MiWay

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MiWay

A MiWay MiLocal (frequent stop) Orion VII hybrid bus
Founded	1969
Headquarters	3484 Semenyk Court
Locale	Mississauga, Ontario
Service area	Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Toronto
Service type	Public Transit
Routes	59 local 7 express 3 limited-stop 14 regular school 13 summer school 1 TTC-contracted
Stops	3673[1]
Hubs	28 (8 outside the city)
Depots	2
Fleet	623 buses
Daily ridership	119,152 (2014)
Annual ridership	36.6 million ( 2.2%) (2014)[1] (52.2 million boardings)
Fuel type	Diesel, Hybrid electric
Operator	City of Mississauga
Chief executive	Geoff Marinoff
Website	www.miway.ca

Former Mississauga Transit logo

Like most other city-owned vehicles, transit buses are also identified by a version of the corporate logo

MiWay bus stop 5304 located at the intersection of Hurontario and Courtneypark. MiWay's 57 Courtneypark services this stop along with Brampton Transit's 7 Kennedy.

MiWay (pronounced "my way"; stylized miWAY), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Transportation and Works Department. MiWay services consists of two types of bus routes: MiLocal, local buses that make frequent stops, and MiExpress, express buses between major destinations. MiWay is the primary operator along the Mississauga Transitway, a dedicated east–west bus-only roadway.

MiWay's routes connect with GO Transit commuter rail and intercity buses. The system also connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to the east.

MiWay is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. In 2013, MiWay's annual ridership was 35.8 million passengers, with more than 50.9 million boardings.^[1]:H-14

History[]

Public transit in Mississauga was first operated by Charterways Limited as Mississauga Transit Systems with four buses in 1969 and was acquired by the city's newly formed Mississauga Transit in 1974, incorporating the former towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville. Services began on November 1, 1973.

It later acquired routes formerly operated by others, such as;

• The Toronto Transit Commision's (TTC) 74 Port Credit bus, in February 1976, that had operated on Lakeshore Road from Long Branch since 1935. This succeeded a former interurban railway, dating back to 1892 as the Toronto and Mimico Electric Railway and Light Company.
• Gray Coach Lines, and later GO Transit, also served intercity routes on Dundas Street, and Hurontario Street, both being provincial highways before the construction of present freeways such as Highways 401, 403, 410, and 427.
• Malton is still served by TTC's 52 Lawrence West bus, which has replaced 58 Malton. Local services in Malton were provided since 1969, and expanded after 1973.

Mississauga Transit was rebranded MiWay on October 4, 2010. New MiWay-branded hybrid buses entered service, with orange MiLocal buses on local routes and blue MiExpress buses on express routes. Advertisements were placed on buses and shelters in September 2010 to introduce users to the new branding. Older buses using the old logo would continue to be used until they are decommissioned. Service levels did not change with the rebranding.^[2]

The reason for the company's new name is twofold: "Mi" could be interpreted as standing for Mississauga, and it is also a homophone for "My", suggesting possession.

As of December 1, 2011, MiWay's bus fleet is fully low-floor and accessible. As of October 22, 2012, bus stop pads have been put at all MiWay bus stops. This allowed the entire system, to become fully accessible.^[3]

On April 29, 2019, 24-hour service was introduced on four bus routes.^[4]

Facilities[]

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Major[]

Facility	Address & coordinates	Opened	Notes
Administration	3484 Semenyk Court 43°34′5″N 79°39′13″W / 43.56806°N 79.65361°W / 43.56806; -79.65361	2014	Headquarters
E. J. Dowling Transit Facility	975 Central Parkway West 43°34′11″N 79°39′17″W / 43.56972°N 79.65472°W / 43.56972; -79.65472	2015	Operations; renamed in honour of Mississauga Transit's first manager Ed Dowling in 2015.[5]
Central Parkway Garage	975 Central Parkway West 43°34′11″N 79°39′17″W / 43.56972°N 79.65472°W / 43.56972; -79.65472	1977	Storage for 400 or 500 buses. A new bus repair depot was added in 2008.
Malton Garage	6780 Professional Court 43°42′23″N 79°37′48″W / 43.70639°N 79.63000°W / 43.70639; -79.63000	1992	Storage for 110 buses
City Centre Transit Terminal	200 Rathburn Road West 43°35′38″N 79°38′47.6″W / 43.59389°N 79.646556°W / 43.59389; -79.646556	1997

Transitway stations[]

All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible.

Terminals and junctions[]

All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible.

Former MiWay service booth and platforms at Islington station, before MiWay connections were moved to Kipling Station

• †: September to April only

GO Transit stations[]

All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible.

A Mississauga Flyer D800 bus meeting a TTC bus at Long Branch Loop in 1987

Services[]

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Routes[]

All routes are wheelchair-accessible. Routes 1 Dundas, 2 & 17 Hurontario, 3 Bloor, and 7 Airport operate 24 hours.

TTC-contracted routes[]

Toronto Transit Commission routes within Mississauga require an exact fare, a MiWay ticket or a transfer. A TTC youth, senior or student ticket or token with cash supplement, depending on the category that the passenger falls onto, can also be used for fares. As of July 29, 2019, riders can use a Presto card (but not a Presto ticket) to pay their MiWay fares on contracted TTC-bus routes that operate within the City of Mississauga. Transfer privileges apply to and from MiWay routes. Only one route, 52B/52D Lawrence West, is operated by the TTC on behalf of the City of Mississauga.

