Strategic Directions and New Actions for Goods Movement in the GTHA

Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is responsible for developing and maintaining a Regional Transportation Plan and investment strategy for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). In 2008, its Board of Directors approved The Big Move, its first Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The RTP is currently undergoing a legislated review. An updated draft plan will be published in mid-2017. This paper describes the development of new strategic directions and a new action plan for goods movement in the GTHA, which was prepared in support of the current review of the RTP. The new action plan represents an update of the multi-partner plan developed to support The Big Move. The paper explains how the update responds to a review of new issues and challenges as expressed by Metrolinx and its public sector, private sector, organizational and academic partners. The paper points out that there are many challenges and opportunities in goods movement in the GTHA (and elsewhere). Addressing these needs requires coordination among many public and private sector interests, while allowing for and encouraging individual initiatives and innovations.

• Record URL:
  http://tac-atc.ca/sites/tac-atc.ca/files/conf_papers/kriger.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • Kriger, D
  • Gill, V
• Conference:
  • TAC 2016: Efficient Transportation - Managing the Demand - 2016 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 1 PDF file, 1.9 MB, 19p.
• Monograph Title: TAC 2016: Efficient Transportation - Managing the Demand - 2016 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Conferences; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Planning; Regions; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 1112: Freight transport; 741: Goods traffic; 143: Planning; 378: Region; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01616335
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Nov 15 2016 4:51PM