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Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit April 10, 2013

Mount Dennis Mobility Hub Update + Station Design Directions

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Meeting Objectives • Present what we heard at the public meeting on December 12, 2012 • Present and get feedback on

• More refined concepts for the areas surrounding the new station that will form the basis of the Mobility Hub Plan

• Suggested station design directions (to inform tender documents)

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was created in 2006 for the purpose of providing residents and businesses in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) a transportation system that is modern, efficient and integrated.

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Metrolinx LRT Projects in Toronto

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Eglinton Crosstown

• Project $4.9 B (2010$), funded by the Province of Ontario

• 19 kilometres east-west LRT from Kennedy to Mt. Dennis, including 10 kilometres of tunnel

• New Transit Connections to Yonge, University-Spadina Subway, Scarborough RT and GO Stouffville and planning for a GO Kitchener connection

• Up to 25 stops and stations

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Project Schedule

• Delivered using a Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach, also known as Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP)

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EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE

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Project Schedule

EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE

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Project Schedule

EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE

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Project Schedule

EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE

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Project Schedule

EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE

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What is a Mobility Hub?

51 mobility hubs identified in The Big Move

Mobility hubs are major transit station areas within the GTHA that are particularly significant given the level of transit service planned for them and the development potential around them.

13 Mount Dennis is a hub in the growing regional transit system

Terminal station of Phase 1 of the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT line

14 Mount Dennis is a hub in the growing regional transit system

Future GO Transit connection

15 Mount Dennis is a hub in the growing regional transit system

New and existing bus routes connecting through Mount Dennis

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Mt. Dennis Mobility Hub Study Objectives • A fully integrated transit station to

facilitate transfers between rail and bus services, and the surrounding area

• Re-purposing the Kodak building

• Improvements to the public realm including streetscaping

• Enhanced pedestrian/cyclist connectivity

• Potential uses of lands adjacent to Metrolinx property for transit oriented development

• Phasing of implementation of the mobility hub components

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How will the Mobility Hub Study be Implemented?

• Metrolinx will: • Incorporate recommendations into the concepts for LRT

facilities and stations • Work with the City of Toronto to support Official Plan

and Zoning By-law updates that reflect the study recommendations

• Work with the City of Toronto to prioritize recommended infrastructure and public realm improvements

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What is being planned

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A New LRT Station With Two Entrances

• Western Terminus of Phase 1 of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT • Located beneath the Rail Corridor on North side of Eglinton Ave. • Entrance addressing Weston Road • Entrance east of the Rail Corridor

LRT Station

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A New Transit Overpass

• Span Black Creek Drive • Descend towards Weston Road to travel beneath the rail corridor

Transit Overpass

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A 15-Bay Bus Terminal

• Required to accommodate the substantial number of bus routes accessing the station

• Intended to be reduced in size following the extension of the LRT west

Bus Terminal

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A Future GO Transit Station

• Design of station is being coordinated with LRT facilities

GO Station

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A Passenger Pick-Up and Drop Off

• Designed to accommodate “kiss n’ ride” traffic for GO and LRT passengers • Will include parking for future uses in the Kodak Building

Passenger Pick-up and Drop-off

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A Maintenance and Storage Facility

• Designed to serve the Eglinton Crosstown LRT on opening day and over the long term once the line is extended west to the airport

• Required to accommodate 168 vehicles with facilities to service and maintain them

• Plans to comply with the Toronto Green Building Standard (LEED Silver equivalent)

Maintenance and Storage Facility

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The Mobility Hub Study focuses on five areas

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4. Black Creek Triangle

1. Kodak Lands

5. Black Creek Business Area

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Lands Metrolinx has control over

Metrolinx Lands (In White)

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Why are we looking at lands outside Metrolinx’s ownership?

• A Mobility Hub is not just a transit station, but the lands around the station that support use of public transit (within a 10 minute walk)

• Recommendations for lands outside the immediate station area should support broader community objectives

• It provides guidance to the City so that they can: • Proactively update their zoning and policy framework prior to

completion of the station • Prioritize investments in new infrastructure • Respond to development proposals with concrete

recommendations that support a wider vision for the station area

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What kind of development can we expect? • A weak market in comparison to other parts of the city makes it difficult

to attract investment of any kind

• Over time, improved transit access (LRT) and relatively low housing prices may lead to a gradual increase in existing housing demand and values

• Improved housing demand will help to improve the viability of retail on Weston Road which in turn will make it possible for higher density forms of residential development

• Office development may occur in the long term, however it will need to be economical to construct and require a supporting urban environment (streets, housing, retail)

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4. Black Creek Triangle

1. Kodak Lands

5. Black Creek Business Area

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What We Heard 1. Maintain and repurpose Kodak Building No. 9 2. Design the station as a connection 3. Provide for a future road connection 4. Design the MSF to face the street and preserve for new development 5. Explore other alignments so that development can address Eglinton

1 Kodak Lands

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1 Kodak Lands Key Moves

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Create an MSF to Service and Store LRT Vehicles

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Create a 15 Bay Bus Terminal

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Build a new GO Train Station

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Create A Passenger Pickup and Drop Off

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Repurpose the Kodak Building as the Heart of The Station

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

GO Station

Passenger Pick Up & Drop Off

Bus Terminal Kodak Building

Primary Entrance

Secondary Entrance

Kodak Parking

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Illustrative Section

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Illustrative Section

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Opening Day

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Opening Day

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Kodak Lands 1 Key Moves

Low-rise development using just the station lands

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Eglinton Corridor 2 What We Heard 1. Design the station as a destination 2. Improve the underpass 3. Improve the parks on either end 4. Extend the multi-use path 5. Improve the streetscape 6. Minimize traffic impacts

