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About the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan
Our region is growing quickly, and we must continue the work underway to ensure that people can get to where they need to go, today and in the future.
The 2041 Regional Transportation Plan – the 2041 RTP - is about providing even more people with access to fast, frequent and reliable transit, and making it easier for travellers to use transit, or travel by bike or on foot.
The 2041 RTP guides the continuing transformation of the transportation system in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). It is the blueprint for an integrated multimodal regional transportation system that puts the traveller’s needs first.
Everyone has a role to play in making the transportation system work.
Making the 2041 RTP a reality is only possible through collaboration and partnership, and all those who plan, build, maintain, finance and/or operate transportation in the GTHA need to be involved. This includes the 30 regional and local governments in the GTHA, Metrolinx, the Province of Ontario, the federal government, and the transit agencies (including the GO Transit division of Metrolinx). It also means working with municipalities and the private sector to ensure that land uses – such as for housing, offices, condos, hospitals, school campuses and recreational facilities – are designed to focus on the movement of people, not just vehicles.
This plan also encourages:
- employers to work with us on projects like teleworking and flexible work hours,
- schools and communities to work with us to reverse the trend of kids getting to school by car,
- civic organizations to help us make sure that transit is available to those who need it most and,
- the business community to support the delivery of goods while reducing emissions and conflict with other road users.
Vision, Goals and Strategies to Make it Happen
Developed in partnership with municipal partners and many others, the 2041 RTP builds on the successes of The Big Move (2008), the first regional transportation plan for the GTHA. It presents a vision for the future, and sets out creating strong connections, complete travel experiences, and sustainable and healthy communities as the 2041 RTP’s three goals. To achieve this vision and these three goals, the 2041 RTP outlines five strategies:
- Complete the delivery of current regional transit projects
- Connect more of the region with frequent rapid transit
- Optimize the transportation system
- Integrate transportation and land use
- Prepare for an uncertain future
Full implementation of the 2041 RTP will lead to an integrated and seamless transportation system for the GTHA. It will improve the traveller experience and offer enhanced transportation choices. It will improve access to reliable and frequent rapid transit, and will make travel more affordable by reducing the need to own a car—and will thereby provide associated social, environmental, health and economic benefits.
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2041 RTP (Full Plan, PDF version with accessibility tags)
Chapters 1 & 2 - Introduction & Setting the Stage
Chapter 3 – Vision, Goals, Strategies and Priority Actions
Chapter 4 – Next Steps–Making it Happen
2041 RTP (Full Plan, Print friendly version)
Making it Happen
Whereas the 2041 RTP outlines a vision for our transportation system for the next 25 years, the “Making it Happen” paper is about how we get there. The “Making it Happen” paper launches the discussion on what we, as a region, can do to make the regional transportation system presented in the 2041 RTP a reality. The work of building an integrated transportation system for the GTHA is underway. Our collective success depends on us making progress in how we make decisions, fund transportation, set priorities and monitor our progress.
Implementing the 2041 RTP is a shared responsibility that requires the participation of all municipal partners. Making the 2041 RTP a reality will also require the involvement of the private sector, civic organizations, universities and colleges, the travelling public, and many others.
Read the Making it Happen Paper to learn more
Developing the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan
The 2041 Regional Transportation Plan was informed by an extensive base of new research, knowledge, experience, and engagement with our partners, stakeholders (interested organizations, groups and individuals) and the public. To ensure regional transportation planning decisions continue to be built on a sound, evidence-based foundation, Metrolinx completed technical research, and worked closely with academics and non-governmental organizations to ensure that the updated strategies and policies have considered the work of leading thinkers from a range of transportation-related fields including active transportation, climate change resiliency, transportation demand management, intelligent transportation systems, goods movement, land use and economic outlook, the transit network, roads & highways, urban freight, public health, active transportation, social equity, the customer experience, and more. To read these background documents, please see below.
