Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area’s (GTHA) regional transportation authority, recently released one of Canada’s first strategies on urban goods movement, “GTHA Urban Freight Study” released in February of 2011. The study identifies opportunities to enhance the GTHA’s competitiveness by improving freight efficiency and capacity, in the context of the goals and objectives of The Big Move – the Regional Transportation Plan for the GTHA. The study complements the ongoing Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor initiative of the Federal, Ontario and Québec governments, which deals with the GTHA as part of a broader freight system
