1. Develop Environmental Responsibility – to contribute to environmental responsibility by reducing private automobile use and developing compact mixed-use development. 2. Connect our City – to contribute to a vibrant, successful city by connecting communities within Mississauga and within the Greater Golden Horseshoe to support a 24-hour city. 3. Build a Reliable and Convenient System – to make transit a faster and more affordable alternative to the automobile, one that is frequent, clean, safe, reliable and convenient, with a transit stop within walking distance of every home and an intricate web of higher order transit. 4. Increase Transportation Capacity – to add capacity to the transportation system through strategic investments in transit, additional links in the street network and active mobility choices. 5. Direct Growth – to direct growth by supporting transit-oriented development policies and deliberate civic actions.

Visionary Action – We will make Mississauga less car-dependent by doubling current transit ridership, and matching the increase in active modes of transportation.

Today, Mississauga is a city designed for the automobile. Just over 11% of the population chooses to travel by transit. Doubling that to 22% will require substantial strategic investments and a re-ordering of priorities. It's a lofty goal, but not without precedent.

Many cities have strategically invested in their cycling and transit infrastructure and had a dramatic impact on their modal split. In Copenhagen, Denmark, for instance, approximately two-thirds of commuters currently travel by transit and bicycle.

With a historical suburban development pattern, separated land uses, and a road network which focuses traffic to a limited number of main roads, Mississauga will find it challenging to reach a modal split close to what Copenhagen enjoys. Yet this visionary action is about transforming our approach, with transit corridors that have more intensive development, and densities that support the transit infrastructure. Corridors will also become vibrant people places designed around the pedestrian, and will foster social and economic exchange.

This action will require many decades to achieve, however, providing a variety of mobility options to residents will ultimately make Mississauga a more sustainable city.

Read what the Strategic Plan says about Developing a Transit-Oriented City

Read what the Action Plan says about Developing a Transit-Oriented City