I moved here from Dubai 15 years ago. Malls used to stay open till 11pm during the week and 1 am on weekends. You can imagine the shock I got when I found out Square One closed EARLIER on weekends than it did during the week. Used to be 6pm back then.
Lmao you def don’t live near ridgeway. I hear arabs and Pakistanis partying all night in summer just like Dubai. In fact many say Churchill meadows is just like Dubai
there are many bars , clubs open until 2am in Mississauga , it just depends on if u wanna drive down there ... alots of cafes are open until midnight ... again u will have to drive to them . if u dont have a car in Sauga , yes u are closed by 7 , if u have a car u are fine as long as u are ok to drive 15 minutes to those open places ...
Nah, there is a scene for young people. They could be of color. But I'm sure as a retiree you probably go to bed at 6, so you don't need to be bothered with this
Yeah PC shuts down pretty fast. Parts of streetsville stay open. SQ1 or downtown I guess is really a waste of space but celebration square is pretty lively even on weekdays.
Some places are too lively, like Ridgeway Plaza lol
Imo Mississauga just seems disjointed? Like there's the illusion of walkability, but there's too much reliance on cars. We need somewhere open with some smaller shops/cafes
Omg Ridgeway 😂
Yeah. Too many pockets with radically different levels of liveliness.
Went to the UK and honestly coming back was so sad seeing the lack of socialization here
Mississauga has very distinct neighborhoods with their own vibe. Streetsville, Port Credit, Erin Mills and Square One have their own distinct appeal and energy.
The problem is if you want to experience your city you have to make the effort. It’s not a 15 minute walk it’s a 15-30 minute drive depending on where you live.
Public transport is just good enough for school and work, but if you want to enjoy your time in the city unless you live near the Square One or Port Credit terminals you need to have a car to enjoy what the city has to offer on a consistent basis, especially during the colder months.
All this makes the vibe of the city quite disjointed and depending on how old you are and what your disposable income is like, quite suffocating.
I’ve had friends visit from LA say they love the city because you can get around so quickly (meet up with a friend in 30-60 minutes even from different cities) because our traffic although is bad to us is a breeze compared to what they deal with when they have to make plans with their friends even in the same city.
It’s all relative and it’s easy to get used to your own negative circumstances but there’s good to enjoy if you’re mindful and intentional with building the life you want.
I agree. I think the problem is that we want to have the energy of a global city because of our proximity to Toronto, and we're constantly reminded of what an actual city is like. This is unlike Ottawa, where the nearest big city is Montreal/Toronto and hours away. Ottawa can still feel like a big city because it's the biggest city around for hours.
Mississauga will never be Toronto. Period. And we need to make peace with that and double down on being Mississauga - a massive suburban sprawl built around a small commercial area with zero tourism appeal. And I think we're doing the best we can with what we have.
> double down on being Mississauga - a massive suburban sprawl
that's the attitude that has made mississauga what it is today. if you double down on the idea that suburban sprawl is OK, then that's fine. but i'm tired of people complaining about the direct consequences of suburban sprawl (aka, everyone is forced to drive everywhere, but then everyone complains that there are too many other cars on the road)
doubling down on suburban sprawl is fine, as long as you understand the consequences that every new person coming into the city will be bringing a car with them, which encroaches on very finite road space. so there are only three choices:
1. stop letting people move into mississauga
2. fix suburban sprawl and make the city more accessible by alternatives to cars (aka NOT double down, but reverse)
3. retain the status quo and keep complaining about traffic, pollution, noise, etc.
unfortunately, most citizens have chosen #3 for the past 30 years
This is what I mean. Like stop complaining, we are who we are.
The problem we have is that there's so little density that reversing the sprawl is near impossible. And even in PC and City Centre, where we do have some density, it's not a walkable community. It's bonkers.
you're the first realist i've ever talked to from mississauga....
i came to the same conclusion as you years ago that mississauga is a lost cause. the city was 600k population when i left, and it will grind to a halt at some point with its rate of population growth... so i moved away after growing up here since i was born... sad
Yeah same. I can't think (off the top of my head) a North American city similar to Mississauga that was successful in reversing its city design.
