Chaplin Station Preliminary Design Online Consultation Apr 25, 2012 to May 9, 2012 Preliminary Design by:
2 Chaplin Station Design Schedule Open House #1 Open House #1 Apr 25, 2012 Online Consultation Online Consultation Apr 25 to May 9, 2012 Open House #2 Open House #2 Fall-Winter 2012 - Response to Open House #1 input - Architectural treatments - Final Station Design Open House Open House #3 Open House #3 Early 2013 (TBD) - Construction staging - Ongoing Outreach on Construction Tunnelling Construction nnelling Construction Star Start Mid 2013 (TBD) Chaplin Station Construction Star Chaplin Station Construction Start 2015 (TBD)
Aerial View 3 Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Local Context 4 Vie View East w East View W Vie w West st Cha Chapli lin Cr Cres. P Parkette • Eglinton Way BIA • Beltline Trail • Generally 26m ROW, but varies • 3 lanes of through traffic plus 2 HOV lanes, peak hours • On street parking, both sides - off hours • Turning lanes at Chaplin Crescent • Generous sidewalks - 4.75 to 5.0 wide • The Eglinton Way BIA– lighting, unit paving Kay Gar y Gardner Beltli ner Beltline ne • Few street trees, in poor condition • Opportunity to improve public realm
5 Area Within 10 Minute Walk (500m) of Future Chaplin Station Roselawn Ave Eglinton Ave W Avenue Rd proposed station 500m walking radius existing roads existing railway Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Land Use 6 Roselawn Ave Forest Hill Memorial Arena Eglinton Ave W Avenue Rd Multi-unit Residential C/R mixed use Commercial Institutional Educational Recreational Parks and Green Corridor Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Public Transportation 7 Roselawn Ave Forest Hill Memorial Arena Eglinton Ave W Proposed Station Area Avenue Rd Proposed LRT Line 32-Eglinton West Route 142- Downtown/Avenue Express Rd. Routes 61-Avenue Rd North 14-Glencairn Routes 7 – Bathurst Routes 33 – Forest Hill Routes Bus Shelters/Stops Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Pathway and Numbered Bikeways 8 Eglinton Ave Belt Line Numbered Bikeways Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Project Environmental Report 9 EA Layout - 2010 Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
2012 Consolidated Layout 10 Street Level Plan
2012 Preliminary Streetscape Plan 11 Main Entrance Secondary Entrance East Secondary Entrance West • Streetscape reconstruction – building face to building face • Length of streetscape work – Russell Hill Road to the bridge (210 metres) • Significant potential to enhance the public realm as per ESC urban design guidelines • Streetscape elements include: • New consistent line of street trees • New sidewalks pavements with articulated furnishing zones • New road and pedestrian lighting
12 New Preliminary Design Concept Looking East
13 New Preliminary Design Concept Looking West
14 Key Advantages of Consolidated Design • Improves look and feel for community • Enhances access for communities to the west • Enhances connectivity to Belt Line Trail • Eliminates private property impact to Shoppers Drug Mart • Preserves potential for future investment and development • Shorter Station box reduces construction footprint, impact & costs • Re-purposes Toronto Fire building for public use & preserves heritage (Toronto Fire is re-locating to a new facility) Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Main Entrance – North East 15 Looking East Future Existing Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
16 Main Entrance – North East Existing Future
Secondary Entrance – South East 17 Before & After Existing Future Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Secondary Entrance – South East 18 Re-purpose Toronto Fire Station & Maintain Heritage Door Treatment Under Review Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Secondary Entrance – South West 19 Looking South Future Today Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Secondary Entrance – South West 20 Looking West Existing Future Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Station Box Massing 21 South East Entrance Main Entrance South West Entrance
Longitudinal Section 22 Fire Ventilation Shaft Public Electrical Mechanical Staff Areas Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Pedestrian Circulation 23 Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
Streetscape Section 24 • Proposed street section consistent with ESC urban design guidelines and the Eglington Way BIA details • Sidewalks - 2.5m • Furnishing zone - 1.8m • Street trees - 10m on centre, flush with pavement
Main Entrance Landscaping 25 •New park design •Retained large trees on north edge •Generous paved areas are provided •New grove of large caliper trees •New bus layby on Chaplin with new transit shelter •Potential pick-up area/taxi stand on Gilgorm Road •New shortcut sidewalk on the north edge
26 Secondary Entrance West Landscape Concept (Ravine) • New staircase with bike wheel ramp to access Beltline Trail • Enhance the existing embankments with native plantings • Provide a privacy fence at the end unit
East Secondary Entrance 27 Landscape Concept (Fire Station) • Public space in front of entrance including seating and bike rings • Security fencing on east property line Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
28 Chaplin Station Community Outreach for Construction • At this early design stage, construction staging is not yet developed • Comprehensive Construction Management Plan & individual construction plans for each station will be developed with local consultation well before construction • Please contact us any time with questions you may have about construction Chaplin Station Preliminary Design
29 The Crosstown Team Please Get in Touch with Us! Devin Horne, Franca Di Giovanni, Community Office Hours — 2012 Denise Jayawardene Monday, Wednesday, Friday: E-mail: eglintontransit@ttc.ca 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Online: www.thecrosstown.ca Tuesday & Thursday Tel: 416-338-6310 Please make an appointment Fax: 416-397-8193 Evening hours and presentation available TTY: 416-481-2523 Visit our West Community Office at 1848 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin) facebook.com/thecrosstown twitter.com/crosstownTO
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