Crombie Sets Out First 100 Days of Action to Bring the Subway to Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA — Bonnie Crombie today outlined the steps she would take within her first 100 days as Mayor to advance a Line 2 subway extension into Mississauga, including meetings with government partners and a Council motion to initiate the business case.

“I’m running for Mayor because there is important work to be done. I’m asking residents for a mandate to lead Mississauga into its next chapter: to make life more affordable, keep our neighbourhoods safe and build the transportation network our city needs,” said Crombie.

Crombie’s goal is to extend Line 2 west from Kipling, serving Sherway Gardens and continuing into the heart of Mississauga City Centre, allowing residents to board the subway in Mississauga and travel directly into Toronto’s subway network.

Within her first 100 days, Crombie will:

• Meet with Ontario, Metrolinx, Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission to advance a joint business case and seek agreement on its scope, funding, responsibilities and delivery schedule.
• Meet with federal representatives to seek support for planning and begin discussions about federal participation in funding the project.
• Bring a motion to Council to initiate Mississauga’s participation in the business case, identify the City’s share of planning funding and direct staff to negotiate the necessary partnership agreements.

“Too many people leave home before their children wake up and struggle to get back for dinner,” said Crombie. “Residents deserve more time with their families and better access to jobs and opportunities. Bringing the subway to Mississauga would help build that future.”

The business case would examine potential routes and stations, ridership, construction and operating costs, and connections to the wider transit network. It would assess the Dundas corridor alongside other technically feasible alignments and examine whether elevated construction along suitable sections could reduce costs and construction time.

Crombie will seek to have the jointly funded study underway within the first year, with an agreed target of completing the initial business case within two years of taking office. Its findings would guide subsequent engineering, environmental work and funding negotiations needed to move towards construction.

Quarterly public reports would track completed work, spending, funding commitments and outstanding decisions.

The subway plan forms part of Crombie’s broader commitment to get Mississauga moving, including getting the Hazel McCallion Line operating, improving bus service and continuing to fight for all-day, two-way service on the Milton GO line.

“Building a subway takes sustained leadership,” said Crombie. “It takes a mayor who brings partners together, makes a strong case and follows through. I’m working to earn residents’ trust and a mandate to get that work done.”