93-630: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (also known as Vaughan , Vaughan Metro Centre or VMC ) is a rapid transit station in Vaughan, Ontario , Canada. Opened on December 17, 2017, it is the north terminus of the western section of the Toronto subway 's Line 1 Yonge–University . It is operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and is one of two subway stations in the system outside of Toronto 's city limits. It provides connections to
186-641: A York Region Transit (YRT) Viva bus rapid transit route along the Highway 7 Rapidway , which is also used by a Brampton Transit Züm route, as well as several local YRT bus routes. Located in Vaughan Metropolitan Centre , the suburban city's planned downtown , the station is designated by Metrolinx as a mobility hub , one of several multimodal transit terminals in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area . The station has
279-567: A 10-year, $ 250-million contract with Accenture to design, develop and operate the base Presto system for the GTHA. Two major transit agencies, OC Transpo and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), agreed to adopt the fare card system in 2007 and 2009 respectively. The larger anticipated userbase prompted the MTO to decide on developing a new system, called Presto Next Generation (PNG). The Auditor General of Ontario criticized this move, suggesting that
372-657: A 900-space park-and-ride lot, which is privately owned and operated by SmartCentres , unlike other TTC rapid transit station parking lots which are owned by the TTC and operated by the Toronto Parking Authority . The subway station is located on the northwest corner of Millway Avenue and Highway 7 , west of Jane Street , and is one of two new stations that are outside the City of Toronto in York Region . This
465-479: A Miway or YRT fare was required. As of late 2018 , the TTC Presto system at large continues to experience abnormally high failure rates. This led to an estimated loss of at least $ 3.4 million in revenue in 2018 alone according to the TTC. The 2018 Audit Work Plan by the auditor general of Ontario noted that the number of reports of Presto collection machines not functioning properly is likely under-counted and
558-491: A breakdown in communication between Metrolinx, the TTC, and two of its vendors led to operational issues. This included a finding that over half the "out-of-service" incidents raised for the fare vending machines on the TTC's new Flexity streetcars are "coin or token box full" errors, the root cause being miscommunication between the TTC and Metrolinx on coin and token collection leading to the vending machines not being emptied frequently enough. In early 2018, Metrolinx detailed
651-418: A formal review of its privacy policies. The rollout of the fare system and accompanying replacement fare gates on the TTC's subway network was met with poor reliability and issues with processing transactions. Presto was forced to use its existing software back-end for other municipal transit partners that have completed the roll-out, as the TTC has yet to develop its own dedicated infrastructure to process
744-564: A free card and tried the system under a trial termed "Launch 1". Officials decided to test the fare system on Mississauga's neighbourhood shuttle service in Meadowvale and Cooksville that transports passengers to GO Transit. During the Launch 1 trial, the Presto card could be used at: The Launch 1 trial concluded 30 September 2008. The Presto card has been introduced in stages beginning in
837-464: A group of French Royalists . This migration from the United States was by 1814 superseded by immigrants from Britain . While many of their predecessors had been agriculturalists, the newer immigrants were highly skilled tradespeople, useful for a growing community . Among the facilities established by this group were a number of hamlets, the oldest of which was Thornhill , where a sawmill
930-519: A heart attack the following morning. North American telephone customers placing calls to Vaughan may not recognize the charge details on their billings. Although Vaughan has been a single municipality since 1971, the local incumbent local exchange carrier , Bell Canada , splits the city into three historical rate centres– Kleinburg , Maple and Woodbridge. Part of the Thornhill rate centre extends into Vaughan. Indeed, Vaughan does not even appear in
1023-725: A high softball following, with the Vaughan Vikings and Woodbridge Warriors offering house league and rep opportunities, as well as and adult World Series Slo Pitch league. The city also hosts the Vaughan Flames, a youth organization exclusively for woman's hockey. The name also belonged to the former CWHL hockey team that folded in 2010. Additionally, the Vaughan Vipers formerly played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . In 2012,
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#17327972144171116-600: A major trans-Atlantic probe targeting the most prominent wing of the 'Ndrangheta in Canada (the Siderno Group ), allegedly headed by Angelo Figliomeni of Vaughan. On July 14 and 15, approximately 500 officers raided 48 homes and businesses across the GTA, seizing 27 homes worth $ 24 million, 23 cars, including five Ferraris , and $ 2 million in cash and jewelry. The charges laid included tax evasion, money laundering, defrauding
