Getting around the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is getting tougher and tougher. Our roads and our public transit systems simply aren’t up to the job of efficiently and effectively carrying all the people who are trying to use them. In response to these serious issues, the Government of Ontario passed
legislation that created the agency with a mandate to improve the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the region.
The McGuinty Government encouraged Metrolinx to deliver a plan that will fundamentally improve our quality of life in the GTHA. A Metrolinx plan for a seamless, integrated transportation network, with a real focus on public transit, will mean that people and businesses can move easier from York and Durham, through Toronto, Peel, Halton and onward to Hamilton.
Metrolinx is the final piece in a three-part approach by the provincial government to prepare the GTHA for growth and sustained prosperity. Building on the work of the
Greenbelt, which protects more than 1.8 million acres of environmentally sensitive and agricultural land in the heart of the region, and
Places to Grow, a plan that coordinates population and job growth, Metrolinx will develop a world-class transportation system.
Mission Statement
To champion, develop and implement an integrated transportation system
for our region that enhances prosperity, sustainability and quality of life
Why Metrolinx?
Our new name Metrolinx captures the spirit of our mandate: to provide an
integrated multi-modal transportation network that will improve your travel
experience across the metropolitan region that stretches from York and
Durham, through Toronto, Peel, Halton and onward to Hamilton.
Together we can create a transportation system that enhances the
prosperity, sustainability and quality of life.