By Doug Draper
Niagara’s regional council has approved putting aside $3.1 million in start-up funding in the event it moves forward this coming year with launching an inter-municipal transit system.
The council made the decision to hold the funding in reserve during its last full session of 2009 (held this past Thursday, Dec. 17) as part of a $132.5-million capital budget package it passed for roads, wastewater, waste management and other infrastructure. The decision brings Niagara another step closer to possibly realizing a 40-year vision of providing residents access to public transit, as an alternative to driving a car, from one end of the region to another. (more…)