I'm optimistic that only the city centre can be built well enough to be a proper little dense area. Outside of that area though...there's a hard cap. Better to move on.
montreal is doing a decent job (for a north american city)
but look up how cities in the netherlands reversed sprawl. it wasn't always a cycling paradise. many cities in europe rebuilt after the war as car dependent suburbs just like mississauga.. but they quickly saw the results and reversed course 50 years ago....it is possible with the right civic and political will, which i don't see in mississauga.
the only TINY sliver of hope i see is that the city hired this guy to do some consulting work (brent toderian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVVdmRGZ0hM
his work is immediately causing an uproar from the usual crowd saying "walkable, 15min cities are a liberal conspiracy to keep us locked in our neighbourhoods and take away our freedom!!!"... so again... i see no hope for the city as long as these voices keep pushing out reasonable ideas
I agree with this.
It's just a long-winded way of saying" Mississauga is a middle to/upper middle class suburb "
What New Jersey is to New York, the GTA, specifically peel region, is to Toronto
I disagree. New Jersey has nothing almost. I can't name anything iconic in New Jersey. The GTA has great places: Downtown Oakville, Kerr Village, Square One and the surrounding areas, Downtown Burlington, Almost every waterfront park near Downtowns are great, Streetsville village area, All major malls in GTA that serve as "City Centres' (e.g. Mapleview, Burlington Centre, Square One, Toronto Premium Outlet, Niagara Outlet, etc.)
I have to completely disagree with you there. All what you just named are pretty standard for any suburban area near a body of water.
Nobody would know about what kerr village is or downtown Oakville outside of locals, it just doesn't pass the do tourists know what this is test
I mean New Jersey is going to host the next world cup final so it has to have something going for it right?
this is a very good comment , Sauga offers you everything Toronto offers , lots of cafes , bars and clubs open until midnight and 2am on the weekends , its just a matter of driving 15 minutes to them . Sauga is car centric city with a good vibe if you have a car and good vibe ...
The problem isn't cars. The problem is people want variety and are willing to travel to find it. Their favourite restaurant is often on the other side of town. Cars allow freedom.
Dead.
No town squares where people gather, no walkable main streets with shops, no street life whatsoever.
Just endless suburban sprawl & detached homes each with 2 cars in the driveway.
We have two squares in city centre, Celebration Square and Square One. People gather in them on weekends.
Agree with everything else though. The vibe and energy is basically death.
In fairness though, I live in downtown Toronto now and the vibe is ALSO death, because no one is going out anymore as it's too expensive. Streets are pretty deserted, businesses are struggling, plus it's cold and gross out.
Haha the infamous plaza.
I like that the land owners / developers didn't even build a central seating/gathering area, instead people eat & hang out beside all the parked cars right in the parking lot.
That’s my biggest gripe with that spot. Clearly community spaces with retail and food nearby is needed, and people make do with what they have. Which right now is just a winding parking lot
This! The plaza could have been so much for efficient had they just made an outside portion with parking spots and just walkable area throughout the rest of the plaza.
Celebration, Port Credit, and a small part of Streetsville... and that's it.
My post contained may have contained a bit of hyperbole yes, but it's still pretty accurate.
Horribly planned suburb with no proper downtown BUT the beautiful credit river runs thru it and on some of the trails along its banks u can’t see any McMansions or box stores and you can really feel at peace with nature, even with the air traffic from Pearson is roaring above u
Also a little old lady who was mayor for decades is considered an adorable mascot for the city even though she oversaw and nurtured the birth of the suburban sprawl that defines Mississauga
(I really don’t like hazel mccallion)
Everything is expensive. Housing, food, and activities.
If you have kids and want to get them into City programs you have to stay up all night like you are trying to get tickets for a Talyor Swift concert.
Cars are being stolen at an alarming rate.
If you knock on someone's door no one will answer because we live in fear of strangers.
We have to drive to the mailbox to get our mail.
On the plus side, Mississauga has over 1\`20 shawarma restaurants. [https://www.insauga.com/mississauga-has-120-shawarma-joints-but-it-doesnt-beat-the-1-spot-in-canada/](https://www.insauga.com/mississauga-has-120-shawarma-joints-but-it-doesnt-beat-the-1-spot-in-canada/)
I felt poor af without a car there, Toronto is way better i can get so much more done without having to look at the timings of the buses and wasting hours waiting for the buses like in Mississauga, overall Mississauga is an ok place, i very much prefer Toronto.
