The Cities of Brampton and Mississauga are hosting public information centres, where you can learn more about plans to build a light rail transit line along Hurontario and Main Streets.
The LRT system is a key part of the two cities’ vision for the Hurontario - Main corridor, which stretches from the lakeshore in Port Credit to downtown Brampton.
City staff intend that the LRT would be more than a transportation route, but also a way to increase economic and residential development and improved the quality of life throughout Mississauga and Brampton.
Staff say that the project will help transform the two cities from suburban to urban. It supports growth and positive change by connecting people with destinations using sustainable transit, addresses congestion and improves traffic along the corridor.
Next week, the two cities host the first of three public information centres for this phase of the project. You can learn more about what’s ahead and provide project staff with your ideas, comments and input about the plans. This first set of meetings focuses on alternatives for the LRT route, whether the line should operate along separate rights of ways along city streets and where the LRT stops should be.
The meetings take place Monday, June 25 in Brampton and Tuesday, June 26 in Mississauga.
The cities intend to hold the next set of public meetings in November. Those events will build upon the information staff gathered from the first meetings and they will recommend the final LRT route, the sites for stops and how it will integrate into the streets and traffic along its route.
A third set of meetings follows — likely in April 2013. Those meetings will present the draft environmental project report, which summarizes the engineering and environmental studies and details how to implement the project.
Brampton
Monday, June 25
from 3 until 8 p.m.
Rose Theatre,
1 Theatre Lane.
Getting there by public transit
- Brampton Transit buses operating along the 1 Queen, 24 Van Kirk, 25 Edenbridge, 52 McMurchy and 501 Züm Queen to the Downtown Transit Terminal. Walk west two blocks along Nelson Street West and Theatre Lane.
- Brampton Transit buses operating along the 2 Main and 502 Züm Main routes to Main Street North and Nelson Street West (Nelson Züm stop). Cross Main Street North and walk along Theatre Lane to the entrance.
- GO Transit buses operating along the 31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto, 34 Brampton / Pearson / North York, 35 Brampton / Humber College / North York, 36A Brampton / North York express and 37 Orangeville / Brampton routes to the Downtown Transit Terminal. Walk west two blocks along Nelson Street West and Theatre Lane.
Mississauga
Tuesday, June 26
from 3 until 8 p.m.
The Great Hall,
Mississauga Civic Centre
300 City Centre Drive
Getting there by public transit
- Westbound MiWay buses operating along the 26 Burnhamthorpe route and southbound buses operating along the 91 Hillcrest route to City Centre Drive. Walk west.
- Eastbound MiWay buses operating along the 26 Burnhamthorpe route and northbound buses operating along the 91 Hillcrest route to Duke of York Boulevard and City Centre Drive. Cross both streets at the signals, then walk west to the Civic Centre.
- Southbound MiWay buses operating along the 8 Cawthra route to Duke of York Boulevard and Princess Royal Drive. Walk south, then west.
- Northbound MiWay buses operating along the 8 Cawthra route to City Centre Drive and Duke of York Boulevard. Cross Duke of York at the signal, then walk west.
- Southbound MiWay buses operating along the 6 Credit Woodlands route to Living Arts and City Centre Drives. Cross Living Arts at the signal and walk one block east.
- Northbound MiWay buses operating along the 6 Credit Woodlands route to Living Arts and Princess Royal Drives. Walk one block south, then one block east.
- Southbound MiWay buses operating along the 28 Confederation route to Confederation Parkway and City Centre Drive. Cross Confederation at the signal and walk two blocks east.
- Northbound MiWay buses operating along the 28 Confederation route to Confederation Parkway and Princess Royal Drive. Walk one block south, then two blocks east.
- MiWay buses operating along the 3 Bloor, 7 Airport, 9 Rathburn - Millers Grove, 10 Bristol - Britannia, 18 **Northwest Explorer, 19 Hurontario, 20 Rathburn, 34 Credit Valley, 53 Kennedy, 61 Mavis, 66 McLaughlin, 68 Windsor Hill, 76 City Centre - Subway, 107 Airport express, 109 Meadowvale express or 110 University express routes to the City Centre Terminal. Transfer to MiWay buses operating along the 8 Cawthra, 26 Burnhamthorpe or 91 Hillcrest routes (or walk six blocks) to the Civic Centre.
- Brampton Transit buses operating along the 502 Züm Main route to the City Centre Terminal. Transfer to MiWay buses operating along the 8 Cawthra, 26 Burnhamthorpe or 91 Hillcrest routes (or walk six blocks) to the Civic Centre.
- Eastbound GO Transit buses operating along the 19 Oakville / North York, 21 Milton / Toronto or 29 Guelph / Mississauga route to Duke of York Boulevard and Princess Royal Drive. Walk south, then west.
- Westbound GO Transit buses operating along the 19 Oakville / North York, 21 Milton / Toronto or 29 Guelph / Mississauga route to Duke of York Boulevard and Princess Royal Drive. Cross at the signal, then walk south, then west.
- GO Transit buses operating along the 25 Waterloo / Mississauga, 45 Mississauga / York U, 46 Oakville / York U or 47 Hamilton / York U routes to Square One Terminal. Transfer to MiWay buses operating along the 8 Cawthra, 26 Burnhamthorpe or 91 Hillcrest routes (or walk six blocks) to the Civic Centre.
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