Dundas Street bus rapid transit

Dundas Street bus rapid transit is a proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor proposed by Metrolinx for the western part of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the regional transportation plan The Big Move.[2] Metrolinx currently refers to the project as Dundas bus rapid transit without the word "Street".[1] The City of Mississauga used the brand Dundas Connects during the development phase.[3]

Dundas Street BRT
Overview
LocaleToronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Technical
System length48 km (30 mi)[1]
System map
Line 2 to Kennedy
Milton line to Union Station
 Kipling
city limits
Toronto (Etobicoke)
Mississauga
 Wharton Way
 Dixie Rd│Dixie GO
 Tomken Rd
 Cawthra Rd
Grenville Dr
 Kirwin Ave/Camilla Rd
 Cooksville GO│Hurontario St Hurontario LRT
Milton line
 Confederation Parkway
 city limits
Mississauga
Oakville
(stops to be determined)
 city limits
Oakville
Burlington
(stops to be determined)
 city limits
Burlington
Hamilton (Waterdown)
(stops to be determined)
 Highway 6

The Dundas BRT is planned to run along Dundas Street from the Kipling Bus Terminal, which connects to Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in Etobicoke, Toronto, to Highway 6 in the neighbourhood of Waterdown in Hamilton. The line will pass through the cities of Mississauga, Oakville, and Burlington. The BRT would also make connections with GO Transit's Milton line and the future Hurontario LRT. The busway will be 48 kilometres (30 miles) long with about 20 kilometres (12 miles) to be located in bus lanes or a dedicated right-of-way[1] The estimated capital cost is $600 million.[2]

Mississauga

As of 2021, Metrolinx has proposed eight BRT stops along Dundas Street between Wharton Way and Confederation Parkway.[4]

Metrolinx has identified two pinch points along the BRT within Mississauga at Cooksville and Erindale Valley. The BRT right-of-way in Cookville between Jaguar Valley Drive and Confederation Parkway is constrained by buildings (including some heritage properties) located close to the street. Metrolinx prefers constructing six lanes on Dundas Street through Cooksville with the two centre lanes reserved for buses.[5]

The Erindale Valley has a pinch point due to the need to protect the environment around the Credit River Valley and Erindale Park. There are also several heritage sites between The Credit Woodlands and Mississauga Road.[6]

On March 5, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Ontario's Associate Minister of Transportation Stan Cho, announced a CA$675,000,000 joint investment for transit projects in Mississauga that includes funding for the Dundas BRT.[7][8]

Burlington

A 2008 Metrolinx report proposed that the Dundas BRT have its western terminus at Brant Street in Burlington, where it would connect to a proposed Brant Street bus rapid transit proceeding south to Burlington GO Station.[9] However, as of 2021, the current webpage for the Dundas BRT makes no mention of a Brant Street BRT, and the proposed western terminal of the Dundas BRT is Highway 6 in Hamilton.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Dundas BRT". Metrolinx. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. "Regional Transit Project Profile: Dundas Street Bus Rapid Transit" (PDF). Metrolinx. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. "Dundas Connects". City of Mississauga. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. "Dundas BRT - Neighbourhoods". Metrolinx. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  5. "The Dundas BRT - Pinch Points - Cooksville Area". Metrolinx. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. "The Dundas BRT - Pinch Points - Erindale Valley Area". Metrolinx. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  7. Neufeld, Abby (March 5, 2022). "Trudeau announces $675M joint investment for Mississauga transit, three new projects promised". ctvnews.ca. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022.
  8. "Better public transit for Mississauga". gc.ca (Press release). PMO. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022.
  9. "SCHEDULE 2: 25-YEAR PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL RAPID TRANSIT AND HIGHWAY NETWORK" (PDF). The Big Move. Metrolinx. November 2008. p. 105. Retrieved November 26, 2015. Other Rapid Transit - Brant (50): Fairview GO - Dundas Street.
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