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===Transportation=== {{main|Transportation in Mississauga}} ====Rail==== Mississauga is on three major railway lines (one each owned by the [[Canadian National Railway]], the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], and [[Metrolinx]]). Toronto–Sarnia [[Via Rail]] trains on the [[Quebec City-Windsor Corridor]] pass through Mississauga and make [[request stop]]s at [[Malton GO Station]] in the northeast of the city. Other Via Rail services stop in the neighbouring cities of [[Brampton GO Station|Brampton]], [[Oakville GO Station|Oakville]], and [[Union Station (Toronto)|Toronto]]. ====Commuter rail==== {{See also| GO Transit}} Commuter rail service is provided by [[GO Transit]], a division of Metrolinx, on the [[Lakeshore West line|Lakeshore West]], [[Kitchener line|Kitchener]], and [[Milton line|Milton]] lines. All-day service is provided along the Lakeshore West line, while the Kitchener and Milton lines serve commuters going to and from Toronto's [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]] during rush hours. ====Bus==== {{Main|MiWay}} The city's public transit service, [[MiWay]] (formerly Mississauga Transit), provides bus service along more than 60 routes across the city, and connects to commuter rail with GO Transit as well as with Brampton Transit, Oakville Transit, and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). MiWay operates routes for both local service (branded as "MiLocal") and [[limited-stop]] service (branded as "MiExpress"). Intercity buses operated by GO Transit stop at GO Train stations throughout the city and the [[Square One Bus Terminal]]. ====Mississauga Transitway==== {{Main|Mississauga Transitway}} A 12-station [[Bus rapid transit|busway]] similar to [[Ottawa]]'s [[Rapid transit in Ottawa|Transitway]] was built parallel to Highway 403 from [[Winston Churchill Boulevard]] to Renforth Avenue, via the [[Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/brt |title=Residents – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project |website=Mississauga.ca |access-date=2010-07-27 |archive-date=28 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728085058/http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/brt |url-status=dead }}</ref> Opened in stages, the Mississauga Transitway was completed on 22 November 2017 with the opening of the final station: [[Renforth station|Renforth]]. The service also connects to [[Kipling (TTC)|Kipling Subway Station]] in Toronto, via mixed lane traffic after Renforth station.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Transitway|url=http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway/transitwayabout|work=MiWay|publisher=City of Mississauga|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> ====Hurontario LRT==== {{Main|Hurontario LRT}} There are plans for the construction of an [[Light rail transit|LRT]] line along [[Hurontario Street]] stretching from Port Credit to southern Brampton, and possibly to Brampton's downtown. The project went through the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) which includes environmental assessment. The line will be fully funded by the provincial government, with construction set to begin in 2018. Rapid transit lines could possibly be built on some other main thoroughfares, namely Dundas Street and Lakeshore Road, but no definite dates have been set.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurontario-main.ca/ |title=Hurontario Main Street |website=Hurontario-main.ca |access-date=2010-07-27 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182829/http://www.hurontario-main.ca/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2024, progress for the Hurontario LRT is well underway, with an expected completion of late 2024 to mid-2025. ====Toronto Subway==== {{Main|Line 5 Eglinton}} In addition to the {{Cvt|19|km}} light rail line, there are plans to extend Line 5 Eglinton to [[Renforth station]] and [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] though eastern Mississauga by 2030–2031 bringing the [[Toronto Subway]] into Mississauga. There will be 4 stops in the city at Renforth Gateway connecting with the Mississauga Transitway and serving the Airport Corporate Centre, Convair serving the GTAA headquarters and airfield and aircraft maintenance areas, Silver Dart serving rental car facilities and airport hotels, and Pearson Airport serving the airport at a future transit hub.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/eglinton-crosstown-west.aspx|title = Eglinton Crosstown West Extension - Projects |website=Metrolinx.com}}</ref> ====Highways==== [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]] (or the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, connecting [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] to the [[Quebec]] border) passes through the city's north end. The eastern part uses the collector/express lane system and feeds into [[Ontario Highway 403|Highway 403]], the main freeway in the city, which runs through the City Centre and [[Erin Mills]] areas. The [[Queen Elizabeth Way]], the city's first freeway, runs through the southern half of the city. These three freeways each run east–west, with the exception of the 403 from the 401 to Cawthra Road, and from the 407 to QEW. North of the 401, the collector lanes of the 403 become [[Ontario Highway 410|Highway 410]], which goes to Brampton. Part of [[Ontario Highway 409|Highway 409]] is within the city of Mississauga, and it provides access to [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Pearson Airport]]. Two other freeways run along or close to Mississauga's municipal borders. [[Ontario Highway 407|Highway 407]] runs metres from the northern city limits in a power transmission corridor and forms the city's boundary with Milton between highways 401 and 403. [[Ontario Highway 427|Highway 427]] forms the Toronto-Mississauga boundary in the northeast, and is always within 2 kilometres of the boundary further south, with the exception of the area around [[Centennial Park (Toronto)|Centennial Park]]. ====Air==== [[File:Air Canada B777-200LR - panoramio.jpg|alt=|thumb|220x220px|Most of Pearson International Airport is located within Mississauga (skyline visible in background)]] [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Lester B. Pearson International Airport]] (YYZ), operated by the [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]] in the northeastern part of the city, is the largest and [[List of the busiest airports in Canada|busiest airport in Canada]]. In 2015, it handled 41,036,847 passengers and 443,958 aircraft movements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://origingtaa.torontopearson.com/uploadedFiles/GTAA/Content/About_GTAA/Statistics/TrafficSummary_Dec2015.pdf|title=Toronto Pearson traffic summary|publisher=[[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]]|date=2 February 2016|access-date=29 December 2016|archive-date=30 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230002026/https://origingtaa.torontopearson.com/uploadedFiles/GTAA/Content/About_GTAA/Statistics/TrafficSummary_Dec2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a major North American global gateway, handling more international passengers than any airport in North America other than [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]. Pearson is the [[airline hub|main hub]] for [[Air Canada]], and a hub for passenger airline [[WestJet]] and cargo airline [[FedEx Express]]. It is served by over 75 airlines, having over 180 destinations.<ref name="Mississauga Transportation">{{cite web|title=Transportation|url=http://www7.mississauga.ca/documents/business/profiles/transportation.pdf|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> ====Bicycle==== In 2010, the City of Mississauga approved a Cycling Master Plan outlining a strategy to develop over {{convert|900|km|mi|abbr=off}} of on and off-road cycling routes in the city over the next 20 years. Over 1,000 Mississauga citizens and stakeholders contributed their thoughts and ideas to help develop this plan. The plan focuses on fostering cycling as a way of life in the city, building an integrated network of cycling routes and aims to adopt a safety first approach to cycling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/trails/masterplan |title=Mississauga Cycling Master Plan |website=Mississaugacycling.ca |access-date=2010-01-23}}</ref> As of 2024, the city has bi-directional bus lanes on most major arteries, with designated bike paths on many roads such as Eglinton Avenue, Lakeshore Road West, Burnhamthorpe Road and Derry Road, to name a few. For roads which do not have designated bike lanes, there is often signage posted as well as markings on the road, indicating that bikes are permitted to use the shoulder where available, or the right-most lane in most other situations.
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