Metrolinx mobility hubs

Metrolinx mobility hubs are locations with significant levels of planned transit service in the Canadian province of Ontario, as identified by the regional planning transportation agency Metrolinx under The Big Move. A mobility hub consists of a major transit station and the immediate surrounding area, where different forms of transportation come together, serving as the origin, destination or transfer point for a significant amount of trips. It is also a concentrated point of employment, housing, and recreation, making them places of significant economic development and activity where office buildings, hospitals, educational institutions, government service and information centres, shopping malls and restaurants can be located.^[1][2]

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station is a mobility hub in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, connected by GO Transit, Toronto subway, and York Regional Transit.

Mobility hubs in the GTHA

There are 51 mobility hubs in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) that have been identified and profiled by Metrolinx within an 800-metre radius around the transit station. Data has been collected to establish:

• Population and population density
• Employment and job density
• Demographics
• Personal income
• Housing
  • Dwelling type and ownership
  • People per household
• Travel behaviour
  • Travel starting and ending at the hub
  • Transportation mode share
• Transportation costs
• Car ownership
• Existing and planned transit service

Of these, Metrolinx has undertaken studies on seven of them that provide a plan for the design and conceptual vision of the mobility hub in the future.^[3]

Demographics

Hub / Station	Population						Employment						Households
	Total	Density[a]	Growth[b]	Age range			Jobs	Density[c]	Income				Growth[d]	Tenure		Type[e]
				0–14	15–64	65+			<$30K	$30–70K	>$70K	Average		Own	Rent	Low-rise	Mid-rise	High-rise
Bloor–Yonge[4]	32,500	162	18%	5%	81%	14%	56,600	281.7	28%	32%	40%	$103,000	20%	32%	68%	3%	9%	88%
Bramalea[5]	800	4	39%	16%	74%	10%	4,700	23.1	10%	46%	44%	$78,000	70%	54%	46%	36%	11%	53%
Hurontario–Steeles[6]	8,400	42	10%	19%	70%	11%	3,100	15.3	25%	39%	35%	$67,000	13%	36%	64%	36%	3%	62%
Brampton Downtown[7]	6,800	34	17%	13%	70%	17%	3,700	18.6	13%	70%	17%	$73,000	28%	40%	60%	39%	13%	49%
