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| map = {hide}switcher }}(File:Mississauga Transitway Etobicoke Creek Station 2021.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Etobicoke Creek Station bus driveway)(File:Mississauga Transitway and Eastgate Pkwy 2021.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Mississauga Transitway running alongside Eastgate Parkway)The Mississauga Transitway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a series of purpose-constructed bus-only roadways, as well as reserved lanes on existing city streets and portions of Highway 403, that together form a continuous {{Convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} route spanning most of the city from Winston Churchill Boulevard in the west to the junction of Highways 401 and 427 in the east on the border with Toronto. Service on the Transitway is provided by MiWay and GO Transit, with some stations providing connections to Brampton Transit and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus services.

History

Originally proposed in the 1970s, the Mississauga Transit plan has evolved over time. At least eighteen studies were made between 1970 and 1992. In the 1990s, a serious proposal intended to build a “transitway” from Ridgeway Drive at the very western edge of the city;WEB,transit.toronto.on.ca/gotransit/2109.shtml, The Mississauga Transitway, November 10, 2006, Transit Toronto, April 26, 2008,transit.toronto.on.ca/gotransit/2109.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20080615030314transit.toronto.on.ca/gotransit/2109.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20080615030314transit.toronto.on.ca/gotransit/2109.shtml, June 15, 2008, this was eventually revised to its current state, with construction beginning in November 2010.JOURNAL, Rapid - Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit News, 3, Mississauga, Fall 2009,www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/BRTnewsletterFall09.pdf, November 8, 2009, NEWS,www.mississauga.com/news-story/3160072-city-breaks-ground-on-brt-station/, City breaks ground on BRT station, Joseph Chin, November 19, 2010, Mississauga News, May 24, 2014, To save money, the stations at Ridgeway Drive, Creditview Road, Mavis Road, and Hurontario Street were dropped, as well as a portion of the proposed busway was replaced with existing roads between Erin Mills and Hurontario.WEB,transittoronto.ca/regional/2109.shtml, The Mississauga Transitway, Transit Toronto, November 15, 2018, The first stretch of the present Transitway opened between Hurontario Street and Dixie Road on November 17, 2014.NEWS,www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-opens-4-transitway-stations-1.2837372, Mississauga opens 4 Transitway stations, November 17, 2014, CBC News, November 21, 2014, Other remaining sections faced delays, and were open in stages until the eastern terminus, Renforth, was opened on November 22, 2017.NEWS,www.mississauga.com/news-story/4502406-key-transit-projects-facing-delays/, Key transit projects facing delays, Tess Kalinowski, May 6, 2014, Torstar Network, via Mississauga News, May 24, 2014, WEB,gotransit.com/public/en/improve/Mississauga_BRT.aspx, Mississauga Transitway Project, GO Transit, May 24, 2014,www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/mississauga_brt.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20140821103249www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/mississauga_brt.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20140821103249www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/mississauga_brt.aspx, August 21, 2014, There were plans to eventually extend Transitway service to a new regional bus terminal at the Kipling subway station in southern Etobicoke,WEB,urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/08/drawing-boards-reality-more-go-train-and-bus-service, From Drawing Boards to Reality: More GO Train and Bus Service, Mackenzie, Robert, August 18, 2017, Urban Toronto, en, October 27, 2017, which came to fruition with the opening of the Kipling Bus Terminal on January 4, 2021.WEB, January 29, 2020, New Kipling Bus Terminal,www.mississauga.ca/miway-transit/about-miway/kipling-bus-terminal/, January 17, 2021, City of Mississauga, WEB, metrolinx, December 14, 2020, Making way for MiWay service with new bus terminal opening at Kipling Transit Hub,blog.metrolinx.com/2020/12/14/making-way-for-miway-service-with-new-bus-terminal-opening-at-kipling-transit-hub/, January 17, 2021, Metrolinx News,

