MoveOntario 2020
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MoveOntario 2020 is a plan proposed by the Government of Ontario
that would fund 52 rapid-transit projects throughout the Greater Toronto
and Hamilton
Area in Ontario
, Canada
.
and Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield
announced the government's plan to fund 52 transit projects in Ontario to improve transit services provided by GO Transit
, the Toronto Transit Commission
, York Region Transit
's Viva
bus rapid transit system, Durham Region Transit
, Mississauga Transit
, Brampton Transit
, and the Hamilton Street Railway
.
Construction on the 902 kilometres of new or improved rapid transit is to start in 2008 and be in place by 2020. The Government of Ontario has committed two-thirds of the estimated $17.5 billion cost, and has asked the Government of Canada
to provide the remaining one-third. Municipalities are not expected to contribute to the capital cost of the projects, but would be responsible for any operating subsidies that are required.
Simultaneous with the announcement of MoveOntario 2020, the government announced its intention to fund the development of rapid transit in Kitchener
-Waterloo
in the same fashion as the MoveOntario projects (i.e., a two-thirds commitment, with the federal government paying the balance). Thus while the Kitchener-Waterloo RT project is not a formal part of MoveOntario 2020, the government is treating it in the same fashion as the MoveOntario 2020 projects.
The project is widely seen as a key campaign promise by McGuinty for the 2007 Ontario general election
.
MoveOntario 2020 initiatives have fallen under the umbrella of Metrolinx's regional transportation plan (RTP). The final version of the RTP was released in November 2008.
GO Rail extensions/capacity expansions
GO Rail capacity expansions
New GO Rail lines
GO Rail conversion
GO Bus Rapid Transit
New Light Rail Transit lines
TTC Transitway development
Viva Transitway development
New Light Rail Transit lines
Brampton Transit
Durham Region Transit
Hamilton Street Railway
Government of Ontario
The Government of Ontario refers to the provincial government of the province of Ontario, Canada. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
that would fund 52 rapid-transit projects throughout the Greater Toronto
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
and Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
Area in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
History
On June 15, 2007, Premier Dalton McGuintyDalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
and Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield
Donna Cansfield
Donna H. Cansfield, is a politician in Ontario, Canada, who has represented the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2003...
announced the government's plan to fund 52 transit projects in Ontario to improve transit services provided by GO Transit
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
, the Toronto Transit Commission
Toronto Transit Commission
-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
, York Region Transit
York Region Transit
York Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
's Viva
Viva (bus rapid transit)
Viva is a bus rapid transit service operating in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Viva service is integrated with York Region Transit's local bus service to operate as one regional transit system providing seamless transit service across York Region and connections to northern Toronto.Viva was...
bus rapid transit system, Durham Region Transit
Durham Region Transit
Durham Region Transit is the regional public transit operator in Durham Region, east of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are at 605 Rossland Rd East in Whitby, Ontario, and there are regional centres in Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa.-Overview:...
, Mississauga Transit
Mississauga Transit
MiWay , is a public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The city's Transportation and Works department is in charge of its operation....
, Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit is public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974....
, and the Hamilton Street Railway
Hamilton Street Railway
The Hamilton Street Railway Company is the Transit Division of the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department in Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were streetcars; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact a bus operator...
.
Construction on the 902 kilometres of new or improved rapid transit is to start in 2008 and be in place by 2020. The Government of Ontario has committed two-thirds of the estimated $17.5 billion cost, and has asked the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
to provide the remaining one-third. Municipalities are not expected to contribute to the capital cost of the projects, but would be responsible for any operating subsidies that are required.
Simultaneous with the announcement of MoveOntario 2020, the government announced its intention to fund the development of rapid transit in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
-Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
in the same fashion as the MoveOntario projects (i.e., a two-thirds commitment, with the federal government paying the balance). Thus while the Kitchener-Waterloo RT project is not a formal part of MoveOntario 2020, the government is treating it in the same fashion as the MoveOntario 2020 projects.
The project is widely seen as a key campaign promise by McGuinty for the 2007 Ontario general election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
.
MoveOntario 2020 initiatives have fallen under the umbrella of Metrolinx's regional transportation plan (RTP). The final version of the RTP was released in November 2008.