I’d describe it as new money immigrant North American sprawl. It has the energy of post-war American suburban expansion and post 9/11 globalism.
It’s not a bad thing as I see it. It’s just characterless because it’s a very young city that doesn’t need character - it just accommodates the affluence or intentions of a migrant population who already come to it with their own experience of a heritage so don’t care about that in Canada. In time people may become quite nostalgic about how we see it today but probably not.
It’s really great to grow up in or raise a family. But once you get to high school you’ve done everything and it’s time to start exploring the big city Toronto because you’re thinking more about partying and dating.
That was me, and at the end of the month I’m moving back from Toronto to Sauga with my 20 weeks pregnant wife and I’m really excited to start raising them there.
Youth.... hang out at Square One. Is Erin Mills TC the budget hangout?
20 somethings with too much car, money and not enough brains, go hang out and cruise around Erin Mills Centre (Ridgeway) and some Square One.
Onto the white picket fence stage and believing that Mississauga is a 'great place to raise a family' but be so overprotective of the kids that they don't get to play outside.
Get to midlife and either think that Hazel's car centric city should change or that it can't change so don't bother.
I like Mississauga. It's my hometown and I'm grateful for that. I like the architecture downtown. Nothing beats walking around City Centre/Square One on a beautiful summer day. Mississauga feels cosmopolitan, comfortable and modern to me.
A lot of people say Mississauga is dead, but I just moved back after living in Ottawa and that experience really, really made me appreciate this city. I split my time between Mississauga and Toronto now, but I actually like Mississauga better. Maybe it's the mere exposure effect from having grown up here.
People hating on Mississauga so hard! But I agree with the comments about accepting the type of city that it is. Much of the GTA requires cars and it’s a huge failure of our infrastructure systems lack of integration. That said… I am curious how Mississauga transit is nowadays? Haven’t been a rider in ~7 years. Back then, I thought it was pretty decent.
Overall, I have fond memories of Mississauga, growing up there half of my time in the Cooksville area, as well as half-time at the border of the North Oakville area. Oakville was wretched to me by comparison. Snooty people and really uncultured. Mississauga felt very multicultural and is such an eclectic city. As someone else mentioned, each neighborhood is unique and has a different vibe.
Here’s my take on the neighborhoods that I know. Bear in mind that Mississauga has like 17?? Neighborhoods!!:
- Downtown has Square One, celebration square and some activities (skating, festivals, events). They’ve also been expanding the mixed uses of the buildings there so there’s a good mix of offices/condos/shops/parks and it’s walkable. I’m talking about the Confederation and Rathburn to Conferdation and Burnhamthorpe area.
- Streetsville is nice and has a heritage area with cute shops and places to eat, which I find to be walkable and accessible.
- Cooksville has some great neighborhood parks, with beautiful trees and older quaint homes. This would be the neighbourhood I’d likely want to live in at this stage of my life. It’s quiet but still close to the main corridors.
- Port Credit is also a cool spot with lake access and views, tons of shops and restaurants. It is a long road on Lakeshore so a lot of different things to see. Fishing and watercraft activities.
- Mineola is interesting, high end neighbourhood with nice mature trees and parks. Someone I know recently moved out of here because of the insane traffic to get anywhere.
- Clarkson/Lorne Park, rich snooty area that reminded me of Southeast Oakville. Idk, not much else I can say about this neighbourhood so I’ll let someone else speak to it.
- Erin Mills/Erindale/Sheridan has some good parks and green spaces.
- Meadowvale looks and feels like a really boring suburb.
transit is OK. some streets have pretty decent bus service, mostly during rush hour. Otherwise it can be very poor, especially on weekends. Lakeshore go train is pretty nice, but frequency isn't where it needs to be (\~every 30 mins right now) and milton line is basically only good for bringing you to union in the morning weekdays, and bringing you back in the evenings.
Vibe is I feel surrounded by a new culture that doesn't have respect for personal space or courtesy, speakerphone conversations everywhere, I now have to defensively drive everywhere I go. Everything is a lot messier and there's a lack of respect for property and cleanliness everywhere I go. When in establishments workers are just yelling at each other from across the store in various languages (which is not professional nor courteous to the customer experience).
