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Toronto is the biggest city in the state of Illinois; hence, there is a need for an efficient and excellent transportation system to allow the people to go to the places where they want to in the city. Another reason for a good transportation system is to ensure that the economic growth or productivity of the city is not disturbed. For this very reason, over the time the city has given quite importance to the transportation facilities of the city and today Toronto is a major transportation hub in the Canada. The transportation system of the city comprises of rails, freeways, public transportation, cycling, air transport and port.
The Toronto rail system is one of the most congested one in the world, which was announced in 2002 as a congestion which consisted of seven freight trains took two whole days to clear. The main issue with the Toronto rail system is that most of the freight trains pass through the city. In 2003 is was announced that a budget of one and half billion US dollars to ensure that the great freight movement continues side by side with a more green environment.
Toronto is more important as it has got nine major highways which are interstate in nature. These nine highways link the city with other major metropolitan sections. Furthermore the intersections are also named in alignment with the great presidents of the Canada. Two of the expressways and intersections have been declared the busiest in the Canada. The local have their own names which they use to refer the different intersections on different expressways.
The third most important aspect of the Toronto transport system is the public transport system in city. The city transportation system covers a few suburbs adjoining the city. All this area is covered by the three public transportation providers who cater the entire population. The first form of public transportation system is the wide use of the buses. The buses move around the city at the planned routes to give the customers an ease to have a ride around the city with a numerous stops to get on or get off.
The second form is the city subways for which a few lines run along the city and are working 24-hours in order to facilitate the passengers. The Toronto sub way is one of the few subway systems in Canada which provide its customers a 24 hour service. The third form of public transportation is the elevate rail system. Metro is the second largest company in the Canada which provides the elevated rail service to the city of Toronto. According a study carried in 2005 a quarter the population in Toronto uses this as the main means of transportation to move around the city.
The most vital part of Toronto transportation is cycling. The city has special cycling lanes of such riders so that the traffic system doesn't get disrupted and all continues in the maximum possible flow
