Province Investing in Enhanced Public Transit Cleaning

Pete Fisher
4 years ago
• Categories: Community

On July 13, 2020, David Piccini, MPP Northumberland-Peterborough South, announced that the province is keeping transit riders and operators safe and reducing the transmission of COVID-19 by providing municipalities in Northumberland County with over $30,000 to cover additional cleaning costs of municipal transit systems due to COVID-19.

Municipality Total Funding

Amount ($) Cobourg $8,767

Cramahe $9,087

Port Hope $7,196

Trent Hills $5,174

This funding is part of $15 million in provincial support for 110 municipalities across the province towards enhanced cleaning of municipal public transit systems as the province gradually reopens.

Enhanced municipal transit cleaning funding builds upon the recommendations in the recently-released safety guidance for public transit agencies and supports safe and reliable transit public transit that will get people moving, reduce congestion, and drive economic growth.

“We recognize that municipal transit agencies across the province are facing significant financial challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak,” said MPP David Piccini. “That is why we are providing funding for enhanced cleaning on public transit systems and continuing to work closely with our municipal partners to support safety on public transit.” Today’s announcement is part of Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19. This $17 billion immediate response provides urgent support to help Ontario businesses, workers, seniors, families, students, Indigenous peoples and communities, and vulnerable populations during COVID-19.

The action plan includes $3.3 billion of additional resources for health care, $3.7 billion to support people and jobs, and it makes available $10 billion for people and businesses through interest and penalty relief measures to improve their cash flow, protecting jobs and household budgets.