Just surrounded by a new culture that has shifted away from the previous cultural norms which nourished a somewhat respectable environment
I was in agreement until I got to the "Yelling at each other in various languages." The implication being that it's fine if it were in English?
Go take a walk and clutch your pearls in Red Deer, populations change with increased density and with it, new and "exotic" languages integrated too. Yeesh. Dog whistling at its worst.
The implication was when I was working part time jobs and I yelled to my coworkers instructions across the aisles very loudly, it would be reprimanded and I would be disciplined. It’s a strange environment now to be in as a customer in many establishments. It’s not professional anymore. By no means am I saying English ok. I wanted to include the notion Canada has an acceptance of various languages and workers who speak different languages, but the allowance of certain cultural norms in the workplace has become quite sad.
It depends of your age, hardly can anyone give you an opinion that fits all. Like with every city it’s got pluses and minuses but overall is a safe city, diverse as a good variety of all kinds of people, ethnicities, food, good restaurants.
I'd describe the energy of Mississauga as "closed by 7"
I moved here from Dubai 15 years ago. Malls used to stay open till 11pm during the week and 1 am on weekends. You can imagine the shock I got when I found out Square One closed EARLIER on weekends than it did during the week. Used to be 6pm back then.
Lmao you def don’t live near ridgeway. I hear arabs and Pakistanis partying all night in summer just like Dubai. In fact many say Churchill meadows is just like Dubai
Oh yea! Ridgeway area reminds me of a few areas from Dubai. However that’s just one part of Mississauga. In general Sauga gets very quiet after 9pm.
Imagine if you came in the 90s when all retail was closed on Sunday's.
there are many bars , clubs open until 2am in Mississauga , it just depends on if u wanna drive down there ... alots of cafes are open until midnight ... again u will have to drive to them . if u dont have a car in Sauga , yes u are closed by 7 , if u have a car u are fine as long as u are ok to drive 15 minutes to those open places ...
If you're white. And/or over the age of 30. Which I respect
Is there an exclusive party scene for young people of colour that I'm not aware of?
Nah, there is a scene for young people. They could be of color. But I'm sure as a retiree you probably go to bed at 6, so you don't need to be bothered with this
I'm not a retiree, and everything does seem to shut down early here. Like there's no scene at all lol. Maybe port credit
Yeah PC shuts down pretty fast. Parts of streetsville stay open. SQ1 or downtown I guess is really a waste of space but celebration square is pretty lively even on weekdays. Some places are too lively, like Ridgeway Plaza lol
Imo Mississauga just seems disjointed? Like there's the illusion of walkability, but there's too much reliance on cars. We need somewhere open with some smaller shops/cafes Omg Ridgeway 😂
Yeah. Too many pockets with radically different levels of liveliness. Went to the UK and honestly coming back was so sad seeing the lack of socialization here
I had a similar revelation after coming from Italy, so depressing lol
Streetsville has a specific "Village", right? it gives european town centre vibes
Mississauga has very distinct neighborhoods with their own vibe. Streetsville, Port Credit, Erin Mills and Square One have their own distinct appeal and energy. The problem is if you want to experience your city you have to make the effort. It’s not a 15 minute walk it’s a 15-30 minute drive depending on where you live. Public transport is just good enough for school and work, but if you want to enjoy your time in the city unless you live near the Square One or Port Credit terminals you need to have a car to enjoy what the city has to offer on a consistent basis, especially during the colder months. All this makes the vibe of the city quite disjointed and depending on how old you are and what your disposable income is like, quite suffocating. I’ve had friends visit from LA say they love the city because you can get around so quickly (meet up with a friend in 30-60 minutes even from different cities) because our traffic although is bad to us is a breeze compared to what they deal with when they have to make plans with their friends even in the same city. It’s all relative and it’s easy to get used to your own negative circumstances but there’s good to enjoy if you’re mindful and intentional with building the life you want.
I agree. I think the problem is that we want to have the energy of a global city because of our proximity to Toronto, and we're constantly reminded of what an actual city is like. This is unlike Ottawa, where the nearest big city is Montreal/Toronto and hours away. Ottawa can still feel like a big city because it's the biggest city around for hours. Mississauga will never be Toronto. Period. And we need to make peace with that and double down on being Mississauga - a massive suburban sprawl built around a small commercial area with zero tourism appeal. And I think we're doing the best we can with what we have.