1209-535: A municipal government was established. Vaughan Road was a historic road constructed in 1850 that linked Vaughan Township with Toronto . It incorporated parts of present-day Dufferin Street north of Eglinton Avenue in Toronto, though all that remains of it today is the separate alignment farther south, running through the eastern half of the former City of York . In 1971, the new regional government of York Region
1302-462: A plan to increase transit ridership by use of a mobile app (available for Android and iOS devices) which it released to the public for testing in beta version in late 2018. The Presto app was released in January 2019, and allows transit users to reload their Presto card directly from their mobile device. Presto cards are available to purchase at most Shoppers Drug Mart stores, transit centres in
1395-456: A red background (if declined), accompanied by one of several messages. For monthly, weekly and single-day transit passes, the expiry date is shown. For a stored-balance fare at initial tap-on, the reader shows the fare deducted, balance remaining, and transfer period allowed. For subsequent taps within the transfer window, the transfer time remaining is shown. GO Transit and Union Pearson Express readers, at both tap-on and tap-off, also shows much of
1488-413: A transit-oriented city centre from scratch around the station in what is a low-density area featuring big-box stores and vacant land. Vaughan projects that by 2031, the new downtown will have 25,000 residents and employment for more than 11,000 people. Vaughan planning commissioner John MacKenzie said that Mississauga took 20 to 25 years to build its city centre without a subway, but hopes to accelerate
1581-627: A variety of sports, with an organization running a league for each of the four major sports . There are also rep and select levels of these sports where the Vaughan Rangers, Vaughan Panthers, and Vaughan Kings represent the city in youth hockey, the Vaughan Vikings represent the city in baseball, the Vaughan Rebels represent the city in football, and the Vaughan Panthers represent the city in basketball. Vaughan also has
1674-472: A wallet, after consultation with feedback from visually impaired customers. Presto cards purchased from the Presto website or from automated self-service vending machines in TTC, GO Transit and UP Express stations are set to the adult fare rates. For concessionary fares (such as child, senior, youth or post-secondary student), one must present the Presto card at either a transit centre or at some Shoppers Drug Mart locations with appropriate identification to have
1767-469: Is a YRT bus terminal on the northwest corner of Apple Mill Road and Millway Avenue north of the station, outside the fare-paid area. Diamond Schmitt Architects designed the terminal in a horseshoe shape. The building features open architecture that can be accessed from every direction. There is a passenger kiss-and-ride area on Millway Avenue and an underground walkway linking it with the subway station and Viva rapidway station on Highway 7. The total cost of
1860-517: Is charged and found guilty, she would face punishments ranging from fines to removal from office. Subsequently, an audit was conducted on former Mayor Di Biase's 2006 election campaign funds. This exposed 27 contraventions under the Elections Act, along with a $ 155,000 anonymous cash payment made to his lawyer to cover his legal fees. Di Biase has refused to disclose who made this payment. On 25 October 2010, longtime MP Maurizio Bevilacqua
1953-673: Is the fifth-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area , and the 17th-largest city in Canada . The township was named after Benjamin Vaughan , a British commissioner who signed a peace treaty with the United States in 1783. In the late pre-contact period, the Huron -Wendat people populated what is today Vaughan. The Skandatut ancestral Wendat village overlooked the east branch of the Humber River (Pine Valley Drive) and
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#17327972144172046-560: Is the northernmost station in the subway system. Grimshaw Architects designed the station, which has a domed ovoid entrance building just north of the Rapidway platforms on Highway 7. The building has four main entrances in an X pattern, plus an underground connection to two office buildings, one of which contains the David Braley Vaughan Metropolitan Centre of Community, which houses a YMCA and
2139-405: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Vaughan had a population of 323,103 living in 103,914 of its 107,159 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 306,233 . With a land area of 272.44 km (105.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,186.0/km (3,071.6/sq mi) in 2021. Median age as of 2021 was 41.6, on par with
2232-634: The Canada Elections Act , including at least five instances where associated companies made donations that exceeded the normal $ 750 donation limit per company. On June 24, 2008, Vaughan Council voted unanimously to hire a special prosecutor to consider laying charges against Mayor Linda Jackson under the Municipal Elections Act in reaction to the auditors' report. Council hired Timothy Wilkin, "an expert in municipal law" to decide what if any charges are to be laid. If Jackson
