Building a Foundation for Prosperity

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Building a Foundation for Prosperity
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Southern Ontario Region

• 12th largest region in North America
• Canadas major economic hub

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Southern Ontario GatewaySystem Overview

• Well-developed and mature transportation network
• Key components
• Road
• Rail
• Marine
• Public transit
• Aviation

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Economic Impact of GatewayDirect Impacts

• The Southern Ontario Gateway generates
• 156,300 direct jobs
• Direct wages of 6.9 billion

Employment(person years)
Wages(millions)
Airports
25,900
1,080
Ports
2,500
140
Rail and Transit
24,200
1,450
Trucking
103,700
4,190
Total
156,300
6,860
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Economic Impact of GatewayCompared to Other
Sectors

• Employment in Gateway-related activities is
  greater than in Ontarios resource industries

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Economic Impact of GatewayMultiplier Impacts

• Including multiplier impacts, the Southern
  Ontario Gateway generates
• 280,500 jobs
• Over 27.3 billion in total GDP

GDP(millions)
Output(millions)
Wages(millions)
Employment(person years)
156,300
Direct
6,860
17,950
32,600
67,800
Indirect
1,680
4,620
14,070
56,400
Induced
1,380
4,680
10,250
280,500
Total
9,920
27,250
56,920
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Economic Impact of GatewayTax Contributions

• Gateway activities generate significant taxes and
  other revenues for all levels of government
• 4.3 billion in revenues

Municipal(millions)
Total(millions)
Provincial(millions)
Federal(millions)
1,070
Businesses
921
147
2,137
1,237
Employees
773
-
2,010
180
Air Passengers
12
-
192
Total
1,706
147
4,339
2,487
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Importance of the GatewayEnabler of the Economy

• Southern Ontario is a critical economic engine
  for Ontario and Canada
• The Gateway is a key enabler of this economy

Share of Canadas GDP
Share of Ontarios GDP
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Importance of the GatewayEnabler of the Economy

• The regions manufacturing capacity has been
  fostered by its transportation network

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Importance of the GatewayRelationship with the
U.S.
94 of Ontarios exports to the U.S.
84 of Ontarios imports from the U.S.
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The Challenges AheadCongestion

• Congestion and pollution are amongst the most
  important local issues

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The Challenges AheadTraffic Growth

• Continued economic growth will generate
  additional transportation activity in the region

2010/2011
2020/2021
2001/2002
Intra-provincial trucking freight (mt)
63.9
81.9
104.2
Inter-provincial trucking freight (mt)
26.5
32.6
40.2
Transborder trucking freight (mt)
44.0
54.7
68.1
Rail freight (mt)
72.0
94.9
125.1
Marine freight (mt)
28.1
29.6
32.7
Air cargo (mt)
0.41
0.53
0.68
Air passengers (m)
28.6
42.0
54.0
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The Challenges AheadPopulation Growth

• Southern Ontarios population is projected to
  increase significantly over the next 20 years

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A Need for Action

• Southern Ontarios transportation system is
  facing serious pressures/problems due to under
  investment over the past 20 years
• These problems will be exacerbated as demands on
  the system increase
• Proactive management and action required to
  improve and expand the regions transportation
  system (need to get the foundation right)

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Gateway Council Vision
To support the prosperity of Southern Ontario by
achieving excellence in an integrated
transportation system
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Performance Targets2021

• Targets have been identified to measure
  performance

2020/2021
2001/2002
Intra-provincial trucking freight (mt)
63.9
114.6
Inter-provincial trucking freight (mt)
26.5
44.2
Transborder trucking freight (mt)
44.0
74.9
Rail freight (mt)
72.0
137.6
Marine freight (mt)
28.1
39.2
Air cargo (mt)
0.41
0.75
Air passengers (m)
28.6
59.4
Transit ridership (passenger trips, m)
582.9
1,091.8
Average commute time (roundtrip, m)
79.0
80.0
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Key Strategic Issues

• Infrastructure
• Financing
• Network efficiency
• Integrated planning
• Borders, security and safety
• Competitiveness

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Policy Framework
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Goal 1Infrastructure and Funding

