3.09 Metrolinx—Regional Transportation Planning
Chapter 3 Section 3.09 Metrolinx—Regional Transportation Planning relates only to upgrading and expanding the regional Background transportation network but does not include the esti- mated maintenance that is expected to be required to keep the additional transportation infrastructure Metrolinx, an agency of the government of Ontario, in a state of good repair over its useful life. was created by the Greater Toronto Transportation In the first 15 years, Metrolinx plans to imple- Authority Act, 2006, now the Metrolinx Act, 2006 ment the priority transit projects listed in Figure 1. (Act). According to the Act, one of Metrolinx’s Metrolinx’s estimate of the cost of these projects is key objectives is to provide leadership in the co- approximately $33 billion, of which approximately ordination, planning, financing and development of $3 billion had been spent by the province as of an integrated, multi-modal transportation network March 31, 2012. For about half of these projects, in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). the majority of the funding comes from a 2007 The GTHA consists of two single-tier municipalities Chapter 3 • VFM Section 3.09 provincial commitment of $11.5 billion, along with (Toronto and Hamilton), four regional munici- previously announced project funding. The remain- palities (Durham, Halton, Peel and York) and 24 ing priority projects that are funded—such as the local municipalities. Air Rail Link between Union Station and Pearson In November 2008, Metrolinx formally adopted International Airport and projects to revitalize a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)—also known Union Station—are being funded from the prov- as “The Big Move”—that sets out the priorities, ince’s capital budget for GO Transit (the commuter policies and programs for implementing a trans- rail and bus system serving the GTHA, a division of portation system within the GTHA.
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