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Move the GTHA Outcome Harvest Move the GTHA Outcome Harvest February 2019 Introduction The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) has over 7 million people across 30 municipalities, over 8,000 square kilometres, 4 levels of government, and 10 transit agencies. By 2041, over 10 million people will live in the GTHA. Our transportation system is not ready to meet the needs of this growing population. Move the GTHA is a collective of organizations that came together in 2012 to advance the development of a transportation system that connects our region with a network of public transit, regional rail, GO trains and buses, ride-sharing, and active transportation infrastructure. The group represented a diversity of perspectives – health, labour, business, policy, environment, and citizen advocacy – but unanimous in the understanding that investment in our region’s transportation system is urgently needed. Specifically, Move the GTHA advocated for long-term dedicated funding for an efficient, accessible, affordable and fully integrated regional transportation system, with accountable and effective regional governance mechanisms in place. This document summarizes the major activities of the collective as well as key external events from 2008 to 2018. It is intended as a resource to archive our work and events during a very busy decade of transportation advocacy. Setting the Stage December Rob Ford is elected Mayor of Toronto March and immediately says that “Transit City In a bid to speed up transit improvements in the is over” and all future transit expansion Toronto region, the province evicts all municipal in Toronto will be underground. LRT vs politicians from the board of Metrolinx and merges Subway battles at Toronto City Council the transportation planning agency with GO Transit. begin. 2008 2009 2010 Milestone November May Outcome Metrolinx releases a regional transportation The Toronto Board of Trade releases The Move plan called The Big Move for the Greater Ahead: Funding “The Big Move” outlining 16 Spin-off Project Toronto and Hamilton Area. The provincial revenue tools to fund Metrolinx’s The Big plan offers to fully fund the $8.2-billion cost Move. Fork in the Road of Toronto’s Transit City plan. Contextual Shift Move the GTHA Gets Started September February Move the GTHA is formed as a non- CivicAction convened 1000 civic and partisan coalition of public, private and business leaders at its 2011 summit civil society organizations with the shared December to tackle civic issues including goal of increasing public awareness and TAF provides a small grant to regional transportation. Its July engagement across the GTHA about Evergreen to explore an innovation 2011 report called for governments the Province’s “The Big Move” regional lab to help address the problem of to commit to long-term funding transportation plan and the need for a multi-billion dollar regional sources designated for transit and new funding to support the plan’s transportation funding gap. transportation. implementation. 2011 2012 October June Move the GTHA core member Evergreen and TAF host a meeting CivicAction launches a major with 10 active stakeholder groups new advocacy campaign, Your 32, working on advancing public developed in consultation with Move the GTHA’s Shared transit infrastructure for the Move the GTHA members. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Principles area (GTHA). Our region needs a transportation system that is accessible, affordable, equitable, efficient and Milestone integrated across the region. Outcome New revenue sources are required to fund Metrolinx’s Big Move plan. Spin-off Project Funding arrangements must Fork in the Road be dedicated, fair and efficient, transparent and accountable, Contextual Shift regional and sustainable. 2013 December The Ontario Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel issues a report making 20 recommendations on how new transportation projects in the GTHA should be funded. Move the GTHA issues a joint statement of support for the panel’s recommendations. July May Toronto City Council endorses the Move the GTHA launches an Air Metrolinx releases their investment Scarborough subway plan, and the Miles for Social Change campaign strategy, which includes following day, Ontario’s minister reaching out to 800,000 residents recommendations to dedicate new of transportation announced the to collect their opinions on transit revenue sources for transit and province will commit $1.4 billion to funding. In total, 37,000 surveys transportation. the project. were completed. April June September CivicAction releases its “Pledge to Move the GTHA sends open Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Get a Move On” strategy to attract letters to elected officials signed announces that the federal public support for new revenue for by 36 organizations to establish government is prepared to put regional transportation, securing new revenue sources for $660-million into the Scarborough pledges from over half of the transportation. subway extension. region’s elected officials. Through the 2013 Ontario Budget, the Legislature passes the Dedicated Funding for Public Transportation Act, 2013, which makes funding of two cents per litre of Gas Tax for public transit permanent. 