Multi-modal: involving many different modes. The Climate Change Project describes the city of Mississauga itself as multi-modal, which refers to the variety of options for people moving around the city. In the context of transport, tools like shipping containers (also described as intermodal containers) are lauded for their capacity to offer dimensional standardization for the transport of diverse goods; however, a shift towards containerization has also entailed drastic impacts on the environment and global trade (see Hart).