MoveOntario 2020 was a 2007 plan proposed by the

Government of Ontario The government of Ontario (french: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governor� ...

that would fund 52 rapid-transit projects throughout the

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and

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Area in

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. It was succeeded by

The Big Move The Big Move is the regional transportation plan (RTP) published by Metrolinx for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) in Ontario, Canada. It makes specific recommendations for transit projects, resulting from seven "green papers" and ...

and

GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...

's Go 2020.

History

On June 15, 2007, Premier

Dalton McGuinty Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. (born July 19, 1955) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Liberal leader to win two majority governments since Mitchell Hepburn nea ...

and

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Donna Cansfield announced the government's plan to fund 52 projects in Ontario to improve transit services provided by

, the

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's Viva bus rapid transit system,

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, and the

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. Construction on 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

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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). 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

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by McGuinty for the

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. 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.The Big Move
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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

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*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

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to Highway 7 (Vaughan Corporate Centre) * Yonge subway line extension north from

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to Highway 7 (Langstaff Road) *

Scarborough subway extension Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, s ...

from

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to Sheppard East (to replace the current Scarborough RT line) New Light Rail Transit lines * Waterfront West Light Rail Transit from

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to Long Branch * Sheppard Avenue Light Rail Transit from

Don Mills Station Don Mills is a subway station that is the eastern terminus of Line 4 Sheppard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is at the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue East and Don Mills Road, within the residential communities of Don Valley Vill ...

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* Finch Avenue West Light Rail Transit from

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Finch West station Finch West is a subway station on the Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway. It is located under Keele Street, north of Finch Avenue West. When Line 6 Finch West opens in 2023, it will serve as the eastern terminus of that line. Desc ...

* Don Mills Road Light Rail Transit from

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to the Bloor-Danforth subway * Jane Street Light Rail Transit from

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* Malvern Light Rail Transit from

Kennedy station Kennedy is both a terminal and interchange station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth and Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway system. Opened in 1980, it is located east of the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue intersection. With the adjacent Ken ...

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Eglinton Crosstown line Line 5 Eglinton (also known as the Eglinton Crosstown or the Crosstown) is a light rail line that is under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Metrolinx and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the line will be part ...

from

Mount Dennis Mount Dennis is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is within the former suburb of York, now Ward 11 in Toronto. Primarily located along Eglinton Avenue between the Humber River and the Kitchener commuter rail line, the neighbourhoo ...

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TTC Transitway development *Yonge surface transit improvements from

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 Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surr ...

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

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*Hamilton north-south BRT(Bus Rapid Transit) on James/Upper James Streets from Hamilton Airport to Waterfront

References

External links

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