City of Charlottetown Innovative Public Transit System
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Transportation
Project value$75,000
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Public Transit
Grant amount$37,500
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Charlottetown, PE
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
38,809
Project timeline
2002 - 2008
Project number
684
Description
The City of Charlottetown is the only capital city in the country without a public transportation system. Given itsdisproportionate number of seniors and aging baby boomers, pressure is rising to install such a system. The city isconcerned that providing a public transit system will impose an impractical financial burden and will negatively affect analready stressed environment. This feasibility study will explore cost–effective and environmentally sympathetic publictransit systems. Among the options the study will consider is using the existing taxi system. The study will also identifyother organizations with which the city could form a partnership to deliver the service.
Applicant
City of Charlottetown, PE