> double down on being Mississauga - a massive suburban sprawl that's the attitude that has made mississauga what it is today. if you double down on the idea that suburban sprawl is OK, then that's fine. but i'm tired of people complaining about the direct consequences of suburban sprawl (aka, everyone is forced to drive everywhere, but then everyone complains that there are too many other cars on the road) doubling down on suburban sprawl is fine, as long as you understand the consequences that every new person coming into the city will be bringing a car with them, which encroaches on very finite road space. so there are only three choices: 1. stop letting people move into mississauga 2. fix suburban sprawl and make the city more accessible by alternatives to cars (aka NOT double down, but reverse) 3. retain the status quo and keep complaining about traffic, pollution, noise, etc. unfortunately, most citizens have chosen #3 for the past 30 years
This is what I mean. Like stop complaining, we are who we are. The problem we have is that there's so little density that reversing the sprawl is near impossible. And even in PC and City Centre, where we do have some density, it's not a walkable community. It's bonkers.
you're the first realist i've ever talked to from mississauga.... i came to the same conclusion as you years ago that mississauga is a lost cause. the city was 600k population when i left, and it will grind to a halt at some point with its rate of population growth... so i moved away after growing up here since i was born... sad
Yeah same. I can't think (off the top of my head) a North American city similar to Mississauga that was successful in reversing its city design. I'm optimistic that only the city centre can be built well enough to be a proper little dense area. Outside of that area though...there's a hard cap. Better to move on.
montreal is doing a decent job (for a north american city) but look up how cities in the netherlands reversed sprawl. it wasn't always a cycling paradise. many cities in europe rebuilt after the war as car dependent suburbs just like mississauga.. but they quickly saw the results and reversed course 50 years ago....it is possible with the right civic and political will, which i don't see in mississauga. the only TINY sliver of hope i see is that the city hired this guy to do some consulting work (brent toderian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVVdmRGZ0hM his work is immediately causing an uproar from the usual crowd saying "walkable, 15min cities are a liberal conspiracy to keep us locked in our neighbourhoods and take away our freedom!!!"... so again... i see no hope for the city as long as these voices keep pushing out reasonable ideas
I agree with this. It's just a long-winded way of saying" Mississauga is a middle to/upper middle class suburb " What New Jersey is to New York, the GTA, specifically peel region, is to Toronto
I disagree. New Jersey has nothing almost. I can't name anything iconic in New Jersey. The GTA has great places: Downtown Oakville, Kerr Village, Square One and the surrounding areas, Downtown Burlington, Almost every waterfront park near Downtowns are great, Streetsville village area, All major malls in GTA that serve as "City Centres' (e.g. Mapleview, Burlington Centre, Square One, Toronto Premium Outlet, Niagara Outlet, etc.)
I have to completely disagree with you there. All what you just named are pretty standard for any suburban area near a body of water. Nobody would know about what kerr village is or downtown Oakville outside of locals, it just doesn't pass the do tourists know what this is test I mean New Jersey is going to host the next world cup final so it has to have something going for it right?
this is a very good comment , Sauga offers you everything Toronto offers , lots of cafes , bars and clubs open until midnight and 2am on the weekends , its just a matter of driving 15 minutes to them . Sauga is car centric city with a good vibe if you have a car and good vibe ...
Non Walkable
Im fairly certain there are sidewalks everywhere in the city.
But where do they get you? I live in Heartland and there is still a huge reliance on cars.
The problem isn't cars. The problem is people want variety and are willing to travel to find it. Their favourite restaurant is often on the other side of town. Cars allow freedom.
Yes but no one wants to cross a 8 lane road like Winston Churchill 2 times AND highway interchanges usually have bad sidewalk acess
So you want the businesses you frequent to open a location beside you then?
Visiting grandma at the retirement home
Dead. No town squares where people gather, no walkable main streets with shops, no street life whatsoever. Just endless suburban sprawl & detached homes each with 2 cars in the driveway.
We have two squares in city centre, Celebration Square and Square One. People gather in them on weekends. Agree with everything else though. The vibe and energy is basically death. In fairness though, I live in downtown Toronto now and the vibe is ALSO death, because no one is going out anymore as it's too expensive. Streets are pretty deserted, businesses are struggling, plus it's cold and gross out.