2325-482: The Greater Toronto Area , features a continental climate Dfb and has four distinct seasons. Vaughan was the largest city in Canada without a hospital until the 2021 opening of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital on Major Mackenzie Drive north of Canada's Wonderland. Its planning began in 2007. The provincial government of Ontario approved construction of the hospital in July 2011, and a tender for bids to construct it
2418-568: The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). In 1998, GO Transit began work on a smart card system with ERG Transit Systems . A year-long pilot of the system on GO Transit's Richmond Hill line was scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2000, but was delayed to June 2002. During the pilot, 4,000 people used the cards and a total of 10,000 cards were issued. That year, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), in conjunction with GO Transit and GTHA municipalities, began investigating
2511-709: The Thornhill Liberal . From 1878 to 2000 Vaughan's news was covered by The Liberal published in Richmond Hill. Lo Specchio is an Italian-language newspaper published in Vaughan since 1984. City Life is a Vaughan-specific lifestyle magazine published bi-monthly by Dolce Publishing since 2003. Kleinburg was once home to the Cinespace Film Studios , a centre for television and motion picture production. The popular children's TV show The Forest Rangers , starring Gordon Pinsent ,
2604-615: The Toronto side of the Toronto -Vaughan border. It is a major comprehensive university, with more than 55,000 students enrolled in 11 faculties. The York University School of Medicine will open its door in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct just right beside Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in 2028. There are also a number of elementary and high schools in Vaughan, which operate under the York Region District School Board ,
2697-599: The York Catholic District School Board , Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French-language Catholic schools) and Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French-language public schools). There is also a Waldorf school , the Toronto Waldorf School, which offers early childhood, elementary and accredited high school programs. The American private Catholic Niagara University runs a branch campus in Vaughan, its first university in
2790-507: The 501 does terminate there (though it formerly continued to York University ) while also serving the Vivastation. The facility is located directly above the station's concourse and connects to it via escalators and elevators. It is located south of the main station building and bus terminal, both of which can be accessed from the Vivastation either underground through the concourse or at ground level via crosswalks. Vaughan plans to build
2883-418: The City of Mississauga or York Region must also tap their cards at the end of their trip. Since the TTC joined Ontario's One Fare Program on 26 February 2024, no extra fare is charged if a rider taps off after crossing the fare zone boundary aboard a TTC bus within 2 hours (or 3 hours if GO Transit was used). Presto readers show a large white check mark on a green background (if accepted) or a large white "X" on
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2976-686: The GTHA and Ottawa, over the phone and online. Beginning in Stage 3, cardholders will also be able to load passes for up to three transit systems at a time on to their Presto card. When boarding, riders tap the prepaid card, embedded with an RFID chip, on to a reader. The reader will then check for either a valid transit pass, or automatically deduct the lowest available fare from the card's balance stored in its e-purse ("stored balance"). GO Transit and Union Pearson Express (UP Express or UPX) riders – whose fares are calculated by distance – and those riding TTC buses which travel into
3069-573: The Ontario median age of 41.6. According to the 2021 Census, English is the mother tongue of 45.2% of the residents of Vaughan. Italian is the mother tongue for 9.8% of the population, followed by Russian (6.0%) and Mandarin (4.0%). Each of Spanish , Persian , Cantonese , Urdu , Punjabi , Hebrew , Tagalog (Filipino) , Vietnamese , Portuguese , and Korean have a percentage ranging from 2.9% to 1.3%, signifying Vaughan's high linguistic diversity. As of 2021, most reported religion among
3162-533: The Presto card is the Presto ticket , introduced on 5 April 2019, which is a single-use paper ticket with an embedded chip. The Presto ticket can only be used for the services of the Toronto Transit Commission . In late 2023 and mid-2024, Presto was made available for use in Google Wallet and Apple Wallet, respectively. One of the 10 strategies of The Big Move , the GTHA's regional transportation plan,
3255-497: The TTC between September 23 and October 21, 2011, found that 80% of respondents supported "Vaughan Centre", 5% supported "Vaughan Corporate Centre", 9% supported "Vaughan Metropolitan Centre", and 7% supported other names such as "Highway 7", "Highway 7 West", "Jane North", "Edgeley", "Creditstone", and "Applewood". The exterior destination signs on Toronto Rocket subway trains only show "Vaughan" and, on trains with side exterior destination signs, "Line 1 towards Vaughan", rather than