GO Transit
GO Rail extensions- GO Lakeshore East rail line extension from Oshawa to Bowmanville
- GO Richmond Hill rail lineRichmond Hill LineThe Richmond Hill Line is a surface transit line on Myrtle Avenue in Queens, New York City, United States. Once a streetcar line owned by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, it is now the Q55 Myrtle Avenue bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority....
extension to Aurora Road
GO Rail extensions/capacity expansions
- GO Barrie rail line extension and capacity expansion from Bradford to Barrie
GO Rail capacity expansions
- GO Barrie rail line capacity expansion from Union Station to Bradford
- GO Georgetown rail line capacity expansion from Union Station to Georgetown
- GO Lakeshore West rail line capacity expansion by adding a third track from Port Credit to Oakville
- GO Lakeshore West rail line capacity expansion by adding a third track from Burlington to Hamilton
- GO Lakeshore East rail line capacity expansion by adding a third track from Union Station to Scarborough
- GO Milton rail line capacity expansion from Union Station to Milton
- GO Richmond Hill rail lineRichmond Hill LineThe Richmond Hill Line is a surface transit line on Myrtle Avenue in Queens, New York City, United States. Once a streetcar line owned by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, it is now the Q55 Myrtle Avenue bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority....
capacity expansion from Union Station to Richmond Hill - GO Stouffville rail line capacity expansion from Union Station to Stouffville and extension of the line to Uxbridge
New GO Rail lines
- GO Crosstown rail line between Weston Road and the Don Valley
- GO Crosstown rail line between the Don Valley and Agincourt
- GO rail line from Union Station to Bolton
- GO rail line on the Havelock line from Agincourt to Pickering
- GO rail line on the Seaton line from Agincourt to Brock Road in Pickering
GO Rail conversion
- GO Lakeshore rail line electrification (SuperGO)
GO Bus Rapid Transit
- GO Bus Rapid Transit along Highway 403 from Oakville GO rail station to Mississauga
- GO Bus Rapid Transit northwest Toronto link from Renforth Drive to York University
- GO Bus Rapid Transit on Markham Road from Highway 407 in Markham to Highway 401
- GO Bus Rapid Transit on Highway 401 from Markham Road in Scarborough to Pickering GO rail station
- GO Bus Rapid Transit connector on Highway 427 from Renforth Drive to Highway 407
- GO Bus Rapid Transit along Highway 407 from York University to Langstaff (Yonge Street) and on to Markham Road
- GO Bus Rapid Transit along Highway 407 from Burlington to Highway 401
- GO Bus Rapid Transit along Highway 407 from Highway 401 to Highway 427
- GO Bus Rapid Transit along Highway 407 from Highway 427 to York University
Toronto Transit Commission
Subway/RT extensions- Spadina subway line extension north from Downsview StationDownsview (TTC)Downsview is a station of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at the intersection of William R. Allen Road and Sheppard Avenue West. The station is currently the northern terminus of its western branch, the Spadina line. It is also a ‘Vivastation’ on the...
to Highway 7 (Vaughan Corporate Centre)Vaughan Corporate Centre (TTC)Vaughan Corporate Centre is the working name of a planned station of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to be built on its western branch, the Spadina line. Construction has now begun at Highway 7 and Millway Avenue, west of Jane Street... - Yonge subway line extension north from Finch StationFinch (TTC)Finch is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 5714 Yonge Street between Finch Avenue East and West...
to Highway 7 (Langstaff Road) - Scarborough RT extension from McCowan StationMcCowan (TTC)McCowan is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 1275 McCowan Road, just north of Ellesmere Road at Bushby Drive/Town Centre Court...
to Sheppard AvenueSheppard AvenueSheppard Avenue is an east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A small portion of a continuation of the road in Pickering, Ontario is also called Sheppard Avenue.-History:...
New Light Rail Transit lines
- Waterfront West Light Rail TransitWaterfront West LRT (TTC)The Waterfront West LRT was a proposed light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the Transit City proposal announced on March 16, 2007, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. As the shortest and least expensive Transit City line, it was expected to cost approximately...
from Union StationUnion (TTC)Union Station is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the Toronto subway and RT. Opened in 1954 along with the first twelve subway stations of Toronto, it is located between the Yonge Street and University Avenue sections of the line at 55 Front Street West between Bay Street and York...
to Long Branch - Sheppard Avenue Light Rail TransitSheppard East LRT (TTC)The Sheppard East LRT was a planned light rail line that was cancelled during construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as part of the scrapped Transit City proposal announced March 16, 2007. It was to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. Metrolinx had budgeted $944.5 million from 2009...
from Don Mills StationDon Mills (TTC)Don Mills is the eastern terminus station of the Sheppard line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is also a "Vivastation" on the Viva Green line of York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system...
to Morningside Avenue - Finch Avenue West Light Rail TransitEtobicoke-Finch West LRT (TTC)The Etobicoke-Finch West LRT was a proposed light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the Transit City proposal announced on March 16, 2007, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission...
from Highway 27Highway 27 (Ontario)Highway 27, formerly known as King's Highway 27, was a provincially maintained highway in southern Ontario that is now cared for by the city of Toronto, York Region and Simcoe County. It is considered an undivided expressway in Toronto's municipal expressway network...
