MiWay Zero-Emission Transit Maintenance and Storage Facility

Study overview

The City’s planning to develop a Zero-emission Transit Maintenance and Storage Facility at 7300 West Credit Avenue. This will be MiWay’s third garage.

The facility will allow us to expand services, grow our fleet and help us move to zero-emission fleet technologies as part of the City’s Climate Change Action Plan.

The study will include:

• A building feasibility assessment
• Technical studies
• Public consultations
• A business case
• A preliminary design of the facility

Project timeline

This project is following the Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process (TRPAP) to meet the requirements of Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act, O. Reg. 231/08.

We are currently in the pre-planning phase, which involves:

1. Notification of study
2. Public information centre #1
3. Completion of technical studies
4. Public information centre #2
5. Preparation of the draft environmental project report (EPR)

We will then move into the TRPAP phase, which involves:

1. Notice of commencement
2. Public information centre #3
3. Notice of completion
4. Environmental project report public review period
5. Minister review
6. Statement of completion

Public engagement

Community feedback helps us plan and prepare the preliminary design for the proposed facility. Public engagement opportunities will be available throughout the study to participate and share feedback.

In public information centre #1, we’ll introduce the project in more detail and gather preliminary feedback and questions.

Follow the project public engagement site to learn more and sign up for email alerts.

Project contact

If you have any questions about this project, contact Alice Ho, Manager, Transit Studies at miwayZEBtransitgarage@wsp.com.