Transportation

Read the latest news about Peterborough transportation. From infrastructure to public transit, and from cycling to disability and pedestrian issues, read about what’s shaping the city’s transportation system.

Photo of a parked Peterborough Transit bus with two bikes on the front.

Bus cancellations continue as transit driver shortage drags on

Peterborough Transit is struggling to fill a shortage of eight part-time drivers; union blames “toxic work environment”

Latest in Transportation
Grade 11 student in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle beside Adam Scott high school

Collision is raising questions about pedestrian safety on section of Hilliard St. heavily trafficked by students

Newsletter: Councillor calls for infrastructure improvements after cyclist struck
Photo of a parked Peterborough Transit bus with two bikes on the front.
City transit boss defends controversial route changes, says service improvements are coming next month

Peterborough Transit manager Laurie Stratton says system is “faster, more direct” despite anger from riders who say commutes have instead become longer, more complicated

The local — and national — effort to count cyclists

Local volunteers are assisting in a nationwide effort to count bicycle riders, but it’s not a first for Peterborough

A photo of the pre-wetting system on a municipal snow plow.
New road salting system hits the streets with goal of reducing salt runoff

About half of municipal snow plows equipped with new technology that uses salt more efficiently

Care about cycling? Here’s what you need to know about the 2021 budget

“Budgetary constraints” delay Crawford Trail extension — again

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