Design and operation

The Mississauga Transitway consists of two busways and bus-priority lanes. The western busway segment parallels Highway 403 from the western terminus at Winston Churchill Boulevard to Erin Mills Parkway. From there, buses use dedicated shoulder lanes on Highway 403 and Centre View Drive to reach MiWay’s City Centre Transit Terminal on Rathburn Road. The longer eastern busway begins east of Hurontario Street, paralleling Highway 403 to Cawthra Road and then following Eastgate Parkway on its north and west side to Eglinton Avenue, and Eglinton on its north side to the eastern terminus at Renforth Drive at the boundary with Toronto.Bus services along the Mississauga Transitway operate similarly to that of the Ottawa Transitway network, using a mixture of express and local routes that call at intermediate stations constructed along the route. Because the Transitway does not directly connect to any major transit hubs other than the City Centre Terminal, all routes that use the Transitway travel in mixed traffic to reach other outlying termini such as Kipling subway station.The Transitway is shared by MiWay standard and articulated buses for intra-city travel, along with GO Transit-operated highway coaches and double-decker buses along inter-city routes. The busways have a maximum speed of {{Convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} on the dedicated roadway between stations, and {{Convert|50|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in the vicinity of stations. MiWay buses operating along the Transitway stop at all stations by request, while GO Transit routes only make stops at Winston Churchill, Erin Mills, Dixie, and Renforth stations (depending on the route).

Funding and construction

The Transitway project, estimated to cost $259 million, was funded as part of the Government of Ontario’s MoveOntario 2020 plan, with both the federal and provincial governments contributing up to a total of $173 million.WEB,www.mississauga.ca/portal/home?paf_gear_id=9700020&itemId=90200082, Mississauga Receives Federal Funding for Bus Rapid Transit Program, March 6, 2007, City of Mississauga press release, April 26, 2008, Construction responsibilities were divided between Metrolinx and the City of Mississauga: Metrolinx was responsible for the western segment between Winston Churchill and Erin Mills, a portion of the eastern segment between Hurontario and Cawthra, and Renforth Station; while the city was responsible for all other stations and segments. Construction on the eastern segment began in November 2010, while Metrolinx launched construction of the western segment in November 2013.NEWS,www.mississauga.com/news-story/4247215-phase-2-of-mississauga-transitway-begins/, Phase 2 of Mississauga Transitway begins, Louie Rosella, November 29, 2013, May 24, 2014, Mississauga News, Including construction, land, design and bus acquisition, Mississauga’s cost was at least $328 million. Metrolinx ‘s cost was over $200 million. The federal government contributed $83 million, bringing the total to approximately $611 million.WEB, Williams, Rachael, December 18, 2017, Amid cost overruns and project delays, the Mississauga Transitway is complete,www.mississauga.com/news-story/8003959-amid-cost-overruns-and-project-delays-the-mississauga-transitway-is-complete/, July 18, 2022, Mississauga News,

Routes using the transitway

{{wide image|File:Mississauga Transitway Map.svg|900px|caption=Transitway map}}

MiWay

With the opening of the first phase on November 17, 2014, MiWay adjusted three of its routes to use the eastern section of the corridor, with service initially operating Monday to Saturday from 4:30 AM to 10:30 PM. A fourth route, 110 University, began using the Transitway lanes on Highway 403 on September 7, 2015, with the opening of Erin Mills station, which is the only Transitway station served by this route.On January 8, 2017, with the opening of the new Winston Churchill station, new Sunday service was implemented on 109 Meadowvale Express, expanding service along the full length of the Mississauga Transitway to 7 days a week.{| class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 100%;” |!Route!Service Type!colspan=“2“|Terminus!Service Span| 87 Meadowvale-Skymark| Local| Meadowvale Town Centre Bus TerminalRenforth station>Renforth| Rush hour 107 Malton Express Express City Centre Transit Terminal| Humber College| September–April: Monday–FridayWestwood Square Mall>Westwood Mall Bus Terminal| September–April: Saturdays May–August: Monday–Saturday| 109 Meadowvale Express| Express| Meadowvale Town Centre Bus Terminal| Kipling Bus Terminal| All week 110 University Express Express City Centre Transit Terminal| Clarkson GO Station Monday–Friday| University of Toronto Mississauga (short turn)

GO Transit

Current GO Transit bus routes that use the Transitway include the following:{| class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 100%;” |!colspan=“2“|Route!Stations served! 19| Mississauga / North YorkDixie station (MiWay)>Dixie, Renforth! 25| Waterloo / MississaugaErin Mills station>Erin Mills, Winston Churchill! 29| Guelph / MississaugaErin Mills station>Erin Mills, Winston Churchill! 40| Hamilton / Richmond HillDixie station (MiWay)>Dixie, Renforth! 41| 407 WestErin Mills station>Erin Mills! 47| 407 WestErin Mills station>Erin Mills! 56| 407 EastErin Mills station>Erin Mills

