Quebec's environmental review board — BAPE — has turned down Quebec City's $3.3-billion tramway project proposal, which some officials hoped could revamp the city's transportation system. The only existing mass transit option for the province's capital city is the bus fleet, and Labeaume hopes a tramway would drastically increase capacity. The BABE also states the existing tramway proposal doesn't do enough to serve the city's suburbs, which are rapidly growing. The BAPE's 441-page report states it's unclear whether a tramway could cope with the city's winter weather, or how it would be integrated into the landscape. It's a public hearing report," Labeaume said.

Source: CBC News November 10, 2020 00:11 UTC