The Big Move, a Regional Transportation Plan promotes a vision of sustainable growth in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area through the development of both large and small projects across the region. These projects are evaluated using Benefits Case Analyses, thus ensuring quality projects are invested in, while respecting our fiscal responsibility. To move projects along through planning, Benefits Case Analysis, design and implementation into service, sustainable funding is required.

All of these activities require an Investment Strategy.

What is an Investment Strategy?

An Investment Strategy is a plan to provide long-term and stable funding for transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and ensure the future prosperity of our region.

Our objective is to provide Metrolinx with stable funding that will help sustain transportation infrastructure investment into the future and help avoid boom and bust construction cycles caused by unpredictable funding.

Metrolinx Investment Strategy Objective

The Investment Strategy will determine the best funding tools available to generate stable revenue. This will allow the region to embark on a period of constant transportation improvements to keep up with the growth in our region.

Investment Strategy Vision

Metrolinx has outlined the following vision for the Investment Strategy:

• Fair and equitable full-cost transportation pricing;
• Access to a range of dedicated, long-term funding sources and tools;
• Dedicated funding pledged back to support integrated multi-modal solutions;
• A shared responsibility by all three orders of government;
• A meaningful role for private-sector participation;
• Importance of public and stakeholder consultation/engagement;
• Commitment to performance measurement.

Devising the Plan

The Investment Strategy is currently undergoing development. After thorough review and evaluation it will be fully completed in 2013 (as outlined in Provincial legislation).

Continue to check back for opportunities to have your say on how to fund our region’s future.

Read the Draft Investment Strategy, September 2008 here.
Read the Investment Strategy Overview, April 2008 here.