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Go Transit Niagara Rail Expansion Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study WELCOME PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #2 Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Please sign in, review the display materials, and fill out a comment form. GO Transit staff and the study consultants are available to discuss plans, answer questions, and receive your comments. Your input is appreciated. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Study Purpose To expand public transit in the Greater Golden Horseshoe recognizing the increased pressure on existing transportation infrastructure. To serve more people, stimulate the local economy, support community growth, and provide a connection to the Greater Toronto Area. To reduce road congestion, air pollution, and energy consumption. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Study Area/Overview This study will be coordinated with the Ministry of Transportation’s Niagara to GTA Corridor Planning and Environmental Assessment Study. And, it will take into consideration elements from these planning studies: Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Proposed Expansion Scope Stations Train Layover Facilities Track Improvements Train Service Levels Property Requirements Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study GO Transit Class EA Process The environmental impact of this study will be assessed using GO Transit’s Group ‘B’ Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Public Information Centre (PIC) #1 PIC#1 was held this year in January and February and presented all of the potential expansion options. Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 Wednesday, February 3 Thursday, February 4 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sheraton Hotel Market Square Club Italia Casablanca Winery Inn 116 King Street West 91 King Street 2525 Montrose Road 4 Windward Drive Hamilton, ON St. Catharines, ON Niagara Falls, ON Grimsby, ON The potential preferred expansion options being presented today have been selected based on public and agency input received from PIC#1. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Public Information Centre #1 Feedback Comment Summary Study Team Response Station locations ● Adequacy of parking. ● Pedestrian safety. ● Preferred stations: James Street North (Hamilton), Pan-Am Stadium (Hamilton), re- instate Liuna Station (Hamilton), Fruitland (Stoney Creek), Fifty Road (Stoney Creek), Casablanca (Grimsby), Grimsby VIA, Potential preferred station and train layover Beamsville, St. Catharines VIA, and near local facility sites will be presented at PIC#2. colleges and universities. Train layover locations ● Consider old CN Merritton yard and St. Catharines VIA Station. ● Train layover site impacts on fruit lands. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Public Information Centre #1 Feedback Comment Summary Study Team Response Service and Schedules ● Comments noted. ● Express train service from Aldershot GO ● Schedule information to be presented in next Station to Union Station. project phase. ● Improved bus service when trains not ● Study Team is in discussions with the running. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority to address ● Reduced travel times. potential canal crossing delays. ● Train schedule times. ● Start of train service dependant on funding approval and ridership demand. ● Evening and weekend train service. ● The potential for grade separations at existing ● St. Lawrence Seaway crossing delays. level crossings to be reviewed by the study ● Elimination of level crossings in Hamilton. team. Technical issues ● Design and integration with local and regional ● Technical issues have been broadly transit systems. assessed. ● Parking. ● Additional information will be available during the detailed design stage. ● Bicycle and skateboard storage on-board trains. ● Noise and vibration concerns. Niagara Rail Service Expansion ● Trains blocking level crossings.Class Environmental Assessment Study Existing Train Traffic & Stations Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Projected Ridership Demand Potential Station Locations A.M. Peak-period Daily Passenger Boardings* Passenger Boardings 2016 2021 2031 2031 Niagara Falls 80 90 110 225 St. Catharines 150 185 250 475 Grimsby/Beamsville 200 250 350 575 Hamilton 575 675 875 1,650 *Note: P.M. peak-period passenger boardings to be similar. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Station & Train Layover Facility Sites Considered Niagara Rail Service Expansion Class Environmental Assessment Study Evaluation of Alternative Station Sites Hamilton Least Most Preferred Preferred Location Hamilton Hamilton Stoney Creek Stoney Creek James St. N. Centennial Pkwy. Fruitland Rd. Fifty Rd. Natural Environment Social/Cultural Environment Financial Technical/ Ridership Summary Negligible impacts to natural Negligible impacts to natural Negligible impacts to natural Negligible impacts to natural environment. environment. environment. environment. Compatible with surrounding Compatible with surrounding Compatible with surrounding Compatible with land use and planning policy. land use and planning policy. land use and planning policy. surrounding land use and Good connectivity to existing Good potential for local transit Good potential for local planning policy. and future transit systems. integration. transit integration. Some archaeological site Geographically favorable; Good potential for on-site Good potential for on-site potential. near waterfront and future parking. parking. Site compatible with future stadium site. Within Hamilton ridership Within Stoney Creek mixed use, multi-modal Good potential for on-site market area. ridership market area. Hamilton transit hub. parking. Site is not currently feasible Within Stoney Creek Within Hamilton ridership due to future planned land ridership market area. market area. Niagaradevelopment. Rail Service Expansion Recommendation Recommended as a Class EnvironmentalNot recommended. AssessmentRecommended Study as a potential Recommended as a potential station site. station site. potential station site. Evaluation of Alternative Station Sites Grimsby Least Most Preferred Preferred Factor Grimsby Grimsby Grimsby Casablanca Blvd. VIA Bartlett Ave. Natural Environment Social/Cultural Environment Financial Technical/ Ridership Summary Negligible impacts to natural Potential for indirect aquatic habitat. Potential for indirect aquatic habitat. environment. Compatible with surrounding land use Compatible with surrounding land use Compatible with surrounding land use and planning policy. and planning policy. and planning policy. Currently not serviced by local transit Currently not serviced by local transit Close to GO Park & Ride facility (South systems. systems. Service Rd. at Casablanca Blvd.) Minimal potential for on-site parking. Minimal potential for parking on-site. Good potential for on-site parking. Site is within Grimsby ridership market Within Grimsby ridership market area. Within Grimsby ridership market area. area. Good connection to regional transportation (bus and VIA rail). Niagara Rail Service Expansion Recommendation Recommended as a potentialClass station Environmental AssessmentNot recommended. Study Not recommended. site. Evaluation of Alternative Station Sites Beamsville to Niagara Falls Least Most Preferred Preferred Factor Beamsville Vineland St. Catharines Niagara Falls Ontario St. Victoria Ave. VIA VIA Natural Environment Social/Cultural Environment Financial Technical/ Ridership Summary Potential for indirect aquatic Potential for direct aquatic Negligible impacts to Negligible impacts to natural habitat. habitat. natural environment. environment. Compatible with surrounding Not compatible with Compatible with Compatible with surrounding land use and planning policy. surrounding land use and surrounding land use and land use and planning policy. Some archaeological site planning policies due to planning policy. Good potential for local potential. location within orchard. Good potential for local transit integration. Currently not serviced by Some archaeological site transit integration. Good potential for on-site local transit systems. potential. Good potential for on-site parking. Geographically located Currently not serviced by local parking. Service to site is limited by between other transit systems. Site located within St. Welland Canal constraints. recommended station sites. Good potential for on-site Catharines ridership market Site located within Niagara Good potential for ridership parking. area. Falls ridership market area. from outlying southern Site located outside larger peninsula market areas. ridership market areas. Niagara Rail Service Expansion Recommendation Recommended as a potentialClass EnvironmentalNot recommended. Assessment StudyRecommended as a Recommended as a potential station site. potential station site. station site. Evaluation of Alternative Train Layover Sites Hamilton Least Most Preferred Preferred Factor Hamilton Hamilton Stoney Creek James St. N. Centennial Pkwy. Lewis Rd. Natural Environment Social/Cultural
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