Talk:Toronto Area Transportation Operating Authority

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TATOA 2?

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Is this different from "Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority", which existed in the 1970s? (see GO Transit wants to raise fares by 8% - at bottom of page) Mindmatrix 01:36, 30 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

This seems incorrect

Latest comment: 7 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

According to the Toronto Star (1999, August 6, p. 1), the opposite is true. According to that article, the Toronto Area Transportation Authority (not Toronto Area Transportation Operating Authority) was a provincial agency; GO Transit was transferred from that agency to the GTTA (i.e., Metrolinx), which at that point was regional level (GTA plus Hamilton; back then the GTHA apparently did not even exist), thus a downloading.

If the “Toronto Area Transportation Operating Authority” existed and was a local agency then there would have been no downloading. — al12si (talk) 19:43, 16 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

My understanding is the Toronto Area Transportation Operating Authority began operating in 1974 as provincial entity that handled operations of GO Transit. ^[1]

I can't find a source, but i am fairly certain it was downloaded in 1997 under Harris so that funding would be municipal matter.

In 2001, the GO Transit Act was passed,^[2] which uploaded GO back into control of TATOA.

In 2006, the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority was created,^[3] which assumed control of GO transit and most of TATOA's responsibilities. This was later renamed to Metrolinx.

In 2011, the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority Act was repealed,^[4] and it ceased to exist

From my limited research, this article seems very incorrect, and needs a rewrite. Though i am not sure this entity needs it's own Wikipedia article. There is already some info about TATOA on History of GO Transit#Creation of GO Transit. The history of TATOA is heavily intertwined with GO transit's history, so i feel fleshing out the other article with more information on TATOA (and perhaps the creation of the GTTA & Metrolinx) would be more effective. Oshawa345 (talk) 05:31, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

1. https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3804&context=ontario_statutes
2. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/01g23
3. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/s06016
4. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90t13