3348-506: The Township was primarily agricultural but had a population of 4,300. There were six grist mills and 25 saw mills. By 1935, there were 4,873 residents. However, World War II sparked an influx of immigration, and by 1960, the population stood at 15,957. The ethnocultural composition of the area began to change with the arrival of different groups such as Italians , Jews and Eastern Europeans . Incorporated in 1850 as Vaughan Township,
3441-596: The United Soccer League affiliate team for Toronto FC. Because the stadium's expansion to include more seating fell through, the team announced it would be moving to play in BMO Field / Lamport Stadium for the 2018 season. Vaughan's weekly newspaper the Vaughan Citizen was first published in 2001 and has a circulation of roughly 59,000. The neighbourhood of Thornhill has its own weekly paper,
3534-572: The VMC branch of the Vaughan Public Library . The main entrance features a cool roof , and a nearby electrical substation located on the south side of Highway 7 has a green roof . Toronto-based Paul Raff Studio provided the station's artwork, titled Atmospheric Lens , consisting of coloured mirrored panels and windows located on the domed ceiling, and visible by looking up stairwells. Underground corridors lead both north and south from
3627-520: The Vaughan Corporate Centre, as it was then branded, to become a focal point for business activity and major commercial development. It is served by the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station, which is the northwestern terminus of Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway system. It is also a major transit hub for York Region Transit (YRT), as well as Viva and Züm bus rapid transit services. Vaughan, like much of
3720-511: The Vipers were decommissioned and withdrew from their league. The city is also home to numerous golf and country clubs. These include The National Golf Club of Canada , one of Canada's highest ranking golf clubs. Championships Vaughan SC, Woodbridge SC and Kleinburg Nobleton SC offer house league and rep programs for youth soccer, as players for Vaughan Azzurri Woodbridge Strikers KNSC Lions respectively. These team names are also used for
3813-399: The Vivastation will remain outside the station's fare-paid area. This is also necessary to enforce double-fare payment for riders ineligible for free transfers. The following YRT routes serve the terminal: It is also served by a Brampton Transit bus rapid transit route, the 501 Züm Queen (which also stops at the Vivastation on Highway 7): The following YRT route uses an on-street stop at
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3906-685: The Woodbridge Cafe shooting at Islington Avenue and Highway 7 in June 2015. Three killings in March 2017; on March 14, a 28-year-old Vaughan woman was shot as she sat in a car parked outside of a lighting business on Caster Avenue, on March 23, a shooting of a 26-year-old Ajax man at Jane Street and Highway 7, and on March 30, a private social club shooting near Martin Grove Road and Highway 7. In April 2017, Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua spoke after
3999-615: The base Presto system should have been expanded to accommodate OC Transpo and the Toronto Transit Commission . Thales Group and Accenture were awarded the contract to supply this system in October 2009. Implementation was the responsibility of Metrolinx, of which Presto became an operating division in 2011. The Presto project was strongly criticized by the Auditor General of Ontario in 2012 for "roll-out glitches, cost escalations and untendered contract extensions" and warned
4092-445: The built-up areas of the city considered as being within one of them. This includes corporations such as Bell Canada , which uses the original community rate centres and lists them separately in the phone book, resulting in local calling areas being different throughout the city. The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre is a new 179 hectare (442 acre) city centre under development around the intersection of Highway 7 and Jane Street , at
4185-697: The city's two League1 Ontario teams. Additionally, Vaughan is home to the Ontario Soccer Association , the largest sports organization in Canada. The OSA has over 400,000 registered players, and runs leagues across the entire province. Vaughan is also home to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum . Vaughan is also home to the semi-professional York Region Shooters from the Canadian Soccer League. Prior to 2018, Vaughan also played home to Toronto FC II,
4278-470: The city. The Ontario branch of Niagara University opened a 12,000 square foot facility at Expo City in downtown Vaughan. This campus will offer Master of Science in Education and Bachelor of Professional Studies in Education programs. Presto card The Presto card (stylized as PRESTO ) is a contactless smart card automated fare collection system used on participating public transit systems in
4371-536: The complete roll-out of Presto for the TTC will be further pushed to 2019 due to these ongoing issues, prompting a delay in the phasing out of cash fares, tokens and other legacy fare media. As a result, the TTC will face higher fare collection costs as it incurs "transitional costs" of operating parts of Presto and the legacy fare regimes concurrently over the next few years. A situation TTC board member John Campbell describes as "totally inefficient". In its annual report released in 2018, Metrolinx indicated it expected
