final planned extension to Ottawa’s troubled light-rail transit system is no longer an affordable option, at least for the next 25 years. Transit experts say the $6.5-billion expansion may be politically necessary, but it doesn't make financial sense.
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COVID-19 has fewer people riding transit and this could be good for transit systems Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and Mail Rush hour on transit routes across the country will likely never be the same after the pandemic, and transit planners fear that past gains in ridership will be lost forever. But there may also be an opportunity to create more efficien...
The combined firm will have a total headcount of nearly 140 people and annual revenues of more than US$30 million.