Burlington GO[8]	3,600	18	1%	14%	70%	17%	2,500	12.4	19%	43%	38%	$76,000	3%	52%	48%	55%	20%	25%
Cooksville GO[9]	18,400	92	9%	17%	72%	11%	3,400	17.1	27%	39%	34%	$61,000	12%	54%	46%	26%	8%	66%
Don Mills–Sheppard[10]	17,000	85	25%	18%	72%	10%	4,400	22	28%	40%	32%	$64,000	25%	31%	69%	23%	–	76%
Don Mills–Steeles[11]	8,100	40	−3%	13%	69%	18%	2,200	11	27%	28%	45%	$89,000	2%	77%	23%	73%	14%	13%
Downtown Burlington[12]	7,800	52	1%	9%	64%	27%	3,600	18.5	29%	41%	30%	$64,000	3%	35%	65%	22%	13%	65%
Dundas West–Bloor[13]	18,400	92	2%	13%	76%	11%	4,400	21.9	34%	33%	32%	$72,000	4%	38%	62%	25%	38%	37%
Eglinton–Don Mills[14]	9,800	49	8%	20%	71%	10%	9,100	45.3	41%	38%	21%	$57,000	9%	25%	75%	18%	10%	72%
Eglinton–Mount Dennis[15]	7,500	37	−3%	18%	73%	10%	2,900	14.2	41%	38%	21%	$48,000	1%	44%	56%	45%	43%	12%
Eglinton West[16]	17,000	84	3%	15%	73%	12%	3,200	15.7	26%	29%	45%	$115,000	4%	49%	51%	41%	17%	43%
Finch[17]	27,600	137	12%	10%	79%	11%	12,600	62.6	33%	34%	32%	$65,000	16%	62%	38%	12%	5%	83%
Finch West[18]	7,300	36	13%	16%	71%	13%	4,000	19.7	31%	42%	27%	$59,000	16%	56%	44%	30%	10%	59%
Downtown Hamilton[19]	18,100	90	7%	7%	78%	14%	20,500	102.1	55%	34%	11%	$37,000	7%	14%	86%	8%	19%	74%
Hamilton–LIUNA[20]	7,500	37	0%	17%	71%	12%	4,000	20.5	36%	43%	21%	$50,000	3%	51%	49%	66%	16%	18%
Jane–Bloor[21]	10,600	53	6%	18%	69%	13%	2,400	12.1	15%	24%	62%	$148,000	6%	73%	27%	68%	22%	10%
Jane–Eglinton[22]	12,100	60	−2%	18%	70%	13%	1,900	9.7	39%	39%	22%	$49,000	1%	54%	46%	39%	16%	46%
Jane–Finch[23]	16,200	81	5%	23%	66%	10%	2,700	13.7	41%	40%	19%	$46,000	7%	36%	64%	38%	7%	55%
Kennedy (TTC / GO)[24]	14,700	73	6%	19%	69%	12%	1,700	8.2	37%	40%	23%	$50,000	7%	42%	58%	36%	8%	55%
Kipling[25]	3,800	19	16%	12%	73%	15%	6,200	30.6	18%	32%	50%	$90,000	22%	68%	32%	45%	5%	50%
Leslie–407[26]	1,700	9	11%	9%	78%	13%	13,500	67.0	42%	33%	26%	$51,000	20%	82%	18%	32%	2%	67%
Main–Danforth[27]	17,400	87	4%	16%	75%	9%	3,500	17.2	30%	35%	35%	$71,000	8%	48%	52%	46%	19%	35%
Markham Centre[28]	1,400	7	47%	14%	76%	10%	1,800	9.0	24%	31%	45%	$76,000	61%	67%	33%	50%	–	50%
Milton Downtown[29]	4,200	21	8%	20%	69%	11%	1,800	9.2	5%	21%	74%	$107,000	9%	96%	4%	98%	2%	–
Mississauga City Centre / Square One[30]	7,300	36	45%	13%	75%	12%	18,000	89.5	17%	36%	46%	$78,000	60%	66%	34%	16%	2%	83%
Mohawk–James[31]	6,300	32	2%	13%	67%	21%	1,900	9.7	24%	44%	32%	$60,000	6%	68%	32%	76%	13%	12%
