Quebec City’s tramway project, paused since fall 2023, will get back on the rails in 2025. (Image from Ville de Québec) TRAM TRACKER: Phase 1 deal to be signed after long delay Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Supporters of Quebec City’s tramway project are getting an early Christmas present….
TRAM TRACKER: Government opens door to d’Estimauville extension Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Quebec government may be willing to approve major additions to Quebec City’s tramway project,…
TRAM TRACKER Anti-tram mayor would be ‘catastrophe’: Duclos Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com With the next municipal election still a year away, Jean-Yves Duclos, the MP for the…
Quebec City’s tramway project could be back on the rails with the CAQ government mandating CDPQ Infra to take charge of construction. (Image courtesy of Ville de Québec) Duclos to Guilbault: Tram money is ‘in the bank’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Federal minister and Liberal Quebec lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos has sharply refuted Quebec Transport Minister…
Québec Solidaire MNAs Sol Zanetti (white shirt and tie) and Étienne Grandmont (third from right) hosted a gathering on Ave. Cartier on Sept. 20 to prod the CAQ government to get the tramway project rolling again. Tramway activist Nora Loreto (holding the Québec Désire Son Tramway sign) also attended. (Photo by Peter Black) TRAM TRACKER QS calls on CAQ government to get tramway rolling Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The two Québec Solidaire MNAs in the provincial capital are calling on…
Back on track: Quebec City’s tramway project is set to move forward with the recommendation of the Caisse Infra study. (Image from Ville de Québec) CAQ approves Phase 1 of tramway, commits to build new bridge Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Coalition Avenir Québec government of Premier François Legault did what it…
Caisse proposes tramway in master plan for regional transit Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Delivered within the six-month deadline, and containing many new elements from the previous plan, the Caisse de dépôt…
Mayor Bruno Marchand reacts to the Caisse study recommending a tramway system for the city. (Photo by Peter Black)
TRAM TRACKER Marchand embraces Caisse transit report: ‘It’s time to act’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Scarcely containing his relief and satisfaction, Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand declared,…
TRAM TRACKER Duclos backs tramway plan; Poilievre: ‘Not a cent’ Jean-Yves Duclos, powerful federal minister, and Pierre Poilievre, self-proclaimed next prime minister, had drastically different reactions to the Caisse Infra…
Work on Quebec City’s tramway system has been halted while the Caisse infrastructure office studies the city’s transit needs. (Image from Ville de Québec) TRAM TRACKER: Caisse Infra consultations underway for June tramway report Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com With the deadline to submit a report on Quebec City’s urban transit future…