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Public transit systems in the area are becoming more accomodating to cyclists as the demand grows toward multi-mode transportation options. Here is the known status of several public transit operations in the greater Mississauga area:
You can board a Mississauga Transit bus with your bike at the drivers discretion. The decision of the driver shall be final in this regard. In general, this will only be permitted when it can be done safely. There must be enough space on the bus to accommodate yourself and your bike without compromising the safety of yourself or any other passengers.
Although bikes can be taken on any bus travelling any route, provided that safety is maintained, bikes can be best accommodated on “accessible” buses. Your bike will easily fit in the space reserved for wheelchairs. Of course, a user in a wheelchair or scooter has priority on this space. The routes that currently use accessible busses are: Routes 3 (Bloor), 4 (Applewood), 13 (Clarkson), 19 (Hurontario), 23 (Lakeshore), 28 (Confederation), 34 (Eglinton West) and 48 (Erin Mills Pkwy)
As of June 22, 2009 all Mississauga Transit buses will be equipped with a bike rack in the front with capacity for up to two bikes. If the racks are full, bicycles may still be brought aboard at the driver’s discretion.
Check the Mississauga Transit website and their Using Bike Racks page for further information.
Bikes can be taken on GO Trains that are scheduled to arrive or leave Union Station all day on weekends and holidays and between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and after 6:30 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. Up to two bikes can be accommodated in the vestibules at either end of each car, except for the vestibules on the handicapped access car. Currently, only the Lakeshore GO Train line has service at the times that can accommodate bikes.
Check the Go Transit website and the GO bus & bikes pamphlet for further information.
The TTC allows bikes on all of their vehicles (busses, streetcars and subways) between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm and between 6:30 pm and 6:30 am Mondays to Fridays and all days on weekends and holidays, provided that the system is not overcrowded. There are however prohibitions during some special events.
Check the Toronto Transit Commission website for further information
You may bring your bicycle onboard an Oakville Transit bus if it has a bike rack installed on the front of the bus. Oakville Transit currently has over 50 buses equipped with bike racks, and will continue to add bike racks as buses are added to the fleet. Bike racks are available for use on all routes between 9am and 4pm, and in the evening Monday to Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. Bicycles are not permitted inside the buses for the safety of other passengers.
Check the Oakville Transit website for more information.
Mississauga bike maps
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