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

Create a Feature of the Station Wall

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2 A Green Wall

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A Transparent Structure

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An Art Wall

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

Create a Light and Airy LRT Overpass

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

Renaturalise Black Creek Valley

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

Create An Accessible Secondary Entrance

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

Create an Eglinton Greenway

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue today 2

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Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue on opening day 2

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue over the longer term 2

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue over the longer term 2

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue over the longer term 2

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Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue Today 2

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Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue Following Completion of the Station 2

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Eglinton Corridor Eglinton Avenue over the longer term 2

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Key Moves 2

Extend the Eglinton Multi-use Path

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

From the existing multi-use path

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Across a dedicated bike crossing

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Along the north side of Eglinton

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Through Pearen Park

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Along a reclaimed merging lane

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Weston Road Station Entrance

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Secondary Station Entrance

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Along The Eglinton Promenade

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Key Plan

Eglinton Corridor Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway 2

Along The North Side of Eglinton

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Weston Road 3 What We Heard 1. Preserve Weston’s main street function 2. Enhance the public realm 3. Design the station park as a destination 4. Enhance pedestrian crossings 5. Incorporate lighting into the station to improve safety 6. Explore opportunities to preserve the Scotia building

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

Create a New Mount Dennis Transit Park

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

Anchor the Station With New Development

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77 Mid-rise development

78 High-rise development integrated with the station

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

Preserve for New Retail Uses on Weston

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

Encourage Mid-rise Development

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Weston Road Key Moves 3 Improve Streetscaping and Sidewalks

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

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Weston Road Key Moves 3

Create a Series of Small Open Spaces

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Weston Road Key Moves 3 Transform the Southern Entrance to the

Community

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4

What We Heard 1. Provide safe pedestrian connections 2. Encourage new mixed use development 3. Improve the crossing to the new Community Centre 4. Provide a mix of housing types 5. Ensure new buildings address the street 6. Protect for a grocery store in this area in the future 7. Do not impact existing retail on Weston Road 8. Create new streets and a new open space

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Primarily Retail

Retail

Existing No Frills

Retail

Apartments Apartments

Apartments

Parking

Parking Apartments

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Mix of Residential and Some Retail Development

Retail

Retail

Town Houses

Apartments

Apartments

Apartments

Apartments

Apartments

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Higher Density Residential Development

Apartments

Apartments

Apartments

Apartments

Apartments Retail

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Higher Density Residential Development

New Street and Block Pattern

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Higher Density Residential Development

A Neighbourhood Open Space

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Key Moves

Buildings That Address The Street

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Key Moves

Buildings That Address The Street

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Key Moves

Below Grade or Structured Parking

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Key Moves

Minimize Impacts of Convenience Parking

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Black Creek Drive Triangle 4 Key Moves

Preserve for a Secondary GO Transit Entrance

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Black Creek Business Area

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What We Heard 1. Maintain existing employment uses 2. Provide shops and cafés for employees 3. Add bike lanes to protect cyclists 4. Add sidewalks and improve the streetscape 5. Development should face the street 6. Animate the area through new uses

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Key Moves

Black Creek Business Area 5

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Key Moves

Black Creek Business Area 5

Ensure New Buildings Address the Street

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Key Moves

Black Creek Business Area 5

Secure A New Open Space for Area Employees

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Key Moves

Black Creek Business Area 5

Provide Infrastructure to Support Cyclists

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Key Moves

Black Creek Business Area 5

Encourage Amenities for Area Employees

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Key Moves

Black Creek Business Area 5

Provide New and Enhanced Sidewalks

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Today

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GO Station

Passenger Pick Up & Drop Off & Kodak Parking

Bus Terminal

Kodak Building

Primary Entrance

Secondary Entrance

MSF Relocated Retaining Wall With Special Treatment

New Photography Drive Bridge

Rebuilt Streetscape (Multi-use path Weston to Black Creek)

Rebuilt Intersection With Improved Crossings

Bringing It All Together – Opening Day

Station Park

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Opening Day

Designing the MSF and station facility to be a true mobility hub with seamless transit connections, a re-purposed Kodak Building and the preservation for long-term development

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Over Time

Transforming Eglinton into a “greenway” connecting the two valleys and extending the Humber trail network east to the new community centre and beyond

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Over Time

Encouraging the revitalization of Weston Road as the principal community and retail spine, centred upon a new station and green plaza space and supported by new development

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Over Time Encouraging new mixed-use development on Black Creek Triangle which relates positively to Keelesdale Park and the Station and preserves for a new GO entrance and connection between Weston Road and the community centre

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Over Time

Enhancing the image of the Black Creek Business Area and improving access for pedestrians, cyclists and transit users

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The Long Term Vision Bringing It All Together – Long Term Vision

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How does the long term vision get realized? • Metrolinx will be implementing transit-related infrastructure + public realm

improvements • Transit investment alone is unlikely to result in significantly more private real estate

development in the neighbourhood • Achieving the Mobility Hub vision will require investment and coordination from a

range of stakeholders to improve public realm and attract development

Metrolinx Community Groups /

Members Businesses / BIAs City of Toronto, Metrolinx, and other public agencies

Private Development

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Next Steps Spring / Summer 2013

• Completion of Draft Mobility Hub Plan • Finalize Mobility Hub Plan • Community Economic Development meetings (City of Toronto)

Late 2014 Successful project bidder selected 2014 / 2015 Final public consultation 2020 Opening Day

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Thank you!