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1Runnymede and Keele Station – Easier Access Project Updates Public Open House December 11, 2018

Runnymede and Keele Stations – Easier Access Project Updates Public Open House

December 11, 2018


Status of Easier Access Program• 45 stations are now accessible: - St Patrick Station is the latest station to become accessible in

December, 2018.• Stations under construction in 2018: - Dupont, Chester, Royal York, Wellesley, Yorkdale and Wilson.• Runnymede Station elevator construction will begin in late 2018

and is scheduled to be accessible by the end of 2020.• Keele Station elevator construction will begin in 2019 (start date is

TBD) and is scheduled to be accessible by the end of 2021.• All stations are scheduled to be made accessible by 2025.


Nearby Stations – Expected Accessibility Schedule

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2019 2024 2020 2023 2021


Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT)ACAT Overview• Toronto citizens who advise the TTC on difficulties faced by people with disabilities and

seniors • Recommends the elimination of barriers to accessible public transit in the City of Toronto• ACAT consists of 15 volunteer committee members who are appointed by the TTC Board

ACAT’s Role• Represents the needs and concerns of persons with disabilities and seniors who use public

transit services provided by the TTC.• Advises the TTC on the provision of accessible public transit.• Advises the TTC on necessary policy issues for services that pertain to the interests of

persons with disabilities and seniors.• Supports TTC staff in consulting, educating, and advising persons with disabilities, seniors

and the community at large. • Subcommittees – Design Review, Service Planning, Communications, and Wheel-Trans

Operations• Advises TTC on priority and plans for Easier Access projects


Runnymede Station Elevator Plan

Runnymede Station

Concourse

Platform

Street Level

Westbound Train Eastbound Train

Elevator E1Elevator E2 Elevator E3

Cross section image


Runnymede Station Elevator Plan

EntranceEntrance

Entrance

Bus Driveway

FanVent

Shraft

Laneway

E2

E1

New Manhole New Manhole

Stair and escalatordown to concourse

Down

Up

WR

Down

Down

Down

New elevator below grade from concourse to westbound platform

New elevator below grade from concourse to eastbound platform

E3

New elevatorfrom street to concourse K

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Runnym

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Bloor Street West


Runnymede Station

E1 - Concourse level elevator rendering


Laneway Construction Plan – approx. one year

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Bus platform

Pedestrian pathwayduring construction

Bus driveway

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Bloor Street West

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RunnymedeStation

Station outline

EntranceEntrance

Down

Up

WR

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Down

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E2

E3

E1


Construction Details and Transit Information• Installation of hoarding and exit pathways will be created in the laneway.• The western portion of laneway will be closed for E3 construction for

at least one year to complete the following: ◦ Shoring ◦ Excavation ◦ Constructionoftheelevatorstructure/shaft ◦ Backfill ◦ Restoration• In Fall, 2019 the bus roadway will be closed for E2 construction

(closed for approximately 3 months followed by a partial closure for 6 months). For 3 months, TTC riders will board buses on-street or at a neighbouring station. A detailed transit service plan will be provided closer to the time of the closure. Signage will be in place.

• At a later stage, the masonry wall will be upgraded and the laneway will be restored (laneway reductions are required for these works).


Construction Details and Transit Information• Noise and dust associated with construction can be expected. Efforts

will be made to keep disruption associated with noise and dust to a minimum.

• Most work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with some extensions outside of these hours in order to complete the work as quickly as possible.

•Protectiveconstructionhoardingwillbeinplaceandvehicles/equipment will access these work zones from Kennedy Avenue and Runnymede Road.

• Station bike parking will be relocated and maintained.


Runnymede Station – Public Art • Runnymede Station will receive public art in accordance with the

Public Art Policy. • An open call and pre-qualification was prepared.• A jury selected the concept to be installed. • Elicser Elliot was chosen to install his art concept entitled,

“Anonymous Somebody”.• On June 5, 2017 TTC presented the public art concept for this and

other stations at the Toronto Public Library at Yonge and Bloor.• Art installed prior to project completion.


Runnymede Station – Public Art


Elicser Elliot: Anonymous Somebody• Anonymous Somebody captures the snippets of our bustling Bloor

West Village lives while standing still. • The artworks aims to communicate the story of individual spirit as

fresh and relevant to the metabolism of the neighbourhood. • The images work as an anchor to a thought or memory for the person

viewing it – to commemorate, celebrate, provoke, and heal. • Not unlike Runnymede, a house that became a community,

Anonymous Somebody welcomes all passengers to reframe the characters’ experience as they pass or wait, fluidly transitioning from past lives to present, making the artwork their own.


Keele Station Project• Easier Access Improvements: • Barrier-free path from the main entrance to all levels of the station

including installation of: ◦2elevatorstoaccesseastboundandwestboundplatforms ◦PRESTO-enabledaccessiblefaregates(alreadyinstalled) ◦Automaticslidingstationentrydoors ◦Improvedsignage ◦CCTV–Securitycamerasalongtheaccessiblepathway

• Reviewed by ACAT (Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit)


Keele Station Elevator Plan

Platform

Street Level

WESTBOUND TRAIN EASTBOUND TRAIN

Elevator E2 Elevator E1

KEELE

Concourse

Cross section image


Keele Station Elevator PlanKeele Station Elevator Design, Street Level


Construction Details and Transit Information•Thebusloopwillbeclosedin2020(TBD)inordertoupgrade/repave

the bus roadway, bus platforms and to complete some preliminary underground work. During this time, TTC riders will board buses on-street or at a neighbouring station. A detailed transit service plan will be provided closer to the time of the closure. Signage will be in place.

• Noise and dust associated with construction can be expected. Efforts will be made to keep disruption associated with noise and dust to a minimum.

• Most work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with some extensions outside of these hours in order to complete the work as quickly as possible.

• Station bike parking will be relocated and maintained.


Keele Station – Station Exterior/Elevator Rendering


• Keele Station will receive public art in accordance with the Public Art Policy.

• An open call and pre-qualification will be prepared (3 artists to be selected to submit an art concept).

• A jury will be formed including a local representative to select the concept to be installed.

• Art installed upon project completion.

Keele Station – Public Art

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