MoveOntario 2020

Last updated November 13, 2021

MoveOntario 2020 was a 2007 plan proposed by the Government of Ontario that would fund 52 rapid-transit projects throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in Ontario, Canada. It was succeeded by The Big Move and GO Transit's Go 2020.

History

On June 15, 2007, Premier Dalton McGuinty and Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield announced the government's plan to fund 52 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.^[1]

Construction on 902 kilometres (560 mi) of new or improved rapid transit was to start in 2008 and be in place by 2020. The Government of Ontario committed two-thirds of the estimated $17.5 billion cost, and asked the Government of Canada to provide the remaining one-third. Municipalities were not expected to contribute to the capital cost of the projects, but would be responsible for any operating subsidies 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).^[2] Thus while the Kitchener-Waterloo RT project was not a formal part of MoveOntario 2020, the government promised to treat it in the same fashion as the MoveOntario 2020 projects. Despite this, the provincial government would ultimately fund just one third of the project, leaving the Region of Waterloo with a $250 million shortfall to cover, largely through increases to property taxes in the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo.

The project was widely seen as a key campaign promise by McGuinty for the 2007 Ontario general election.^[3]^[4]

MoveOntario 2020 initiatives subsequently fell under the umbrella of Metrolinx's regional transportation plan (RTP), called The Big Move. The final version of the RTP was released in November 2008.^[5]

Projects

All projects subject to the review of Metrolinx.

GO Transit

GO Rail extensions

GO Lakeshore East rail line extension from Oshawa to Bowmanville
GO Richmond Hill rail line 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 (currently Kitchener 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 line 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 via Leaside
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 to Highway 7 (Vaughan Corporate Centre)
Yonge subway line extension north from Finch Station to Highway 7 (Langstaff Road)
Scarborough subway extension from Kennedy Station to Sheppard East (to replace the current Scarborough RT line)

New Light Rail Transit lines

TTC Transitway development

Yonge surface transit improvements from Finch Station to Steeles Avenue

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

Hamilton Rapid Transit proposed corridor. HMTCorridorMap.jpg — Hamilton Rapid Transit proposed corridor.

Pearson air-rail link

Link from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Union Station

Brampton Transit

Brampton Züm (formerly Acceleride) on Queen Street from Main Street to Highway 50

Durham Region Transit

Durham rapid transit line on Highway 2 from Oshawa to Pickering

Hamilton Street Railway

Hamilton east-west LRT(Light Rail Transit) on King/Main Streets from Eastgate Mall to McMaster University
Hamilton north-south BRT(Bus Rapid Transit) on James/Upper James Streets from Hamilton Airport to Waterfront

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References

↑ "Premier of Ontario - News Release - McGuinty Government Action Plan For Rapid Transit Will Move The Economy Forward". Government of Ontario. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
↑ "Premier of Ontario - Backgrounders - MoveOntario 2020 Projects". Government of Ontario. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
↑ Kalinowski, Tess (2007-06-16). "A $17.5B transit promise". Toronto Star.
↑ Bow, James (2007-06-22). "McGuinty Busts it Open". bowjamesbow.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
↑ The Big Move

External links

MoveOntario 2020 Government of Ontario site
TTC Environmental Citizen's Advocacy Group

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[1] "Premier of Ontario - News Release - McGuinty Government Action Plan For Rapid Transit Will Move The Economy Forward". Government of Ontario. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

[2] "Premier of Ontario - Backgrounders - MoveOntario 2020 Projects". Government of Ontario. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

[3] Kalinowski, Tess (2007-06-16). "A $17.5B transit promise". Toronto Star.

[4] Bow, James (2007-06-22). "McGuinty Busts it Open". bowjamesbow.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

[5] The Big Move

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