to Finch StationFinch (TTC)Finch is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 5714 Yonge Street between Finch Avenue East and West... - Don Mills Road Light Rail TransitDon Mills LRT (TTC)The Don Mills LRT was a proposed light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the Transit City proposal announced March 16, 2007, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. It was expected to cost approximately $675 million, with construction to begin in 2012, and an expected...
from Steeles AvenueSteeles AvenueSteeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...
to the Bloor-Danforth subway - Jane Street Light Rail TransitJane LRT (TTC)The Jane LRT was a proposed light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the Transit City proposal announced March 16, 2007, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. It was expected to cost approximately $630 million, with construction to begin in 2013 and opening in 2017...
from Steeles West StationSteeles West (TTC)Steeles West is a planned station of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to be built on its western branch, the Spadina line. If built, it would be a temporary terminus, until the line is extended further to Vaughan Corporate Centre...
to Jane StationJane (TTC)Jane is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 2440 Bloor Street West at Jane Street. It was opened in 1968.- Entrances :... - Malvern Light Rail TransitScarborough Malvern LRT (TTC)The Scarborough Malvern LRT was a proposed light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the Transit City proposal announced on March 16, 2007 to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. It was expected to cost approximately $1.26 billion including vehicles, property, escalation...
from Kennedy stationKennedy (TTC)Kennedy is the terminal subway station of the Bloor-Danforth and Scarborough RT lines of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 2455 Eglinton Avenue East, just east of Kennedy Road. The station opened in 1980 in what was then the Borough of Scarborough with the Bloor-Danforth platform, and the...
to MalvernMalvern, TorontoMalvern is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 44,315. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, in the district of Scarborough. Scarborough was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new City of Toronto in 1998... - Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line from Black Creek DriveBlack Creek DriveBlack Creek Drive is a north-south arterial road in Toronto, Ontario that extends from Highway 400 at Jane Street, near Ontario Highway 401 to Weston Road in the south. Originally intended to be a freeway extension of Ontario Highway 400, it was built instead as an arterial road after public...
to McCowan StationMcCowan (TTC)McCowan is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 1275 McCowan Road, just north of Ellesmere Road at Bushby Drive/Town Centre Court...
in ScarboroughScarborough, OntarioScarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
TTC Transitway development
- Yonge surface transit improvements from Finch StationFinch (TTC)Finch is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 5714 Yonge Street between Finch Avenue East and West...
to Steeles AvenueSteeles AvenueSteeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...
York Region Transit/Viva
New Viva Bus Rapid Transit lines- Viva Markham North-South Link from Markham Centre to Don Mills station
Viva Transitway development
- Viva Yonge Street from Steeles Avenue to Highway 7 (Langstaff)
- Viva Yonge Street from Highway 7 (Langstaff) to 19th Avenue in Richmond Hill
- Viva Yonge Street from 19th Avenue to Newmarket
- Viva Highway 7 from Highway 50 to Yonge Street (Langstaff)
- Viva Highway 7 from Yonge Street (Langstaff) to Cornell
MiWay (formerly Mississauga Transit)
Mississauga Transitway (BRT)- Mississauga Transitway west of Mississauga City Centre to Winston Churchill Boulevard
- Mississauga Transitway east of Mississauga City Centre to Renforth Drive
New Light Rail Transit lines
- Dundas Street West Light Rail Transit from Kipling station to Hurontario Street
- Hurontario Light Rail Transit from Queen Street in Brampton to Lakeshore Road in Mississauga
Other projects
Pearson air-rail link- Link from Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto Pearson International AirportToronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population...
to Union StationUnion Station (Toronto)Union Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Toronto, located on Front Street West and occupying the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in the central business district. The station building is owned by the City of Toronto, while the...
Brampton Transit
- Brampton ZümZümZüm is a bus rapid transit system for the suburban city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, northwest of Toronto owned and operated by Brampton Transit. The first phase calls for three corridors operating in mixed traffic, similar to York Region Transit's Viva network...
(formerly Acceleride) on Queen Street from Main Street to Highway 50
Durham Region Transit
- Durham rapid transit line on Highway 2 from OshawaOshawa, OntarioOshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
to PickeringPickering, OntarioPickering is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest metropolitan area in Canada.- Early Period :...
Hamilton Street Railway
- Hamilton east-west rapid transit on King/Main Streets from Eastgate Mall to McMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
- Hamilton north-south rapid transit on James/Upper James Streets from Rymal Road to King Street
External links
- MoveOntario 2020 Government of Ontario site
- TTC Environmental Citizen's Advocacy Group