The Toronto Parking Authority (TPA), commonly known as Green P for its green-colour branding, is a parking lot management company owned by the City of Toronto. The TPA was established in 1998 with the merger of parking operations in the cities of the former Metropolitan Toronto. A municipal parking authority in the former city of Toronto was first set up in 1952, taking over management of parking from the police. The TPA operates off-street parking garages & parking lots, on-street metered parking, and Toronto's bicycle sharing system, Bike Share Toronto.