Route		Direction and termini				Accessible	Operates	Extra fare required
52B	Lawrence West	EB	To Lawrence station via Lawrence West station	WB	To Westwood Mall		Monday through Friday	West of Pearson Airport
52D					To Victory Crescent / McNaughton Avenue		Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

Bus rapid transit[]

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In 2007, Mississauga received federal funding for a bus rapid transit (BRT) line, the Mississauga Transitway. The line is built alongside Highway 403, which passes through the City Centre. The line also connects to Toronto Pearson International Airport at Renforth Drive.

Light rail transit[]

The cities of Mississauga and Brampton will be served by a light rail transit (LRT) route on Hurontario Street between Lakeshore Road and Steeles Avenue in Brampton.^[6] This route would link Port Credit, Mississauga City Centre, and Brampton in response to increasing congestion and anticipated high growth in the corridor.^[7] This light rail service will replace MiExpress route 103 Hurontario Express.

The LRT will connect to two GO Transit rail lines (Milton line at Cooksville GO Station and Lakeshore West line at Port Credit GO Station), and other rapid transit lines including Züm Steeles, Züm Main, and the Mississauga Transitway).

Accessibility[]

MiWay operates low-floor, wheelchair-accessible buses. The last high-floor bus was retired December 1, 2011. A separate transit service for the disabled, called Transhelp, is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality.

Schedules[]

Mississauga Transit's paper "Ride Schedules" were discontinued in 2004. From 2005 onward, all timetables were only available from the system's website.

MiWay provides up-to-date bus schedules via their CityLink telephone service. In November 2005 MiWay inaugurated a schedule finder on their website, called Click 'n Ride,^[8] with information specific to each bus stop.

Fares[]

As of January 2021, MiWay's cash fare is $4.00 for all passengers.^[9] Presto cards have been accepted throughout the entire MiWay system since May 30, 2011.^[10] Since July 29, 2019, riders can also use their Presto cards to pay both their MiWay and Toronto Transit Commission fares on TTC-operated bus routes 52B and 52D Lawrence West operating between Mississauga (Westwood Mall or McNaughton) and Toronto (Lawrence Station). Customers aged 5 and under can ride all MiWay bus routes fare-free. Seniors aged 65 and older pay only $1.00 with valid senior photo identification.

Cash-paying customers can ask the bus driver for a paper transfer after depositing a cash fare into the fare box; Presto-paying customers tap their card on the Presto fare reader when boarding and a transfer is automatically stored on their card.

Transfers are valid for two hours in any direction, including transfers to and from Brampton Transit and Oakville Transit, from the time of issue.^[11]

Presto card fares:

TTC-contracted routes:

Other fares and fees:

Presto programs[]

In 2007, MiWay was the first test site for the new Presto card; Presto was adopted across the entire MiWay system in May 2011.^[12] Since launching the Presto card in Mississauga, MiWay has issued more than 9,000 cards; as of 2012, they were being used for more than 2.4 million trips within the system.^[3] MiWay offers two programs exclusively for Presto cardholders:

• GO Transit co-fare:^[13] Presto card holders who pay single fares using their stored card balance only have to pay $0.80 when connecting to or from GO Transit trains and buses. Customers without Presto cards have to pay the regular MiWay fare when connecting to or from GO trains and buses, as do children aged 6 to 12 regardless of if they have a Presto card or not. Additionally, customers who have a MiWay monthly bus pass stored on their Presto card also have to pay regular GO Transit fares when transferring between MiWay and GO Transit.
• Loyalty program:^[14] When Presto cardholders have paid for 12 regular MiWay fares in a calendar week, they are able to ride for free for the rest of the week. GO Transit co-fares and fares paid on other systems are not covered by this program. The weekly ride count resets to zero on Mondays.

Smart Commute discount program[]

MiWay also offers discounted adult transit passes to employees of the members of Smart Commute Mississauga^[15] and Smart Commute Pearson Airport Area.^[16] Transit passes are automatically paid by payroll deduction.

Fleet/Garages[]

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Transit enforcement and staff[]

MiWay drivers are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572.^[17]

Mississauga Transit enforcement officers patrol in white Dodge Chargers bearing a single black stripe and the wording "Transit Enforcement" in black. Mississauga Transit enforcement officers are part of the City of Mississauga Corporate Services team. Transit enforcement officers are designated as municipal law enforcement officers, and enforce the Mississauga Transit Bylaw 425-03.^[18]

References[]

Works cited[]

• Mississauga – An Illustrated History, Roger E. Riendeau Windsor Publications Limited 1985.
• Mississauga Transit – 25 Years With You On Board 1974–1999, David Onodera, Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation 1999.

--contains roster of buses used to 1999.

• Aging bus fleet to be replaced, GTA: Mississauga, Toronto Star, August 24, 2006, R5

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to MiWay.

• Official website
• Peter McLaughlin's Mississauga Bus Drawings
• Drawings and photos of Mississauga Transit buses
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572