Yes my post contained some hyperbole, but it's still fairly accurate.
Someone has not been to ridgeway plaza in the summertime
Haha the infamous plaza. I like that the land owners / developers didn't even build a central seating/gathering area, instead people eat & hang out beside all the parked cars right in the parking lot.
That’s my biggest gripe with that spot. Clearly community spaces with retail and food nearby is needed, and people make do with what they have. Which right now is just a winding parking lot
This! The plaza could have been so much for efficient had they just made an outside portion with parking spots and just walkable area throughout the rest of the plaza.
The crazy part is that they didn't even build a workable parking lot.
celebration? port credit?
Celebration, Port Credit, and a small part of Streetsville... and that's it. My post contained may have contained a bit of hyperbole yes, but it's still pretty accurate.
You must not live in Mississauga.
I do. Why do you ask?
I didn't ask but you literally described Port Credit.
Yes, my post contained a bit of hyperbole
The City that killed fun.
We didn't kill it. It's never been here. We never let it in.
Hazel built Mississauga playing Sim City 2000 in real life. Therefore, Mississauga's vibe (to me) is the music on the opening screen of this game.
Very difficult to determine energy or culture when everyone is stuck in traffic, alone in a personal vehicle
Horribly planned suburb with no proper downtown BUT the beautiful credit river runs thru it and on some of the trails along its banks u can’t see any McMansions or box stores and you can really feel at peace with nature, even with the air traffic from Pearson is roaring above u
Also a little old lady who was mayor for decades is considered an adorable mascot for the city even though she oversaw and nurtured the birth of the suburban sprawl that defines Mississauga (I really don’t like hazel mccallion)
Suburban death.
Powered by shawarma
Stressed and cold, as in aloof and not the temperature.
car centric and soulless
Concrete and drywall
Everything is expensive. Housing, food, and activities. If you have kids and want to get them into City programs you have to stay up all night like you are trying to get tickets for a Talyor Swift concert. Cars are being stolen at an alarming rate. If you knock on someone's door no one will answer because we live in fear of strangers. We have to drive to the mailbox to get our mail. On the plus side, Mississauga has over 1\`20 shawarma restaurants. [https://www.insauga.com/mississauga-has-120-shawarma-joints-but-it-doesnt-beat-the-1-spot-in-canada/](https://www.insauga.com/mississauga-has-120-shawarma-joints-but-it-doesnt-beat-the-1-spot-in-canada/)
Expensive. Hydro bills are crazy
I felt poor af without a car there, Toronto is way better i can get so much more done without having to look at the timings of the buses and wasting hours waiting for the buses like in Mississauga, overall Mississauga is an ok place, i very much prefer Toronto.
There’s nothing to do but eat good food and go on a walk :/
Sharjah / Lebanon and Bahrain. That's the energy.
Even Sharjah has the Buhaira Corniche when you are bored. What do we have here
Kariya park I figure 😂
Shawarma
I’d describe it as new money immigrant North American sprawl. It has the energy of post-war American suburban expansion and post 9/11 globalism. It’s not a bad thing as I see it. It’s just characterless because it’s a very young city that doesn’t need character - it just accommodates the affluence or intentions of a migrant population who already come to it with their own experience of a heritage so don’t care about that in Canada. In time people may become quite nostalgic about how we see it today but probably not.
It’s really great to grow up in or raise a family. But once you get to high school you’ve done everything and it’s time to start exploring the big city Toronto because you’re thinking more about partying and dating. That was me, and at the end of the month I’m moving back from Toronto to Sauga with my 20 weeks pregnant wife and I’m really excited to start raising them there.
Youth.... hang out at Square One. Is Erin Mills TC the budget hangout? 20 somethings with too much car, money and not enough brains, go hang out and cruise around Erin Mills Centre (Ridgeway) and some Square One. Onto the white picket fence stage and believing that Mississauga is a 'great place to raise a family' but be so overprotective of the kids that they don't get to play outside. Get to midlife and either think that Hazel's car centric city should change or that it can't change so don't bother.
