Mayors, minister meet to discuss idea of 'Union Station North' at Pearson airport
Steven Del Duca will meet with mayors of Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Kitchener

cbc.ca
April 4, 2017

Ontario's transportation minister is expected to meet the mayors of Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Kitchener on Tuesday morning to discuss the idea of a regional transit hub at Pearson International Airport.

The proposed hub, which would serve a growing demand for transit in the western end of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, has been dubbed "Union Station North."

According to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the hub would help to reduce road congestion in the airport area.

The GTAA says it could be similar to Toronto's Union Station, which serves as a downtown hub for the Toronto Transit Commission subway, GO Transit and Via Rail.

Toronto Mayor John Tory, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey, Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic and Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca will meet at Pearson's Viscount Station, which overlooks the site that could be developed into the hub.

Last year, the GTAA announced plans to build a regional transit centre on airport property. It has indicated it will fund the development and construction of the transit hub.

If built, the centre would connect a number of transit lines, including the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Mississauga's bus rapid transit plan and potentially a high-speed rail line to the Kitchener-Waterloo area.