4464-610: The concession fare rate set. On 14 November 2023, Metrolinx made Presto cards available in Google Wallet . On 16 July 2024, Metrolinx made Presto cards available in Apple Wallet . Presto cards in mobile wallets can be used on all transit systems which support regular Presto cards except OC Transpo in Ottawa. Creation of a virtual card can be done through a mobile wallet's app or the Presto app at no cost. In addition,
4557-470: The cost of the Presto system to reach $ 1.2 billion, with $ 1 billion already spent in the development and implementation the system between 2002 and March 2018. While Presto was designed for complex fare transactions between GTA transit agencies, up until the fourth quarter of 2019, the system on TTC buses was not able to support the payment of special surcharges for TTC express downtown buses and TTC trips that enter Mississauga and York Region where
4650-401: The destruction the next day and reported 200 homes in critical shape and as many as 600 additional homes likely to be demolished. The tornadoes also ripped up trees, flipped cars, and left thousands of people without electricity. Vaughan declared a state of emergency because of the widespread damage. No deaths were reported from the tornadoes, but one man who was injured in the storms suffered
4743-483: The first ten stations to sell Presto tickets via Presto vending machines. During the early planning stages of the TYSSE, the City of Vaughan proposed the name "Vaughan Corporate Centre" for the station, after its planned downtown area. After changing the name of the development to "Vaughan Metropolitan Centre", the city requested that the station be named accordingly. On September 30, 2010, a TTC committee recommended that
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#17327972144174836-591: The fourth quarter of 2009. Lakeshore West rail line: Milton rail line: System-wide: Georgetown rail line: Lakeshore East rail line: Lakeshore East rail line: Barrie rail line: Barrie rail line: Lakeshore East rail line: Richmond Hill rail line: Stouffville rail line: Stouffville rail line: Richmond Hill rail line: Stouffville rail line: Lakeshore East rail line: Georgetown rail line: Lakeshore West rail line: System-wide: Barrie rail line: Kitchener rail line: Richmond Hill rail line: The first stage of
4929-534: The full station name. As this is a terminal station, there is a diamond crossover to the south of the platform for arriving trains to cross over to the southbound track, and for departing trains on the northbound track to cross to the southbound track. There are also tail tracks beyond the north end for overnight storage for two trains, with a trackless extra tunnel between them for a future potential third. Despite being located outside Toronto in York Region,
5022-597: The general public and transit users were able to purchase Presto cards and use them at participating stations and transit systems. Stage Two was launched similarly to Stage One, but with full participation from Oakville Transit and Burlington Transit. GO Transit continued its system-wide rollout, with the Lakeshore East, Milton and Georgetown lines coming online at a rate of a few stations a week. The Toronto Transit Commission added six downtown stations (St. George, Queen's Park, St. Patrick, Dundas, College, Bloor/Yonge) to
5115-415: The government and participating in a criminal organization. The investigation was motivated by a series of violent incidents in Vaughan in 2017 according to CBC News, "including an attempted murder, drive-by shootings and arsons". The charges laid included tax evasion, money laundering, defrauding the government and participating in a criminal organization. Vaughan is home to many amateur sports teams for
5208-430: The larger volume of transactions it typically handles. The new fare gates suffered from persistent mechanical and software problems, prompting the TTC to suspend the rollout for a month to work with the contractor, Scheidt & Bachmann, to resolve reliability issues. As a result, over 2,000 motors on more than 1,000 gates had to be replaced in addition to numerous hardware and software updates. The June 2018 deadline for
5301-659: The mayorship in the 2003 municipal election , defeating challenger Robert Craig. In the municipal election on November 13, 2006, Di Biase was narrowly defeated by Linda Jackson, who was sworn in as mayor on December 4, 2006. On June 18, 2008, an audit of Jackson's 2006 campaign finances found that the politician exceeded her legal spending limit of $ 120,419 by at least $ 12,356, or 10 per cent. The auditors, LECG Canada Ltd., say that amount could almost double if what they believed to be unreported contributions in kind at various election events but couldn't prove are later verified. They also found other apparent contraventions of
5394-462: The merits of a regional fare card, and it began development by June 2003. GO did not continue its partnership with ERG after the pilot, preferring a more flexible system. Instead, GO opted to implement a different system in partnership with other Greater Toronto transit systems. They developed the specifications of the system around 2004 and in October 2006, the Ministry of Transportation signed