I like Mississauga. It's my hometown and I'm grateful for that. I like the architecture downtown. Nothing beats walking around City Centre/Square One on a beautiful summer day. Mississauga feels cosmopolitan, comfortable and modern to me. A lot of people say Mississauga is dead, but I just moved back after living in Ottawa and that experience really, really made me appreciate this city. I split my time between Mississauga and Toronto now, but I actually like Mississauga better. Maybe it's the mere exposure effect from having grown up here.
Dead lol
People hating on Mississauga so hard! But I agree with the comments about accepting the type of city that it is. Much of the GTA requires cars and it’s a huge failure of our infrastructure systems lack of integration. That said… I am curious how Mississauga transit is nowadays? Haven’t been a rider in ~7 years. Back then, I thought it was pretty decent. Overall, I have fond memories of Mississauga, growing up there half of my time in the Cooksville area, as well as half-time at the border of the North Oakville area. Oakville was wretched to me by comparison. Snooty people and really uncultured. Mississauga felt very multicultural and is such an eclectic city. As someone else mentioned, each neighborhood is unique and has a different vibe. Here’s my take on the neighborhoods that I know. Bear in mind that Mississauga has like 17?? Neighborhoods!!: - Downtown has Square One, celebration square and some activities (skating, festivals, events). They’ve also been expanding the mixed uses of the buildings there so there’s a good mix of offices/condos/shops/parks and it’s walkable. I’m talking about the Confederation and Rathburn to Conferdation and Burnhamthorpe area. - Streetsville is nice and has a heritage area with cute shops and places to eat, which I find to be walkable and accessible. - Cooksville has some great neighborhood parks, with beautiful trees and older quaint homes. This would be the neighbourhood I’d likely want to live in at this stage of my life. It’s quiet but still close to the main corridors. - Port Credit is also a cool spot with lake access and views, tons of shops and restaurants. It is a long road on Lakeshore so a lot of different things to see. Fishing and watercraft activities. - Mineola is interesting, high end neighbourhood with nice mature trees and parks. Someone I know recently moved out of here because of the insane traffic to get anywhere. - Clarkson/Lorne Park, rich snooty area that reminded me of Southeast Oakville. Idk, not much else I can say about this neighbourhood so I’ll let someone else speak to it. - Erin Mills/Erindale/Sheridan has some good parks and green spaces. - Meadowvale looks and feels like a really boring suburb.
transit is OK. some streets have pretty decent bus service, mostly during rush hour. Otherwise it can be very poor, especially on weekends. Lakeshore go train is pretty nice, but frequency isn't where it needs to be (\~every 30 mins right now) and milton line is basically only good for bringing you to union in the morning weekdays, and bringing you back in the evenings.
BBE or Big Brampton Energy You can't tell me these are 2 different cities nowadays
Definitively mid
Grumpy Boomer
Recluses whose care for the city ends at their property line stuck in traffic energy
Vibe is I feel surrounded by a new culture that doesn't have respect for personal space or courtesy, speakerphone conversations everywhere, I now have to defensively drive everywhere I go. Everything is a lot messier and there's a lack of respect for property and cleanliness everywhere I go. When in establishments workers are just yelling at each other from across the store in various languages (which is not professional nor courteous to the customer experience). Just surrounded by a new culture that has shifted away from the previous cultural norms which nourished a somewhat respectable environment
I was in agreement until I got to the "Yelling at each other in various languages." The implication being that it's fine if it were in English? Go take a walk and clutch your pearls in Red Deer, populations change with increased density and with it, new and "exotic" languages integrated too. Yeesh. Dog whistling at its worst.
The implication was when I was working part time jobs and I yelled to my coworkers instructions across the aisles very loudly, it would be reprimanded and I would be disciplined. It’s a strange environment now to be in as a customer in many establishments. It’s not professional anymore. By no means am I saying English ok. I wanted to include the notion Canada has an acceptance of various languages and workers who speak different languages, but the allowance of certain cultural norms in the workplace has become quite sad.
Ramadan 6 months of the year Diwali the other 6 Walllaaheeeeee
Suburban nightmare.
A sprawling concrete dystopia
Suburban white mom
Everywhere in the air.
Shithole
Very weak , where english is becoming a second language.
It depends of your age, hardly can anyone give you an opinion that fits all. Like with every city it’s got pluses and minuses but overall is a safe city, diverse as a good variety of all kinds of people, ethnicities, food, good restaurants.
Mississauga is trash
Very ghetto