• Goal 1 Introduce a comprehensive
  infrastructure program and the funding
  mechanisms required to implement it
• Objectives
• (a) Establish a clear list of infrastructure
  priorities
• (b) Seek improvements to provincial
  environmental assessment processes
• (c) Actively engage in all relevant official
  community planning processes
• (d) Strongly support investments in
  transit/commuter projects to reduce traffic on
  regional road network
• (e) Initiate best practices review of funding
  and financing models and their application to
  infrastructure priorities

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Goal 2Network Efficiency

• Goal 2 Fully utilize the capacity of existing
  transportation assets and modes
• Objectives
• (a) Establish task force to monitor and promote
  that regional/intermodal approach be
  implemented in Places to Grow Strategy
• (b) Fully utilize the capacity of existing
  transportation assets and modes before making
  new investments
• (c) Develop improved ITS traffic management
  solutions for all modes of transportation
• (d) Promote development and implementation of
  traffic demand management initiatives
• (e) Endorse and request faster roll-out of
  provinces highway incidence management program
• (f) Improve and expand all regional transit
  systems

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Goal 3Integrated Planning

• Goal 3 Ensure requirements for commercial
  goods and people movements are integrated into
  regional planning processes
• Objectives
• (a) Ensure that the Places to Grow Strategy and
  the Provincial Policy Statement (by the
  Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing)
  provide long term protection of key
  transportation corridors, facilities, and
  supporting lands
• (b) Identify critical components
  (facilities/corridors) of Southern Ontario
  transportation system, and protect
  adjacent/supporting lands
• (c) Establish taskforce to review and influence
  mandate/ governance/role/funding of GTTA
• (d) Establish and define relationship with GTTA
• (e) Prepare integrated and multimodal plan
  (people and goods) for Southern Ontario

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Goal 4Borders, Security, and Safety

• Goal 4 Promote and implement policies and
  regulations conducive to service expansion,
  efficiency, and reliability
• Objectives
• (a) Work with shipper organizations to promote
  increased use of C-TPAT
• (b) Advocate for the elimination of government
  cost recovery programs
• (c) Identify and support initiatives by other
  organizations/agencies to increase border
  capacity and reliability
• (d) Monitor implementation of the Western
  Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and support
  initiatives of other organizations dealing with
  this issue
• (e) Develop strategy to improve flow of goods
  and people across Canada-U.S. border
• (f) Monitor and influence government processes
  for air and surface cargo screening
• (g) Promote the elimination of airport security
  fees

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Infrastructure PrioritiesPreliminary List
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FIRST LEVEL PRIORITIES
Access/Egress toRail Facilities
Increase Capacity of ExistingTransit Systems
Expand GTA Highway System
TwinPeace Bridge
Niagara to GTACorridor
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SECOND LEVEL PRIORITIES
Access/Egress toRail Facilities
407 Transit Corridor
GO Bus Rapid Transit
Increase Capacity of ExistingTransit Systems
Extend and Construct New GO Lines and Local
Transit Corridors
Expand GTA Highway System
Highway 403 Widening
Access/Egress to Port Facilities
Road/RailGrade Separations
TwinPeace Bridge
Niagara to GTACorridor
Border CrossingTechnology
New Land Border CrossingDetroit-Windsor
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THIRD LEVEL PRIORITIES
Access/Egress toRail Facilities
ITS/Traffic Demand Management
407 Transit Corridor
Access Improvements to YYZ
GO Bus Rapid Transit
Increase Capacity of ExistingTransit Systems
Rapid TransitYYZ to Downtown
Extend and Construct New GO Lines and Local
Transit Corridors
Expand GTA Highway System
Rapid TransitRegion of Waterloo
Highway 403 Widening
Access/Egress to Port Facilities
Road/RailGrade Separations
Transit NetworkEnhancements
TwinPeace Bridge
Niagara to GTACorridor
Border CrossingTechnology
New Land Border CrossingDetroit-Windsor
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Thank You

• Richard KoroscilChairT. 905-679-1999F. 905-XXX-
  XXXX E. rkoroscil_at_yhm.com
• John BestExecutive DirectorT. 905-667-0317F. 90
  5-522-5838 E. bestj_at_interlynx.net