Blog – Transit – Canada and the World – December 2021 In November, ridership on Canada's urban transit networks continued to grow, reaching 89.4 million passenger trips, the highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220126/dq220126e-eng.htm 1. Funding - https://globalnews.ca/news/8539992/canada-big-city-mayors-federal-transit-funding/ 2. LRT - https://charlatan.ca/2022/01/opinion-one-month-of-free-transit-was-not-a-good-enough-apology-for-lrt-failures/ 3. Ridership - https://www.gao.gov/blog/during-covid-19-road-fatalities-increased-and-transit-ridership-dipped 4. Ridership - https://www.thespec.com/news/council/2022/01/22/hamilton-transit-budget-hsr.html 5. Transit and Climate Change - https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/18671/cutric-launches-transit-studies-comparing-rng-cng-and-diesel/ 6. Urban planning - https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/8-trends-shaping-cities-in-2022/617763/ 7. California - https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/01/26/governor-newsom-outlines-historic-10-billion-zero-emission-vehicle-package-to-lead-the-worlds-transition-to-clean-energy-combat-climate-change/ 8. Traffic optimization - https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/21254553/cdpq-infra-inc-agreement-between-cdpq-infra-cn-on-souligny-railroad-rightofway-in-the-heart-of-mercierest-a-major-optimization-for-the-rem-de-lest 9. Smart transit - https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/mazur-how-intelligent-transportation-can-refuel-economies-post-covid 10. Rural commerce - https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-house-policymakers-examine-evs-role-rural-commerce 11. Funding - https://fcm.ca/en/news-media/news-release/big-city-mayors-federal-government-public-transit-needs-our-help 12. Top transit systems in the world - https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/blog/the-top-10-public-transportation-systems-around-the-world 13. Rural Affairs - https://www.aem.org/news/the-rural-migration-trend-what-to-make-of-it-why-its-happening-and-where-its-headed