Kingston to Receive $3 Million in Gas Tax Funding for Transit System

Published on: 2019/01/16 - in News

Kingston TransitThis past week, Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek announced the Ontario government is giving $364 million in gas tax funding to 107 municipalities, including $2,990,036 for Kingston.

According to a release:

Funding for Ontario’s gas tax program is determined by the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province. The program provides municipalities with two cents per litre of provincial gas tax revenues.

Municipalities receiving gas tax funding must use these funds towards their public transit capital and/or operating expenditures, at their own discretion, including upgrading transit infrastructure, increasing accessibility, purchasing transit vehicles, adding more routes and extending hours of service.

“We are investing in public transit to make it a more convenient travel option and to attract more riders,” said Yurek. “More public transit will cut through gridlock and get people moving.”

Other nearby communities receiving funding include Belleville ($737,657), Brockville ($225,201), and Prince Edward County ($118,007)

Visit the news section of Ontario.ca to read the Ministry of Transportation release and a full list of 2018-19 Gas Tax Funding by Municipality.


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