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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 21, 2002 - A 7 Panel says public needs incentives to ride transit (Continued from page 1) decade for Golden Horseshoe inter regional transit. "It's clear this government is serious about putting some money into public transit," said Mulvale. The funding is part of a $9 billion transit plan for Ontario that the province announced in 2001. The province has challenged the fed eral government to contribute a third of the funding. Mulvale said, "They are serious, they understand something has to be done." Earlier this month, the W5 Mayors' Caucus, again including Mulvale, was selling the need for federal funding of public transit to federal Transport Minister David Collenette, suggesting three cents per litre of existing gas taxes could create a dedicated funding source. The Smart Growth recommendations focus on public transit in regards to expansion, funding, improving accessi bility and increasing ridership over the next three years -- and the long term. The panel also suggested two very short-term options to tackle gridlock -- developing a goods movement strategy to boost business; and, improving manage ment of accidents, breakdowns and spills, on highways. Traffic tie-ups cause 50 per cent of the road congestion, according to statistics from the Ministry of Transportation. Chaired by Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, the Smart Growth Panel includes leaders from government, busi ness, environmental groups, transporta tion and development industries. Set up last February, it's in business to promote constructive growth to benefit the economy, communities and the envi ronment. Tackling short-term actions to ease gridlock caused by rapid growth was its first task. "Promoting constructive growth will require that governments, employers, developers and citizens change the way they think about transportation and how we invest in it," said McCallion. The recommendations fall into five categories including: · co-ordinating land-use and trans portation planning to provide better access to a variety of transportation; · making transportation a viable alter native to the car; · developing inter-regional/municipal transit which isn't available today and which forces people to drive. · government and private sector fund ing of transit. · better managing traffic to move goods and reduce congestion. The panel admitted that its recom mendations are "first steps" and won't solve gridlock, which happens when communities are built in ways that make residents dependent on cars. Increasing transit use by making it a viable alternative to the car is seen as fun damental to relieving gridlock. "We must make public transit attrac tive and efficient for people to get out of their vehicles," said Mulvale. The Ontario government has made a commitment to transit by renewing public investment through the Golden Horseshoe Transit Investment Partnerships (GTIP), the Ontario Transit Renewal Program (OTRP) and taking back responsibility for GO transit. But more still needs to be done by all levels of government. Inter-regional transit must provide a basic grid of inter regional bus service on major routes, GO service must expand and there must be transit and the provision of "higher order transit" on heavily used corridors. Higher order transit has its own right-of-way, such as buses that have their own ded icated lanes or streetcars that operate on their own track, separate from car and truck traffic. Another way to attack gridlock includes providing incentives to ride public tran sit; increasing access to transit by expanding commuter park ing lots at transit stations and car pool lots; discount fare passes; and, charging parking fees at workplace parking lots where transit is accessible. Looking to the impending QEW expansion in Oakville, Mulvale said it will be impor tant to maximize use on new and existing highways and noted the success of high occupancy vehicle lanes in places like Los Angeles. The previous practice of allowing GO transit riders to use local transit with a flash of their GO pass is also an incen tive that may appeal to the public, especially in tough economic times. And while the price of GO station parking is included in GO fares, those who take the bus to the station aren't get ting a discount, noted the mayor. Mulvale admitted that while local transit has good peak hour service, the story isn't the same on off-hours. Only more funding can change that. The mayor also noted that besides coming from traditional transportation sources, funding could come out of sav ings public transit can realize in the areas of health care and the environment. Other incentives could include a tax break for employers who give employees a transit pass. "Some of the things that can be done aren't tremendously expensive," said Mulvale. That could mean additional resources to manage traffic, but could be as simple as moving to an off ramp when motorists get a ticket, or wider use of accident reporting centres in the event of minor accidents. 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The purpose of the event to give local people the opportu nity to voice their concerns, beliefs, visions, fears and hopes for the world on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. The evening will begin with a Minute's Silence to remem ber the victims of `9-11' and all victims of war and terrorism. Local artists will lead in singing Blow ing In The W ind and We Shall O vercom e plus other songs that reflect on the root caus es of these terrible events and to find new ways to resolve them. Speakers will share their concerns. The evening will end with a symbolic tying together of "ribbons for peace" by all gathered. The Peace Vigil will take place from 8-9:15 p.m. at George's Square in downtown Oakville at Trafalgar Road, north of Lakeshore Road at Sumner Avenue. Call 905-849-5501 for more information or to volunteer. 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