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Metrolinx delivers The Big Move Regional Transportation Plan: Transforming Transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton AreaNovember 5, 2012

Bruce McCuaigPresident & CEO, Metrolinx

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Metrolinx was created in 2006 for the purpose of providing residents and businesses in the GTHA a transportation system that is modern, efficient and integrated

We plan. We deliver. We integrate.

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Divisions of Metrolinx

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61 million riders annually

80% return from the fare box with

21% ridership growth over the past 5 years

94% on-time performance

Operates at 110% capacity

Successfully launched the GO Passenger Charter

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More than 5 M people travel annually

between downtown and the airport

Will connect the busiest airport in Canada

with the busiest transit and passenger rail hub

Will take 1.2 million car trips off our

roads in the first year of operation

Ready for Pan Am Games in 2015

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Electronic smart card fare collection system that enables transit riders in the GTHA to move within and between transit systems using one card.

A single fare card is critical to our vision of an integrated system, one that putscustomers first in the delivery of regional and local transit services.

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Now available across GO Transit (rail and bus), seven municipal bus systems across the GTHA, and 14 TTC subway stationsRolling out to Ottawa and rest of TTC between 2012-2015More than 180,000 cards have been issued, and we anticipate 400,000 by end of year, with 4 to 6 million issued by 2015 Overall customer satisfaction with the Presto card is very strong-March 2011 Pollara research study

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8,242 km2

6 million people

(8.62 million by 2031)

4 levels of government

30 municipalities

10 transit agencies

Regional context: The GTHA

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The region has a problem: Congestion

Metrolinx has a solution:The Big Move Regional Transportation Plan

A 25-year, $50-billion plan to transform mobility across the region

13Conceptual map – not to scaleMap does not include regional GO rail or bus expansions or improvements

The Big Move: Projects underway $16.5 B of transit infrastructure

53 km of new Light Rail

52 km of BRT (VIVA + Transitway)

9 km of new subway extension

25 km of new rail linking the airport to downtown

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New Buses For: Hamilton • Mississauga • Brampton • Durham

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Toronto Light Rail Projects We are moving forward with four lines - Eglinton, Scarborough, Sheppard, Finch

Construction is underway on the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown

Metrolinx will design, build, finance and maintain the Crosstown using Infrastructure Ontario’s Alternative Financing and Procurement process

The Toronto Transit Commission will operate the Crosstown

Metrolinx will deliver all projects by 2021

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Proposed Completion Dates for Toronto Projects

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York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Concept image along Davis Drive

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Mobility Hubs in The Big Move

What is a mobility hub? Major transit station

and surrounding area with significant levels of planned transit service and high development potential

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Other Metrolinx sustainable mobility initiatives

Smart Commute

A partnership between Metrolinx and municipalities, collaborating with employers to help commuters explore alternatives to the single-occupancy commute: choices like carpooling, cycling, teleworking and public transit

Carpool to GOProvides priority parking to GO Transit customers who carpool to GO Rail stations; successful pilot at 4 stations to be expanded to a total of 22 stations by 2013/14

BikeLinx$5 million program in which municipalities across the GTHA received funding aimed at making it easier for people to combine use of their bicycles and public transit on the same trip

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Implementing The Big Move: How do we get there? Make integrated transportation a priority of

business and government Explain to fellow citizens why public transit is

important to their future and the success of the Region

Find new and innovative ways to raise dedicated and sustainable funds

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Revenue tools used in other jurisdictions Auto Insurance Tax Car Rental Fee Carbon Tax Cordon Charge Corporate Income Tax Development Charges(DC’s) Driver’s License Tax Employer/Employee Payroll Tax Fuel Tax Highway Tolls Hotel Accommodation Levy Land Transfer Tax (LTT) Land Value Capture

Land Value Capture (LVC) High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes New Vehicle Sales Tax Parking Levy Parking Sales Tax Personal Tax Sales Tax Special District Charge Transit Fare Increase Transit Fare Restructuring Utility Levy Vehicle-Kilometres Travelled (VKT) Fee Vehicle Registration Fee

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What’s next?

We need to have an open and honest discussion with partners, stakeholders and the public about funding The Big Move

This discussion has already begun, and we expect it to continue to build over the coming weeks and months

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