5487-497: The municipal boundary at Steeles Avenue . This is analogous to the situation in 1968, when the TTC had an internal fare zone system and "Zone 2" fares were charged when crossing the zones on buses or streetcars, yet no extra fare was required to reach five new subway stations which opened outside the pre-amalgamation Toronto city limits in Zone 2 that year, although the Zone 2 fare was charged when transferring to connecting bus routes in
5580-471: The name be shortened to "Vaughan Centre". However, the official decision was delayed until February 2012, when the TTC adopted Vaughan's desired name. The original reason for rejecting the full name was to avoid linking the station to a specific development. Moreover, the length of the name was seen as inconvenient, and "Vaughan Centre" was more consistent with other regional station names (i.e. North York Centre and Scarborough Centre ). A survey conducted by
5673-509: The northwestern terminus of Line 1. While VMC, along with the five other TYSSE stations, had a fare booth installed as per original station plans, it never housed collectors, as the station was among the first eight (along with the first two south of the extension) to discontinue sales of legacy TTC fare media such as tokens and tickets. Presto vending machines were available at its opening to sell Presto cards and to load funds or monthly passes onto them. On May 3, 2019, this station became one of
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#17327972144175766-672: The official groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE), and tunnelling began in June 2011. The project was expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2016, but the timeline was revised, with the station planned to open by the end of 2017. The opening of the extension to Vaughan took place at the station on December 17, 2017, attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne and Mayor of Toronto John Tory . The station replaced Sheppard West as
5859-522: The opening of the terminal, buses used the current kiss-and-ride area. Passengers using Presto, credit, or debit cards can transfer for free under the One Fare program between the TTC and YRT / Brampton Transit 's Züm buses. The province reimburses each transit agency for lost revenue from the free transfers. As free card transfers need to be recorded for reimbursements, both the SmartVMC terminal and
5952-401: The population was Christianity (53.1%), with Catholicism (38.6%) making up the largest denomination. This was followed by Judaism (13.2%), Islam (7.4%), Hinduism (4.8%), Buddhism (2.4%) and Sikhism (1.8%). 17.0% of the population did not identify with a particular religion. As of 2021, visible minorities make up 35.4% of the population. The total crime against persons in 2017
6045-443: The previous year, with a warrant having been required for only two of those disclosures and customers typically not having been notified that their records had been shared. The figures were confirmed by Metrolinx in later reports, stating that they had granted 12 of 26 requests received from various police agencies. In response to calls for reforming the data sharing system from experts and transit riding advocates, Metrolinx launched
6138-593: The process in Vaughan with the help of the subway extension. Vaughan, Ontario Vaughan ( / v ɔː n / vawn ) (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario , Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York , just north of Toronto . Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increasing by 80.2% during this time period and having nearly doubled in population since 1991. It
6231-407: The production rollout schedule was launched on 30 November 2009 and included a limited number of recruited customers to test the system. Stage One included Oakville, Bronte and Union GO Stations, TTC Union Subway Station, and ten Oakville Transit buses on three routes. The second stage of the production rollout schedule was launched on 10 May 2010. In this stage, the Presto system became available to
6324-457: The province of Ontario , Canada, specifically in Greater Toronto , Hamilton , and Ottawa . Presto card readers were implemented on a trial basis from 25 June 2007 to 30 September 2008. Full implementation began in November 2009 and it was rolled out across rapid transit stations, railway stations, bus stops and terminals, and transit vehicles on eleven different transit systems. A variant of
6417-492: The readers themselves and cost overruns. A TTC position paper noted that faulty Presto card readers used by fare inspectors on the proof-of-payment streetcar system was making it "difficult to get customers to comply with inspections" and costing the TTC in lost fare revenue. A 3 June 2017 story in the Toronto Star first reported that customers' Presto travel histories were provided to police authorities 12 times in
6510-407: The same information as those of a local system for a stored-balance fare at initial tap-on. Loyalty programs are also available on some transit systems, where frequent use of the system results in greater discounts on fare payment. The Presto card works on several transit systems and has other features: A Braille letter "P" was placed on the Presto card to help distinguish it from other cards in