Newmarket Centre[32]	4,700	23	10%	17%	70%	13%	5,800	28.7	22%	36%	42%	$77,000	9%	67%	33%	70%	21%	10%
Newmarket GO[33]	5,100	26	−3%	12%	71%	13%	3,000	14.7	22%	39%	40%	$73,000	1%	60%	40%	57%	29%	14%
North York Centre[34]	23,500	117	10%	9%	77%	14%	26,200	130.5	31%	34%	36%	$68,000	11%	59%	41%	10%	2%	87%
Oakville Midtown[35]	2,400	12	−4%	14%	66%	21%	3,900	19.3	16%	26%	59%	$139,000	−2%	70%	30%	53%	8%	38%
Osgoode[36]	15,000	74	44%	6%	86%	9%	217,000	1082.7	29%	33%	39%	$89,000	53%	40%	60%	2%	14%	84%
Oshawa Downtown GO[37]	5,200	26	−7%	14%	71%	15%	1,200	6.0	39%	41%	20%	$46,000	−3%	50%	50%	60%	23%	17%
Oshawa GO[38]	700	3	8%	18%	73%	9%	1,900	9.4	13%	39%	49%	$78,000	13%	79%	21%	89%	12%	–
Pape[39]	17,800	89	−2%	17%	71%	12%	5,300	26.2	21%	25%	54%	$110,000	0%	65%	35%	65%	30%	6%
Pearson Airport[40]	–	–	–	–	–	–	8,000	40.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pickering Downtown[41]	4,200	21	10%	16%	68%	16%	4,300	21.3	20%	37%	43%	$72,000	12%	66%	34%	57%	5%	38%
Port Credit GO[42]	7,800	41	10%	12%	72%	16%	1,900	9.9	22%	35%	43%	$95,000	13%	40%	60%	29%	13%	58%
Queen[43]	18,400	91	33%	6%	86%	7%	215,000	1071.7	28%	32%	40%	$93,000	37%	43%	57%	1%	6%	93%
Renforth[44]	1,900	10	3%	14%	72%	13%	7,900	39.5	6%	27%	68%	$105,000	7%	97%	3%	100%	–	–
Richmond Hill–Langstaff Gateway[45]	6,500	32	14%	15%	75%	11%	2,300	11.2	21%	28%	51%	$82,000	20%	84%	16%	48%	–	52%
Scarborough Centre[46]	10,100	50	18%	11%	77%	12%	13,400	66.7	31%	37%	32%	$60,000	20%	68%	32%	14%	1%	85%
Seaton[47]	300	2	47%	18%	73%	9%	60	0.3	7%	20%	73%	$130,000	62%	92%	8%	100%	–	–
Sheppard–Yonge[48]	24,200	120	11%	9%	80%	11%	26,600	132.3	28%	35%	37%	$71,000	10%	62%	38%	12%	8%	80%
St. George[49]	18,600	92	9%	5%	80%	16%	29,600	147.4	29%	29%	42%	$124,000	11%	27%	73%	9%	25%	65%
Steeles[50]	8,400	42	9%	11%	73%	16%	3,800	18.9	27%	33%	40%	$75,000	9%	65%	35%	49%	1%	50%
Union[51]	18,200	93	41%	5%	86%	9%	190,200	972.5	22%	26%	52%	$132,000	44%	47%	53%	97%	3%	–
Vaughan Metro Centre[52]	–	–	–	–	–	–	6,000	29.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yonge–Eglinton[53]	27,600	137	17%	8%	79%	12%	23,200	115.3	27%	36%	37%	$87,000	19%	29%	71%	13%	16%	71%
York University– Steeles West[54]	1,400	7	33%	10%	87%	2%	6,800	33.9	70%	25%	5%	$26,000	26%	40%	60%	58%	14%	28%
Mobility Hub Average	10,904	55	–	12%	75%	12%	19,680	99	33%	38%	40%	$90,700	–	46%	54%	29%	13%	58%
GTHA Average	–	7.9	–	17%	70%	13%	–	3.8	20%	31%	49%	$97,000	–	69%	31%	–	–	–

