‘Game changer’ active transportation fund needs to address pre- and post-COVID gaps: MPs, stakeholders

Green MP Elizabeth May welcomed the fund, but says the lifestyle shift that came with the COVID-19 pandemic may only last as long as society’s collective memory of the virus.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured at an Oct. 1, 2020 press conference, announced $400-million worth of funding for active transportation networks in March.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

March 31, 2021

The federal government's newly announced money for active transportation projects is partially a response to a spike in demand caused by COVID-19 restrictions, says the minister in charge, while stakeholders say it's also a long-overdue investment. The National Active Transportation fund has earmar...

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