6603-760: The settings and the balance of a physical Presto card can be transferred to a virtual card. This includes concession fare types (excluding the child fare type, which currently only remains available on physical Presto cards). The physical card will be cancelled after the transfer. Concession fares can be set on the virtual cards through the same methods as a physical card. The following transit service providers use Presto: The following transit service providers accept Presto for free transfers but not for purchasing fares: In July 2007, 500 commuters who normally commuted from Meadowvale and Cooksville GO stations in Mississauga to Union Station in downtown Toronto received
6696-425: The site of the former hamlet of Edgeley . When the Township of Vaughan officially became a town in 1971, it was made up four historic communities (Maple, Kleinburg, Thornhill, and Woodbridge) large enough to have their own village or town centres. Vaughan committed to building a new business and commercial core distinct from all of them. This commitment became policy in 1998 when Official Plan Amendment 500 called for
6789-447: The south. The city is made up of nearly a dozen historic communities. Likely as a result of the municipality being established when it was still largely a rural area with scattered settlements, most residents (and even non-residents) identify more with the larger communities than they do with the city as a whole and have greatly expanded their areas, and the City officially designates five in the urban area as major communities, with all of
6882-592: The station has always been within the Toronto TTC fare zone to avoid implementing a payment-on-exit system. This was the case even before the implementation of the One Fare program on February 26, 2024, which allows riders paying by Presto card, credit card, or debit card to transfer for free to and from regional buses serving the station. This was in contrast to TTC-contracted bus routes, when all riders were required to pay extra fare (either YRT or TTC) when crossing
6975-619: The station's concourse level to two York Region Transit (YRT) bus terminals. The north corridor leads to the SmartVMC Bus Terminal , where passengers can transfer to conventional YRT bus routes , and the south corridor leads to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Vivastation on the Highway 7 Rapidway , where riders connect to Viva and Züm bus rapid transit routes. The fare-paid area features a Gateway Newstands kiosk. On November 27, 2009,
7068-408: The station's main entrance on Highway 7 and does not stop inside the terminal or Vivastation: The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Vivastation is a covered transfer facility in the centre of the Highway 7 Rapidway . It allows Viva Orange buses and Brampton Transit–operated 501 Züm Queen through-service buses to quickly serve the subway station without having to pull into the SmartVMC terminal, although
7161-459: The suburban municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto . Similarly, at this station (as well as at the adjacent Highway 407 station), separate fares were charged for all transfers between the TTC subway and connecting regional buses, which are the only surface routes serving it. No TTC buses connect to this station, but the aforementioned two bus terminals serve regional buses: SmartVMC Bus Terminal (originally named SmartCentres Place Bus Terminal )
7254-446: The system could become the world's most expensive fare-card implementation project. Instead of putting the development Presto Next Generation out to competitive tender, Metrolinx simply increased the size of the original base contract awarded to Accenture in 2006. By 2012, the cost of the system ballooned to $ 700 million. The Presto rollout on the TTC's surface transit fleet have been marred with abnormally high failure rates of
7347-626: The telephone book. Vaughan is governed by a ten-member council comprising a mayor, four regional councillors, and five local councillors. The mayor, elected at large, is the head of the council and a representative on York Region Council . The four regional councillors are also elected at large, and serve on both the city council and York Regional Council. Five local councillors are also elected, one from each of Vaughan's five wards, to represent those wards on Vaughan Council. City councillors meet at Vaughan City Hall, located in Maple. The city's City Hall
7440-466: The terminal was approximately $ 32 million. The terminal was named after its developer, SmartCentres REIT, who contributed $ 15 million in financing for an underground connection between the bus terminal and the station. The terminal was opened on November 3, 2019, nearly two years after the station. It was expected to open in early 2018, shortly after the station itself, but it was delayed due to unspecified "unforeseen circumstances". Prior to
7533-548: The third March murder, stating people "should not live in fear". On July 18, 2019, the York Regional Police announced the largest organized crime bust in Ontario, part of an 18-month long operation called Project Sindicato that was also coordinated with the Italian State Police . York Regional Police had arrested 15 people in Canada and seized $ 35 million worth of homes, sports cars and cash in