Stations

There are twelve stations along the transitway. Those along the BRT portion of the route are accessed by street entrances, with Kiss & Ride areas at most stations and Park & Ride lots at selected stations. All stations are wheelchair-accessible, have heated waiting areas, and similar to the Züm service operated by Brampton Transit, loading platforms designed for level boarding.WEB, Mississauga Transitway,www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway/transitwaystations, City of Mississauga, November 24, 2018, Transitway stations are unstaffed and the bus platforms are not fare-paid zones. Fare payment is done when boarding buses as with on-street routes, and either tapping a Presto card or a paper transfer is required for connecting between buses.The following is a list of stations, from west to east:JOURNAL, Rapid - Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit News, 1, Mississauga, Spring 2008,www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/BRTSpring08Newsletter.pdf, November 8, 2009, {| class=“wikitable” style="font-size:90%;border:1px;text-align: center;”! Station !! OpenedWEB, MiWay Five Transit Service Plan,www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway/miwayfive, City of Mississauga, November 25, 2018, !! GO Transit stop !! Parking !! Kiss and ride !! Notes ! {{anchor|Winston Churchill}}Winston Churchill January 2, 2017MIWAY SERVICE AT WINSTON CHURCHILL STATION STARTS ON JANUARY 2 >URL=HTTP://MIWAYBLOG.CA/2016/12/MIWAY-SERVICE-AT-WINSTON-CHURCHILL-STATION-STARTS-IN-JANUARY/ PUBLISHER=CITY OF MISSISSAUGA ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170104055913/HTTP://MIWAYBLOG.CA/2016/12/MIWAY-SERVICE-AT-WINSTON-CHURCHILL-STATION-STARTS-IN-JANUARY/ DATE=DECEMBER 20, 2016, Yes 300 spaces Yes! {{anchor|Erin Mills}}Erin Mills September 7, 2015 Yes 300 spaces Yes

• connection to City Centre via Highway 403’s HOV lane and bus bypass shoulders

! City Centre November 1997 Yes{{efnSquare One Bus Terminal across the road}}>|

• inter-regional transit terminal
• connection to 502 Züm Main
• connection to future Hurontario LRT

! {{anchor|Central Parkway}}Central Parkway November 17, 2014 No Yes! {{anchor|Cawthra}}Cawthra|! {{anchor|Tomken}}Tomken|! {{anchor|Dixie}}Dixie|

• connection to Brampton Transit

! {{anchor|Tahoe}}Tahoe February 16, 2016MiWay will Service Two New Mississauga Transitway Stations February 16HTTP://WWW.MISSISSAUGA.COM/NEWS-STORY/6309103-TWO-NEW-TRANSITWAY-STATIONS-OPEN-TODAY/ >TITLE=TWO NEW TRANSITWAY STATIONS OPEN TODAY LAST=WILLIAMS NEWSPAPER=MISSISSAUGA NEWS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 19, 2018, No No

• originally Fieldgate.

! {{anchor|Etobicoke Creek}}Etobicoke Creek|

• originally Fieldgate North

! {{anchor|Spectrum}}Spectrum May 1, 2017HTTP://MIWAYBLOG.CA/2017/04/MIWAY-WILL-SERVICE-TWO-NEW-MISSISSAUGA-TRANSITWAY-STATIONS-MAY-1/>TITLE=MIWAY WILL SERVICE TWO NEW MISSISSAUGA TRANSITWAY STATIONS MAY 1 PUBLISHER= CITY OF MISSISSAUGAACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 19, 2018, No No ! {{anchor|Orbitor}}Orbitor| ! {{anchor|Renforth}}Renforth November 22, 2017NEWPORT>FIRST1=ASHLEYURL=HTTPS://WWW.INSAUGA.COM/MIWAY-TO-BEGIN-SERVICING-NEW-STATION-TOMORROWACCESS-DATE=NOVEMBER 24, 2017DATE=NOVEMBER 21, 2017, Yes No

• connection to Toronto Transit Commission buses
• connects to Kipling subway station via Hwy 427
• planned future connection to extension of Line 5 Eglinton