2014 October Move the GTHA members meet with Premier Wynne and Minister Del Duca to present a series of immediate calls to action developed and elaborated jointly by the collaborative. March June John Tory is elected Mayor of Toronto Premier Wynne announces The Liberal Party wins a majority on a campaign centred around that the provincial budget will of seats in the legislature in the SmartTrack, a transit service increase earmark portions of existing Ontario general election of 2014, that would use the Metrolinx general revenue streams to create allowing its leader, Kathleen Regional Express Rail (RER) program a $15 billion GTHA fund dedicated Wynne, to continue as premier, to provide additional and more to building and improving moving from a minority to frequent transit service in the City of transportation systems. majority government. Toronto. January April September Move the GTHA hosts a virtual Move the GTHA commissions a survey of 1,042 The Toronto Region Board of Trade town hall with 13,000 residents GTHA-area residents for their opinions on releases a discussion paper called of the 905 on transportation government funding of public transportation Build Regional Transportation Now, funding, with guest panelists infrastructure. influenced by Move the GTHA John Tory (then chair of Civic discussions on the need for strong Action) and Michael Sutherland The Environmental Alliance completes door- governance and use of transparent (Metrolinx). to-door canvassing, resulting in 300 letters business case analyses for to elected officials and 1000 names added to transportation decision-making. CivicAction’s Your32 Pledge. Move the GTHA hosts a virtual town hall for 22,000 GTHA residents on transportation funding, with guest panelists Premier Wynne and Metrolinx President and CEO Bruce McCuaig. Milestone Move the GTHA posts a full page advertisement Outcome in the Toronto Star calling on all three major provincial party leaders to fund a better Spin-off Project transportation network. Fork in the Road Led by Move the GTHA, 29 organizations sign an open letter calling for action on transportation Contextual Shift funding. 2015 October May The Liberal Party, led by Justin Kathleen Wynne announces the Trudeau, won 184 seats, allowing it Province will provide up to $1 billion, to form a majority government with 100% of the capital cost, to build a new Trudeau becoming the next Prime light rail transit (LRT) line in Hamilton Minister of Canada. as part of the largest infrastructure investment in Ontario’s history. Brampton city council votes down a $1.6 billion proposal to bring Light Premier Wynne announces cap and Rail Transit (LRT) through the city’s trade plan. Move the GTHA issues a heritage district, deciding to end letter applauding the plan and making the Hurontario-Main LRT line at several recommendations. Steeles Avenue. April June Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announces As part of Pan/Para Pan Am Games, a the partial sale of Hydro One to finance 235km HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) infrastructure such as transit. network is established. This sets the stage for permanent HOV/HOT (High Ontario government announces details Occupancy Toll) lanes. on a huge expansion of GO rail service, called GO Regional Express Rail (GO RER), a Prime Minister Stephen Harper $13.5-billion investment. announces up to $2.6-billion in federal money to support John Tory’s SmartTrack The provinces releases Building Together: transit plan. Ontario’s Plan to Invest in Public Milestone Infrastructure, which details that transit will be supported through general revenue, Outcome as opposed to new revenue tools, a decision tied to Wynne’s campaign promise of no Spin-off Project new taxes. Fork in the Road Contextual Shift 2016 & 2017 January David Suzuki Foundation and June Pembina depute at executive Ontario government releases committee supporting the road tolls September the Climate Change Action Plan, proposal. TAF and Evergreen release “Collective a comprehensive package to Impact in Motion: Lessons from the invest the money from cap- Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Move the GTHA Collaborative” and-trade into measures that rejects City of Toronto proposal to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) put tolls on the Gardiner Expressway The Ministry of Transportation emissions across the economy, and Don Valley Parkway; instead the
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