1. People per hectare
2. 2009–2014
3. Jobs per hectare
4. 2009–2014
5. Low-rise = Single family, semi-detached, rowhouse, duplex
   Mid-rise = <5 storeys
   High-rise = >5 storeys

Mobility

Hub	Rapid transit	Travel behaviour (AM)
		Start at hub					End at hub
		Car	Public transit	Walking	Cycling	Total	Car	Public transit	Walking	Cycling	Total
Bloor–Yonge[4]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Kipling Kennedy to Union	36%	34%	27%	3%	17,130	34%	57%	7%	3%	47,570
Bramalea[5]	to Kitchener to Lisgar 427 to Union Station	89%	9%	2%	1%	1,930	97%	2%	1%	0%	3,600
Hurontario–Steeles[6]	to Brampton to Lisgar 427 to Port Credit	72%	16%	11%	–	4,830	80%	13%	6%	–	4,920
Brampton Downtown[7]	or to Snelgrove to Kitchener to Peel–York boundary to Union Station to Port Credit	83%	10%	6%	–	4,410	83%	10%	6%	–	5,880
Burlington GO[8]	/ to Brant @ Dundas to West Harbour, Hamilton Union Station / to Downtown Burlington	85%	6%	7%	1%	3,530	90%	6%	3%	1%	3,620
Downtown Burlington[12]	/ to Brant @ Dundas	81%	7%	7%	4%	2,170	89%	3%	7%	2%	2,800
Cooksville GO[9]	to Brampton to Milton Union Station to Brant Kipling to Port Credit	69%	25%	5%	–	9,270	82%	10%	8%	–	7,180
Don Mills–Sheppard[10]	to Highway 7 to Sheppard–Yonge to Meadowvale to Pape	51%	37%	11%	1%	7,420	71%	16%	12%	–	5,020
Don Mills–Steeles[11]	to Highway 7 to Pioneer Village Milliken to Pape	70%	24%	6%	–	3,560	85%	8%	6%	–	2,250
Dundas West–Bloor[13]	to Pearson to Kitchener to Kipling Kennedy to Union Station	43%	44%	8%	5%	10,040	59%	24%	11%	5%	4,970
Eglinton–Don Mills[14]	to Highway 7 to Locust Hill, Seaton to Pearson UTSC to Union, Summerhill to Pape	58%	30%	11%	–	5,540	72%	16%	12%	–	9,120
Eglinton–Mount Dennis[15]	to Pearson to Kitchener to Pearson UTSC to Union Station	57%	37%	6%	–	3,800	70%	20%	10%	–	4,090
Eglinton West[16]	to Vaughan to Pearson UTSC to Union	54%	39%	6%	1%	7,790	70%	20%	10%	–	4,150
Finch[17]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Humber College to Union	55%	37%	8%	–	12,780	68%	28%	3%	1%	13,710
Finch West[18]	to Vaughan to Humber College Finch to Union	58%	30%	12%	–	4,440	68%	27%	5%	–	5,000
Downtown Hamilton[19]	to Waterfront to McMaster University Eastgate Square to Union Station to Hamilton Airport	67%	15%	16%	1%	7,570	74%	16%	9%	1%	20,810
Hamilton–LIUNA[20]	to Waterfront to Union Station Niagara Falls to Hamilton Airport	66%	16%	16%	2%	2,950	76%	16%	7%	–	3,940
Jane–Bloor[21]	to Vaughan to Kipling Kennedy	56%	33%	7%	3%	5,190	66%	24%	7%	2%	2,750
Jane–Eglinton[22]	to Vaughan to Pearson UTSC to Jane	53%	41%	6%	–	4,900	73%	16%	11%	–	2,570
Jane–Finch[23]	to Vaughan to Pearson Finch to Jane	53%	33%	13%	–	5,570	69%	14%	16%	–	4,350
Kennedy (TTC / GO)[24]	to Old Elm to Scarborough Centre to Pearson UTSC to Kipling to Union Station	56%	37%	7%	–	6,820	68%	22%	9%	–	4,210
Kipling[25]	to Kennedy to Union Station to Renforth to Milton	70%	25%	4%	1%	5,130	81%	15%	3%	1%	6,610
Leslie–407[26]	to Highway 7 to Highway 427 Unionville to Pape	82%	15%	–	2%	1,900	96%	3%	–	–	11,560
Main–Danforth[27]	to Kipling Kennedy to Union Station Bowmanville	62%	26%	10%	1%	7,860	50%	42%	5%	2%	4,720