A multi-modal interchange with the western extension of the TTC’s Line 5 Eglinton is currently under construction at Renforth station.WEB, August 5, 2022, Second tunnel starts as Rexy joins Renny in tunnelling the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension,blog.metrolinx.com/2022/08/05/second-tunnel-starts-as-rexy-joins-renny-in-tunnelling-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/, live,web.archive.org/web/20220806205442/https://blog.metrolinx.com/2022/08/05/second-tunnel-starts-as-rexy-joins-renny-in-tunnelling-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/, August 6, 2022, Metrolinx, A later phase will terminate at the nearby Pearson International Airport. Originally proposed in 2007 under the city of Toronto’s Transit City plan, the first phase of Line 5 will open as far west as Mount Dennis station at Weston Road in 2024, with the extension to Renforth being slated to open circa 2030.NEWS,www.toronto.com/news/crosstown-etobicoke-residents-will-not-have-access-to-the-eglinton-lrt-before-2030/article_b6684a33-19f0-509a-9dae-6dcb7ffbed27.html, CROSSTOWN: Etobicoke residents will not have access to the Eglinton LRT before 2030, toronto.com, September 29, 2021, December 28, 2022, The original plans for the connection featured a full-service below grade BRT station, but only an at-grade median surface stop for the LRT, requiring transferring passengers to cross Commerce Boulevard and descend a set of stairs to access the BRT.WEB,www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/eglinton_crosstown_lrt/pdf/2009-11-20_display_panels_part1.pdf, Welcome to our Public Open House: Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT), November 29, 2009,www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/eglinton_crosstown_lrt/pdf/2009-11-20_display_panels_part1.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20110607124712www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/eglinton_crosstown_lrt/pdf/2009-11-20_display_panels_part1.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20110607124712www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/eglinton_crosstown_lrt/pdf/2009-11-20_display_panels_part1.pdf, June 7, 2011, As of 2020 however, in an addendum to the Line 5 extension, the addendum showed the future Renforth LRT station partially at-grade and the station located off-street on the north side of Eglinton, north of the transitway terminal.WEB, ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT REPORT – 2020 ADDENDUM APPENDIX A DESIGN PLATES,www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/docs/eglinton-crosstown-west/EglintonCrosstownWestExtensionEnvironmentalProjectReport-AppendixA(DesignPlates).pdf, Metrolinx, July 7, 2020,

Ridership {| class“wikitable“|+ Ridership

! Year !! RidershipWEB, Longwell, Karen, July 7, 2022, $528 million Mississauga Transitway ridership dropped by 91% during the pandemic,www.insauga.com/528-million-mississauga-transitway-ridership-dropped-by-91-during-the-pandemic/, July 17, 2022, Insauga, | At least 5 million| 6,083,846 | 574,956| 2,266,910

Criticism

Due to the bankruptcy of contractor B. Gottardo, some stations were not complete 2 years after officially opening.WEB, Williams, Rachael, April 19, 2016, “Disgusting” Transitway stations hit a nerve for Mississauga city councillor,www.mississauga.com/news-story/6503956--disgusting-transitway-stations-hit-a-nerve-for-mississauga-city-councillor/, July 18, 2022, Mississauga News Tuesday, April 19, 2016, Gil Penalosa, a former business analyst for the City of Mississauga, considered the Transitway’s location a mistake. “It should have been built along Burnhamthorpe, the heart of the city.“WEB, Williams, Rachael, March 1, 2016, Mississauga’s Transitway a white elephant in the eyes of city-building expert Gil Penalosa,www.mississauga.com/news-story/6370323-mississauga-s-transitway-a-white-elephant-in-the-eyes-of-city-building-expert-gil-penalosa/, July 17, 2022, Mississauga News, Looking at the Erin Mills station, Amar Shubhanan Lad comments that “Pedestrian and cycling connections in particular are poor, inaccessible and uninviting to try.” Lad also found that a previously existing pedestrian shortcut to the station had been closed at local resident’s request.WEB, Lad, Amar Shubhanan, November 18, 2018, Planning for the First Mile & Last Mile in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area,yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10315/38990/MESMP03010_Lad_A.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y, July 17, 2022,

See also

• Public transport in Canada

Notes

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References

External links

• {{officialwww.mississauga.ca/portal/miway/transitway}}
• Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/mississauga_brt.aspx" title="web.archive.org/web/20140821103249www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/mississauga_brt.aspx">Mississauga MiWay and GO Transit Route and Stations
• BRT Detailed Design Concept Plans
• BRT Detail Design - Winston Churchill to Erin Mills Parkway (DRAFT)
• BRT Detail Design - Hurontario to Cawthra
• BRT Design Plan - Eastgate Pkwy - Cawthra to Fieldgate Section
• BRT Detail Design - Fieldgate to Renforth

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