The Greater Toronto Transportation Authority (GTTA) is a public authority created by the Government of Ontario in 2006 to manage transportation and public transit planning within the Greater Toronto Area. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ...

Responsibilities

The Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Act, 2006^[1] describes the GTTA's primary responsibilities as being:

• to provide leadership in the co-ordination, planning, financing and development of an integrated, multi-modal transportation network that conforms with transportation polices of growth plans prepared and approved under the Places to Grow Act, 2005 applicable in the regional transportation area and complies with other provincial transportation policies and plans applicable in the regional transportation area.

• to act as the central procurement agency for the procurement of local transit system vehicles, equipment, technologies and facilities and related supplies and services on behalf of Ontario municipalities.

In addition, the GTTA is intended to:

• take over responsibility for GO Transit from the present Greater Toronto Transit Agency.
• be responsible for the implementation and operation of the GTA Farecard system for seamless transfers between public transit modes.

On October 12, 2006, the province announced that the GTTA was being granted $10 million in funding to create a GTA-wide transportation plan.^[2]. GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... GTA Farecard is a planned smartcard-based fare payment system to be introduced in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, in 2007. ...

Governance

The GTTA is governed by a board consisting of:

• two appointees of the Ontario government (currently the Chair and Vice-Chair)
• four appointees of the City of Toronto (Mayor David Miller, TTC Chair Adam Giambrone, Councillor Brian Ashton, and Paul Bedford)
• one appointee of the City of Hamilton (Mayor Fred Eisenberger)
• one appointee of Durham Region (Regional Chair Roger Anderson)
• one appointee of Halton Region (Regional Chair Gary Carr)
• one appointee of Peel Region (Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion)
• one appointee of York Region (Regional Chair Bill Fisch)

On October 12, 2006, the provincial government nominated the current mayor of Burlington, Robert MacIsaac, as the Chair of the GTTA. The current Chair of GO Transit, Peter Smith, was nominated as the Vice-Chair.^[3] Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Rosario Marchese, Adam Giambrone and Davenport federal NDP candidate Rui Pires on Dundas Street, Portugal Day 2004. ... Brian Ashton is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... Fred Eisenberger (born 1952) is a Canadian politician. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality located in Ontario, Canada in the southwest part of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1974 was known as Halton County. ... Gary Carr (b. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Area: 288. ... Mayor McCallion was named as a sponsor for a World Vision Canada charity campaign Hazels Hope, fighting AIDS in Africa. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... Motto: Stand By Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Halton Regional Municipality Established 1874 Government  - Mayor Cam Jackson  - Governing Body Burlington City Council  - MPs Mike Wallace (CPC), Garth Turner (Liberal)  - MPPs Joyce Savoline (PC), Ted Chudleigh (PC) Area  - City 187 km²  (72 sq mi) Population (2006)  - City 164,415 (Ranked... GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ...

History

Legislation to create the GTTA was introduced in the Ontario Legislature on April 24, 2006, and was passed and received royal assent on June 22, 2006. Implementation will take place when it is proclaimed by the Lieutenant-Governor. This was expected to occur later in 2006. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... // The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ... In Canada, the lieutenant-governor (often without a hyphen[1], pronounced ), in French lieutenant-gouverneur/lieutenant-gouverneure (always with a hyphen), is the Canadian Monarchs, or Crowns, representative in a province, much as the Governor General is her representative at the national level. ...

References

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External links

• GTAA Website
• GO Transit
• GTA Farecard