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Alto is the planned 621-mile (1,000-kilometer) Toronto-Québec City HSR (high-speed rail) project that is now in the field studies phase. (Courtesy of Alto)

Transit Briefs: Alto, Caltrain

Canada’s Alto and private developer partner Cadence are launching the next field studies phase for the planned Toronto-Québec City HSR (high-speed rail) system. Also, California’s Caltrain honors Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi for decades of transit advocacy.

The Federal Transit Administration has issued a Record of Decision for Austin Light Rail’s Final Environmental Impact Statement. (Rendering Courtesy of Austin Transit Partnership)

Transit Briefs: ATP, BART, Denver RTD, Alto

Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) marks a milestone in the Austin, Tex., light rail project’s federal funding process. Also, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) teams with Uber Transit on first mile/last mile planning and payment; Denver (Colo.) Regional Transit District (RTD) earns “stable outlook” from three credit agencies; and Canada’s planned Alto high-speed rail project could include tunnels in Montreal and Toronto.

(Courtesy of Alto)

Alto HSR Project Advances (UPDATED 12/15)

Canada’s Alto and its private-developer partner Cadence will soon begin outreach to the steel industry in support of the roughly 621-mile (1,000-kilometer) Toronto-Québec City HSR (high-speed rail) project, whose first segment the

A high-speed rail development contract was signed March 21 by Crown corporation Alto (formerly VIA HFR) and the Cadence consortium. The nearly 660-mile line will be dedicated electrified HSR, with trains running up to 186 mph between Toronto and Quebec City, with stops at Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, and Trois-Rivières. (Logos Courtesy of CNW Group/Alto)

Transit Briefs: Alto HSR, Metrolinx, TransLink

Canada’s Alto and the Cadence consortium sign an agreement to develop HSR (high-speed rail) between Toronto and Québec City. Also, the Canadian government advances Metrolinx’s Hazel McCallion LRT extension in Brampton, Ontario; and Vancouver’s TransLink completes upgrades to the Brentwood Town Center SkyTrain Station in Burnaby.