Markham Centre[28]	to Old Elm to Peel–York boundary Locust Hill to Hurontario Highway 35/115 to Union Station	93%	6%	1%	–	1,210	86%	8%	5%	1%	2,990
Milton Downtown[29]	to Cambridge Union Station to Oakville	83%	9%	8%	–	2,330	82%	8%	9%	1%	2,990
Mississauga City Centre / Square One[30]	to Brampton to Winston Churchill Renforth to Port Credit	77%	19%	4%	–	6,670	85%	13%	2%	–	16,190
Mohawk–James[31]	to Waterfront to Meadowlands Terminal Centre Mall to Hamilton Airport	77%	12%	10%	1%	3,900	78%	14%	7%	1%	4,060
Newmarket Centre[32]	to East Gwillimbury to Highway 404 to Richmond Hill Centre	88%	7%	4%	–	2,470	93%	4%	2%	–	5,240
Newmarket GO[33]	to Allandale Waterfront to Newmarket Terminal Highway 404 to Union Station	84%	7%	9%	–	2,940	83%	10%	6%	–	4,370
North York Centre[34]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Union	51%	39%	9%	–	15,020	63%	29%	7%	1%	26,100
Oakville Midtown[35]	to Milton to Renforth to Hamilton/West Harbour Union Station	89%	9%	2%	1%	2,690	94%	4%	1%	–	4,920
Osgoode[36]	to Vaughan to Dundas West Pape to Union	45%	21%	30%	4%	16,010	24%	67%	7%	2%	187,430
Oshawa Downtown GO[37]	to Highway 407 to Union Station Bowmanville	76%	15%	7%	1%	1,770	88%	6%	6%	–	1,770
Oshawa GO[38]	to Oshawa Downtown GO to Union Station	94%	4%	1%	2%	440	96%	4%	–	–	1,630
Pape[39]	to Highway 7 to Kipling Kennedy to Dundas West	47%	36%	12%	5%	8,340	53%	33%	12%	1%	6,650
Pearson Airport[40]	to Union Station to Highway 7 to Finch to UTSC	96%	3%	1%	–	740	94%	6%	–	–	3,510
Pickering Downtown[41]	to Union Station Bowmanville to Highway 407	84%	13%	3%	–	2,460	93%	5%	2%	–	4,890
Port Credit GO[42]	to Brampton to Milton, Hamilton Union Station to Union Station	80%	14%	6%	–	3,250	87%	9%	4%	–	2,790
Queen[43]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Dundas West Pape to Union	40%	27%	30%	3%	18,510	23%	69%	6%	2%	195,730
Renforth[44]	to Pearson to UTSC to Winston Churchill to Kipling	80%	11%	9%	–	1,390	91%	7%	2%	–	7,190
Richmond Hill– Langstaff Gateway[45]	to Gormley to East Gwillimbury to Peel–York boundary Locust Hill to Hurontario Highway 35/115 to Union	75%	21%	4%	–	3,930	93%	3%	4%	–	2,360
Scarborough Centre[46]	/ to Highway 7 to Oshawa Downtown GO to Kipling	67%	31%	3%	–	5,830	81%	17%	2%	–	11,310
Seaton[47]	to Highway 407 to Milliken Oshawa Central to Summerhill to Pickering	81%	17%	–	2%	300	100%	–	–	–	40
Sheppard–Yonge[48]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Don Mills to Union	54%	38%	7%	–	13,390	64%	30%	5%	1%	25,180
St. George[49]	to Vaughan to Kipling Kennedy to Union	47%	31%	16%	6%	9,110	28%	60%	7%	5%	38,790
Steeles[50]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Pioneer Village Milliken to Union	58%	32%	10%	–	4,110	69%	21%	9%	–	6,090
Union[51]	to Vaughan Richmond Hill Centre < > to Port Credit	40%	23%	33%	3%	16,060	23%	69%	6%	2%	158,380
Vaughan Metro Centre[52]	to Peel–York boundary Locust Hill to Union to Jane	100%	–	–	–	490	93%	6%	–	–	4,390
Yonge–Eglinton[53]	to Richmond Hill Centre to Pearson UTSC to Union	48%	42%	9%	1%	15,610	45%	45%	8%	1%	23,770
York University– Steeles West[54]	to Vaughan Metro Centre to Milliken to Union	87%	9%	3%	–	950	39%	59%	1%	–	18,580