The Ministry of Transportation ("MTO") is taking a
closer look at what motivates the decisions Ontarians make
about how they travel from city to city.
More specifically, the MTO is interested in how people
travel between communities in Ontario by intercity bus. As stated
in a
proposal posted to the Environmental Registry, the MTO is
seeking to modernize intercity bus services and encourage more
intercity travellers to take the bus over single-occupant
passenger vehicles:
The ministry is considering different ways of modernizing these
rules and regulations in order to both increase the number of
intercity bus users and to improve the overall intercity bus
traveling experience. Input is being sought from the general public
on their perceptions of and experiences with travelling by
intercity bus, as well as, from the intercity bus operators on how
intercity bus services can be improved. The information being
collected will be used as one part of the ministry's
