GEO 793 Chapter Notes -Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto Transit Commission, Urban Geography
14 Nov 2012
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The toronto region sees two different but interrelated movements: The region is strategically situated at the crossroads of rail & roads networks that connect it to: The toronto region dominates the rest of canada from the perspective of transport, while at the same time there are serious inadequacies in its transport infrastructure. While the buses of the public sector toronto transit commission (ttc) operate long past their normal life expectancy on potholed public streets. As air travel among global cities have increased and the number of flights between then continues to multiply, it is not surprising that the new geography is centred at. Pearson international airport, by far the busiest airport in canada in terms of passengers, aircraft movements, and cargo handled. Surrounding the airport, thousands of hectares of land are occupied by single-storey industrial buildings in the cities of toronto, mississauga, brampton, and vaughan.
