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The Mississauga Transitway is a proposed Bus-only roadway in Mississauga, spanning most of the city, from Winston Churchill Rd., to the junction of Highways 401 and 427 in the city of Toronto. Proposed in the 1970s, the plan has evolved over time. In the 1990s, a serious proposal intended to build a transitway from Ridgeway Rd at the very western edge of the city, to the westernmost station of Toronto's proposed Eglinton West subway. After this line was cancelled, the proposal was revised to its current state: The plan now calls for a dedicated transitway from Winston Churchill to Erin Mills, where the buses would then use dedicated shoulder lanes on Highway 403 to get to the City Centre terminal. From there, a dedicated transitway would parallel Highway 403 to Cawthra Road, and the follow Eastgate Parkway to Eglinton Avenue East, and Eglinton to Highway 427. From there, the buses would likely run in mixed traffic on Highway 427 and Dundas Street West to reach the proposed multimodal transit terminal at Kipling station on the TTC's Bloor-Danforth subway line.
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The Mississauga Transitway is a proposed Bus-only roadway in Mississauga, spanning most of the city, from Winston Churchill Rd., to the junction of Highways 401 and 427 in the city of Toronto. Proposed in the 1970s, the plan has evolved over time. In the 1990s, a serious proposal intended to build a transitway from Ridgeway Rd at the very western edge of the city, to the westernmost station of Toronto's proposed Eglinton West subway. After this line was cancelled, the proposal was revised to its current state.
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At a joint meeting attended by MTO, TTC, GO Transit and Mississauga Transit held on July24, 2007, the Province announced that, as a condition of provincial funding, the majority of the project should be handed over to GO Transit. Provincial funding will flow through GO Transit, which will assume responsibility for the majority of the project from the TTC at a hand over date which is currently set for November 15, 2007. Furthermore, MTO requires that the City agree to convey assets at Kipling Station to GO Transit with a value equal to the provincial funding, as part of the funding arrangement.
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As you all should know, effective February 27, 2006, Mississauga Transit bus fares have increased in price. Cash fares are now $2.50, and tickets and passes have increased by $1.00. Although this may seem insignificant at first, for someone who takes the bus twice a day using cash fare will be paying an extra $182.50 annually.
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Mississauga Transit [3] is operated by the City of Mississauga. Because of the lack of urban planning in its early years, the city has become too spread out, causing it to be difficult to traverse without a personal car. As a result, the transit system is still used, yet the routes are somewhat infrequent (waiting times are typically 15 to 45 minutes on week days), and some bus routes are only offered exclusively on week days. In an effort to increase their number of passengers ... Mississauga has put in major efforts to improve the system, including their Clicknride web page, which plans out the most appropriate trip for the rider as well. As of February of 2008, a ride on a Mississauga Transit bus costs $2.75, and transfers (for free entry onto buses within the following two hours since the beginning of the route) must be requested when you are paying. Transfers can also be used for discounts on other public transportation systems in adjacent areas.
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The Mississauga Transit shuttle is intended to support the city’s larger plan to beef up public transit, Ward 7 Councillor Nando Iannicca said. New forms of public transit have been trumpeted recently by Mayor Hazel McCallion as part of the strategic plan to change transportation in her largely car-oriented city.
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