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Bramalea TerminalDennis Cutajar on behalf of the Naming Committee,
Naming Report: "Brampton Transit - Bramalea Terminal"
, May 12, 2010.
is a
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serving the community of Bramalea in
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, Canada. It is located at the south west corner of Peel Centre Drive and Central Park Drive on the north side of the Brampton Civic Centre. The customer service centre building is situated in the northerly of two island platform areas, which are accessed by pedestrian
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s. Within the building are service counters, washrooms, snack vending machines and a heated waiting area with screens displaying current bus route information.


History

Bus stops adjacent to
Bramalea City Centre The Bramalea City Centre is a large shopping mall located in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With over a 1.5 million square feet of retail space and more than 300 outlets, it is one of Canada's largest shopping malls. Regarded as a super r ...
, referred to as City Centre Terminal, were replaced with a terminal opened September 25, 1991. This replaced a previous terminal, closer to the parking structure; when it rained, "water pours down from the car park above." That site, in use for almost two decades, was located on Clark Boulevard, on the south side of the mall. Mississauga's central transit hub was similarly named, as
Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal The City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is the main transit hub and bus station for MiWay, the city's public transit system. The station is situated in Mississauga City Centre at the northwest corner of Square One Shopp ...
. The City of Brampton issued a Request for Proposals due November 13, 2009, RFP 2009-078, "Construction of The New Bramalea City Centre Transit Terminal and Related Passenger Amenities Transit Priority Measures Road and Intersection Improvements". The estimated project value was $5,000,001 - $10,000,000, with a project team selected by Moffett & Duncan Architects Inc. M. J. Dixon Construction Limited was awarded the contract, for $7,542,150.00 including taxes, the lowest price by a qualified contractor, out of the eight bids received. Considered names for the station were "Brampton Transit – Bramalea Terminal", "Bramalea City Centre Transit Terminal", a variant of the existing branding, and "Brampton Transit – Queen East Terminal". The latter was noted to prevent Brampton Transit from using the name for possible future terminals further east on Queen Street. The first option, which was submitted to council for approval, was intended to "develop a new system wide guideline and protocol for the naming of its future terminals" The terminal was relocated, as of 20 September 2010, now east of the mall. The spot was formerly a city owned parking lot for the Brampton Civic Centre, the location of the Chinguacousy branch of the Brampton Library. The new terminal opened in conjunction with the commencement of
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service along Queen Street. The issue of pedestrian safety was highlighted soon after the terminal opened. While a crosswalk was just a short distance south of the station, many would cross Peel Centre Drive (running east-west) or Team Canada Drive (north-south) at random places along the edge of the station lot. In May 2011, city council approved the creation of a scramble intersection crossing, which would stop both directions of traffic while pedestrians can cross one road, or cross both by heading diagonally. Resident George Startup lobbied the city on the issue, which Brampton Safe City supported. Electrical issues delayed the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Peel Centre Drive and Team Canada Drive, further adding to the issue. With cement was cracking around the catch basins, and the southeast driveway apron cracked; as part of "standard contract procedure", the contractor was brought in to fix the deficiencies. Repairs on the facility began October 3, in the first of three phases, to end October 21, 2011. During part of the repair, stops were moved to Team Canada Drive and Peel Centre Drive.


Bus routes

;Brampton Transit bus routes: * 1/1A Queen * 8 Centre * 9 Vodden * 10 South Industrial * 12 Grenoble * 13 Avondale * 15/15A Bramalea * 16 Southgate * 17 Howden * 18/18B Dixie * 19 Fernforest * 20/20A East Industrial * 115
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Express (to
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) * 205/217 St. Thomas Aquinas S.S. * 207/208 Mayfield S.S. ;Züm routes: * 501/501A/501C
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;Brampton Transit/MiWay routes: * 185 Dixie Express (to Dixie Transitway Station; jointly operated by
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&
Brampton Transit Brampton Transit (BT) is a public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974. In , the system had a ...
) ;GO Transit bus routes: * 32 Brampton Trinity Common GO BusGO Transit Table 32
* 36 Brampton GO BusGO Transit Table 36
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Nearby landmarks

*
10 Peel Centre Drive 10 Peel Centre Drive is a building complex in Brampton, Ontario, Canada that serves as the seat of local government for the Regional Municipality of Peel. The building has been used for regional government offices since its completion in 1980 afte ...
,
Region of Peel The Regional Municipality of Peel (informally Peel Region or Region of Peel, also formerly Peel County) is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwes ...
buildings including council chambers and offices, executive offices, and many other departments *
Bramalea City Centre The Bramalea City Centre is a large shopping mall located in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With over a 1.5 million square feet of retail space and more than 300 outlets, it is one of Canada's largest shopping malls. Regarded as a super r ...
, shopping mall, including a FreshCo grocery store nearby * Brampton Civic Centre, municipal facility, including the Chinguacousy Branch of Brampton Library, Pearson Theatre, Peel Health services, etc. Formerly, it was the Township of Chinguacousy offices and
City of Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it the ...
offices. *
Chinguacousy Park Donald M. Gordon Chinguacousy Park, colloquially known as Chinguacousy Park, is a large park in the Bramalea section of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Queen Street East on the southeast, Bramalea Road on the northeast, and Centr ...
* Knightsbridge Senior Centre


References


External links


Brampton Transit: Terminals & Facilities

GO Transit: Bramalea City Centre Terminal— BUS TERMINAL
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