Welcome to the Online Consultation Western Alignment & Vehicle Maintenance & Storage Facility Update Please review the presentation and complete the survey by July 10, 2012. Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 1
Format for Feedback • Please complete the online survey at www.thecrosstown.ca by July 10, 2012 • A consultation report to inform the designers will be posted online at: www.thecrosstown.ca Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 1
Online Consultation Overview Part 1 • Crosstown Background, Key Developments & Construction Update Part 2 • New Keele Street to Weston Road Routing – Preliminary Planning Part 3 • Vehicle Facility – Preliminary Planning * Metrolinx is beginning the Mount Dennis Mobility Hub Study for the area around the station. Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 2
The Purpose of this Online Consultation • Provide a brief project update • Present proposed changes & improvements to the alignment from Keele Street to Weston Road • Provide an overview of the Maintenance and Storage Facility layout & challenges Most importantly: • Get your input on the Preliminary Planning early in this process. A second community consultation will be held in Fall, 2012 Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 3
Presentation Part 1: Crosstown Background, Key Developments & Construction Update Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 4
What was determined in 2010 Keele to Jane Section A street-level LRT alignment on the following panel was approved through a study (Transit Project Assessment) in 2010. Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 5
2010 Alignment (Street Level) Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 6
What we heard in 2009 – 2010 Community Concerns were raised during the previous study. The new study will address these: • Traffjc concerns at Black Creek Drive • Pedestrian Crossings at Weston Road • Property impacts in the vicinity of Weston Road • Plan for Crosstown connection to GO Transit Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 7
Key Project Developments since 2010 • An off-street (elevated) route is now proposed from a portal west of Keele Street to Black Creek • Underground LRT is now proposed from Black Creek to Weston Road • An underground “Weston Rd/Mt Dennis Station” is now proposed, just east of Weston Road • Protecting for future GO Transit connection • Preliminary plans are developing to retain Kodak Building Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 8
Proposed New Route Alignment – 2012 • This project includes construction to Weston Rd/Mt Dennis Station to be complete in 2020 • The timing and construction method for Weston Road to Jane Street is TBD through further study Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 9
Potential Benefjts of the New LRT Route Proposal • Improve access to the proposed Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) • Build a new underground LRT station near Weston Road • Improve pedestrian connections at the newly proposed Station • Provide a new bus terminal for connection to proposed Weston Road/Mount Dennis Station • Preserve the former Kodak Employees Building for future re-development • Protect for a future GO Transit to Crosstown LRT connection A new study will now assess the pros and cons of the design changes and identify measures to mitigate any impacts such as those related to “Weston Rd/Mt Dennis” Station. Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 10
The Eglinton Crosstown Plan 2012 • 19 km Rapid Transit Line (Jane/Black Creek Drive to Kennedy Station) • 10 km Underground Tunnel (Keele Area to Laird Drive*) • SRT Replacement, Enhancement & Extension from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue East • 60% faster than bus service today Exact alignment west of Keele Street TBD through this study * Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 11
The Crosstown – 2012 *Final number and location of stations subject to Provincial review • 60% faster than current bus routes • 15 minutes from Keele to Yonge Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 12
Implementation • The Keele to Weston Rd/Mt Dennis Station segment is part of the Province of Ontario’s $8.4 Billion Future Community Centre Future Bridge investment for Transit expansion in Toronto • Crosstown Phase 1 (2011 – 2020) – Tunnel contract for Keele to Yonge and Keelesdale Park Bridge are currently being tendered for bids – 6 LRT Stations are currently under design (Keele to Chaplin) Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 13
Crosstown Construction Update • Tunnel preparation work at Black Creek and Eglinton in Keelesdale Park • Piling rigs are building concrete support walls for the future west tunnel launch shaft • The west launch shaft will enable tunnelling works in late 2012 towards Allen Road Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 14
Presentation Part 2: Route Alignment Update Keele Street to Jane Street Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 15
Guiding Principles The plans being presented today are conceptual, and will be refjned over the coming months to: • Minimize impacts to the natural environment • Reduce property impacts if possible • Minimize costs • Minimize impacts to buildings • Enhance access to vehicle facility Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 16
Study Areas * * For future study Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 17
2012 – New Proposed Plan/Profjle Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 18
Weston Rd / Mt Dennis Station Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 19
Presentation Part 3: Vehicle Maintenance & Storage Facility Preliminary Planning Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 20
Maintenance and Storage Facility Requirements • 17 hectares (42 acres) of fmat property • Vacant property preferred or property which causes minimal displacement of existing commercial/industrial activities • Ideally zoned for industrial/employment or transportation use • Proximity to the Eglinton line – ideally less than 1 kilometre • Ideally close to future intersecting LRT lines. Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 21
Maintenance and Storage Facility Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 22
Maintenance and Storage Facility Concept Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 23
Bus Terminal The Weston Rd/Mt Dennis LRT Station will be connected to a new 15-bay bus terminal. Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 24
Bus Routes Serving the Bus Terminal It is proposed that the following TTC bus routes will serve the new bus terminal: • 19 Jane South (new) • 89 Weston (local southbound) • 32 Eglinton West • 161 Rogers Rd • 35 Jane • 168 Symington • 35E Jane Express • 170 Emmett (new) • 71 Runnymede • 171 Mount Dennis • 89 Weston (local northbound) • TTC Wheel-Trans Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 25
Bus Terminal: MSF Site with Kodak Building Black Creek Dr Existing Building Photography Dr Eglinton Ave W Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 26
Study Processes Transit Project Assessment (TPAP) • The alignment study focuses on the proposed changes to the approved Eglinton-Crosstown LRT plan, and will assess the impacts of the changes using the same assessment factors as the previous study. • The public will be provided opportunities to review and comment on the assessment of the impacts of the proposed design changes, and measures to mitigate those impacts. • The impact assessment and results of the study will be documented in a report for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project. • The Vehicle Facility will also undergo study under the TPAP Western Alignment & Future Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility Update 27
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