7626-649: The youth of Vaughan. Vaughan council originally rejected the proposal of a youth councillor but, after the Vaughan Youth Cabinet amended its proposal, Council accepted the recommendation. After serving as mayor for nine years, Lorna Jackson saw the Town of Vaughan become incorporated as the City of Vaughan. Following the death of Mayor Lorna Jackson in 2002, Michael Di Biase was appointed mayor by Vaughan council by virtue of his position as one of two regional councillors representing Vaughan, Joyce Frustaglio
7719-596: Was 619.43 per 100,000 population, with 1.49 per 100,000 being violations causing death. Organized crime also has a notable presence in Vaughan. Notable incidents include mob shootings outside the Terrace Banquet Hall in July 2013 resulting in two deaths, one of which was mobster Salvatore Calautti and the Regina Sports Café in April 2014 resulting in the death of Carmine Verduci , as well as
7812-400: Was considered to be extremely remote and the lack of roads through the region made travel difficult. Despite the hardships of pioneer life, settlers came to Vaughan in considerable numbers. The population grew from 19 men, 5 women, and 30 children in 1800 to 4,300 in 1840. The first people to arrive were mainly Pennsylvania Germans , with a smaller number of families of English descent and
7905-470: Was elected mayor and he assumed office in December 2010. On 24 October 2022, former Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca was elected mayor; he assumed office on November 15, 2022. Vaughan is bounded by Caledon and Brampton to the west, King and Richmond Hill to the north, Markham and Richmond Hill to the east, and Toronto — in the dissolved cities of Etobicoke and North York , to
7998-479: Was erected in 1801, a grist mill in 1815, and had a population of 300 by 1836. Other such enclaves included Kleinburg , Coleraine, Rupertville (Maple) , Richmond Hill , Teston, Claireville , Pine Grove , Carrville, Patterson, Burlington, Concord , Edgeley, Fisherville, Elder's Mills, Elgin Mills, Jefferson, Nashville, Purpleville, Richvale, Sherwood, Langstaff, Vellore , and Burwick ( Woodbridge ) . In 1846,
8091-565: Was established, acquiring policing and welfare services from the communities it served; simultaneously, the township merged with the Village of Woodbridge to form the Town of Vaughan. In 1991, it changed its legal status to City of Vaughan. Two F2 tornadoes tore through the city of Vaughan during the Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak on August 20, 2009. Premier Dalton McGuinty and Mayor Linda Jackson toured
8184-801: Was filmed here between 1963 and 1965. In 2006, the movie The Sentinel was filmed at the McMichael Art Gallery . More recently, Vaughan City Hall has served as a film location, when it was used as the new Red Center (the Rachel and Leah Center) in season 2 of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale . It also served as the United Federation of Planets building and Office of the President in the season 1 finale of Star Trek: Discovery . York University in North York , Ontario lies on
8277-547: Was issued in 2014 or 2015. Land preparation for construction began in the summer of 2014. Construction on the grounds began in October 2016. The expected date of completion was late 2020. It is part of a regional hospital system with a "single governance, administration and medical staff" managed by Mackenzie Health . The hospital officially opened on 6 June 2021. Vaughan offers a complex transportation infrastructure, which includes highways , public transit , regional roads , municipality-funded roads, and train services . In
8370-691: Was once home to approximately 2,000 Huron in the sixteenth century. The site is close to a Huron ossuary (mass grave) uncovered in Kleinburg in 1970, and one kilometre north of the Seed-Barker Huron site. The first European to pass through Vaughan was the French explorer Étienne Brûlé , who traversed the Humber Trail in 1615. However, it was not until townships were created in 1792 that Vaughan began to see European settlements, as it
8463-419: Was opened on September 25, 2011, and is named in memory of late Mayor Lorna Jackson . The new Civic Centre is one of the first in Canada to conform to a LEED Gold Standard, the second highest environmental classification available. Vaughan is the first municipality in Ontario to have a Youth City Councillor. The youth city councillor is appointed as a non-voting member of Council every six months to represent
8556-441: Was the other regional councillor. Gino Rosati, a Vaughan local councillor, was subsequently appointed by Vaughan Council to fill Di Biase's position as regional councillor and a by-election was held to fill Rosati's local councillor's position which was won by Linda Jackson , the daughter of Mayor Jackson. Di Biase first became involved in the city's politics in 1985, when he was elected as a local councillor in 1985. Di Biase retained
8649-489: Was to create an integrated transit fare system amongst the 10 public transit agencies in the GTHA. The Presto system was designed to support the use of one common method of fare payment on various participating public transit systems, comparable with other systems such as London 's Oyster card and Hong Kong 's Octopus card . Presto is an operating division of Metrolinx , the Ontario government agency that manages and integrates road transport and public transportation in
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