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June 9, 2008

Canadian government offers $1 million for 16 small-scale “green” transit initiatives

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The federal government will invest $1 million in 16 projects across the country that support environmentally-friendly transportation.

The projects will be funded under the Moving On Sustainable Transportation (MOST) program, represent a variety of initiatives. These projects range from studies that will apply transportation demand management principles to community colleges in Nova Scotia and the Ottawa-Gatineau region to projects that will increase the use of cycling by elementary students in Vancouver.

Among the projects to receive funding are:

The Clean Air Partnership in Toronto will receive up to $37,500 for a project that will analyze the economic impact of bicycle lanes in an urban setting.

Environment Hamilton Inc. in Hamilton will receive up to $50,000 for a project that will use an innovative marketing plan of incentives, provided by local attractions, to encourage families to use transit.

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