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Showcases

Eight Canadian communities are implementing integrated transportation showcases to demonstrate innovative greenhouse gas reduction approaches. The profiles below provide information on what they are doing, how they are doing it and what they have learned so far.

Overall results from the showcases and the UTSP Program are located under the Final Results from Program and Showcases section of this website.

Showcases' Geographic locations

Gatineau and Monteal Gatineau and Montreal Gatineau and Montreal Halifax Halifax Quebec Quebec Toronto and Hamilton Toronto and Hamilton Vancouver Vancouver Waterloo Waterloo Whitehorse Whitehorse Winnipeg Winnipeg

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The WinSmart Showcase

Winnipeg, Manitoba

transit bus

A wide range of innovative strategies to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Winnipeg’s Pembina Highway corridor.

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Whitehorse Moves

Whitehorse, Yukon

Whitehorse, Yukon - Whitehorse Moves

A strategy to reduce automobile use through active transportation infrastructure, public outreach and transportation demand management

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MetroLink

Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

MetroLink: Innovation Towards Integrated Bus Rapid Transit

Two new bus rapid transit corridors featuring transit priority measures and multimodal stations

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iXpress Bus Project

Region of Waterloo, Ontario

iXpress Bus Project

A high-quality express bus corridor featuring transit priority measures, advanced technologies, multimodal stations and community marketing

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Smart Commute Initiative

Greater Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario

Smart Commute Initiative

Regional and local transportation demand management through a network of transportation management associations (TMAs)

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Sustainable Region Showcase for Greater Vancouver

Greater Vancouver, British Columbia

"Six in the City"

Diverse measures including transit and pedestrian priority, hybrid buses, a greenway, transit villages, goods movement and household-based marketing

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Integrated Management of Travel in Old Quebec

Quebec City, Quebec

Smart Commute Initiative

Strengthening intermodal connections in the historic old Quebec neighbourhood through eco-minibus and tour bus management.

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The Gatineau and Montreal Showcase

Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec

Smart Commute Initiative

A more user-friendly and comfortable service to shift commuter from car to transit, and a test of the hybrid diesel-electric propulsion.

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Date modified:
2010-10-18