{"id":621402,"date":"2026-04-22T16:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/621402\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:37:09","slug":"mississauga-receives-14-3-million-in-federal-and-provincial-transit-funding-city-of-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/621402\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississauga receives $14.3 million in federal and provincial transit funding \u2013 City of Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City welcomes funding from the federal and provincial governments to improve bus and cycling infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MiWayFivePlusPIC_X.jpg\" alt=\"A MiWay bus picking up passenger at a bus stop. \" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\"  \/>The City of Mississauga has received $14.3 million in joint <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1007331\/canada-ontario-and-mississauga-invest-in-public-transit-infrastructure\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">federal and provincial funding<\/a> for two transit and active transportation infrastructure projects. The investment supports upgrades to bus storage facilities for zero-emission vehicles and planning for expanded cycling infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Bus facility upgrades for electric transit<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Canada is investing $5,750,744 and Government of Ontario is contributing $4,791,807 to design and implement modifications to three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.ca\/miway-transit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MiWay<\/a> bus storage and maintenance facilities. The upgrades will add charging infrastructure and improve electrical utilities to accommodate battery electric buses, supporting Mississauga\u2019s goal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.ca\/publication\/climate-change-action-plan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reduce greenhouse gas<\/a> emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Cycling infrastructure planning<\/p>\n<p>A second investment, $5,750,744 federal and $4,791,807 provincial, will fund planning and preliminary design for approximately eight kilometres of bicycle paths on Aquitaine Avenue, Argentia Road, and Millcreek Drive. This work supports Mississauga\u2019s Cycling Master Plan and improves connections to GO Transit stations in <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/oWbCA8CUBqfH82TYA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meadowvale<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kBDiXUUpWf7qA1Bx8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisgar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both projects are funded through the <a href=\"https:\/\/housing-infrastructure.canada.ca\/plan\/pti-itc-eng.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Public Transit Infrastructure Stream<\/a> of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.<\/p>\n<p>Quote<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment demonstrates that our federal and provincial partners recognize the importance of continued investment in Mississauga\u2019s transit and active transportation infrastructure. Upgrading our transit facilities to support zero-emissions buses moves us closer to our climate goals. At the same time, new planning for safer cycling routes will make it easier for residents to choose active transportation. Together, these projects help build a cleaner, more connected and more sustainable Mississauga now and for the future.\u201d \u2013 Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    Tags&#13;<br \/>\n                                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>    Media contact<\/p>\n<p>City of Mississauga Media Relations<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.ca\/city-of-mississauga-news\/news\/mississauga-receives-14-3-million-in-federal-and-provincial-transit-funding\/mailto:media@mississauga.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">media@mississauga.ca<\/a><br \/>905-615-3200, ext.\u00a05232<br \/>TTY:\u00a0905-896-5151<br \/><a class=\"newsnews\" href=\"https:\/\/preferences.enewsmississauga.ca\/subscribe?category=City%20of%20Mississauga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get email updates<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City welcomes funding from the federal and provincial governments to improve bus and cycling infrastructure. &#13; The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-621402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}