Welcome to the Central Station Reference Concept Design Online Consultation Please review the presentation and complete the survey. February 28, 2013 to March 14, 2013
1 Online Consultation Overview
February 28, 2013 . Provide a brief Crosstown update . Update on the AFP Process . Present The Crosstown station and stop design philosophy . Provide latest details on locations of stations and stops
2 Crosstown Map
3 Overview
What is The Crosstown? . $4.9B Project ($2010) funded by the Province of Ontario . 19 kilometres east-west Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Kennedy to Mt. Dennis, including a tunnelled central section . New transit connections to Yonge, University-Spadina Subway, Scarborough RT and GO Stouffville line and future connection to GO Kitchener line . Up to 26 stations
4 Overview
Where we are in the process . Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launch shaft approaching completion . Soil testing is currently underway from Don Mills Road to Weston Road . West tunnel contract awarded summer 2012 . Conceptual design and requirements identification What’s next . Utility relocation at station locations beginning with Keele Street in winter 2013 . Construction of TBM launch and extraction shafts at Eglinton West station . TBMs arriving on site in spring 2013 . Tendering of project
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New Approach: Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP)
Public-private partnership models have been underway in Canada for 20 years . 165 projects . 21 transportation projects . $51 billion total project value Canada-wide examples . Canada Line rapid transit project (Vancouver) . Autoroute 25 (Montréal) . Trans-Canada Highway (Atlantic Canada) Ontario examples . Pan Am games athletes village . Ottawa Light Rail Transit . Highway 407 East Phase 1 . Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway (formerly the Windsor-Essex Parkway)
6 Owner’s Role Changes with AFP
7 New Approach: Advantages of AFP
Increased capacity to bring projects to market
Transfer of risk . Appropriate risks transferred to private sector to ensure “on time, on budget” delivery and value for money . Design, construction, cost escalation, schedule delays, operations, maintenance, life cycle and financial risk
Cost certainty . Optimal cost combination: combines capital, maintenance and life cycle costs . Integration of design and construction
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New Approach: Roles and Responsibilities in the Design Build Finance Maintain Model Metrolinx Role . Finance . Design • Project Budget • Overall scope (inclusion of • With Infrastructure Ontario, run a maintenance, operations, competitive procurement etc.) process; select the winning • Project-Specific Output contractor Specifications (with . Maintain Consultant team) • Testing & Commissioning (with • Real Estate Acquisition (with Toronto Transit Commission) City of Toronto) • Safety Certification and Project . Build Acceptance • Oversee Construction Phase . TTC to operate • Quality Assurance • Integrated with existing TTC system
9 Approach to new transit: Light Rail Transit
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Approach to Station Design: Urban Design Principles
. Locate station entrances and vents to limit the amount of frontage impacted . Explore opportunities to consolidate and locate above grade mechanical vent shafts where their impacts on adjacent development can be minimized . Site station entrances and ventilation infrastructure with possible new development in mind . Locate primary and secondary entrances so that they can help to contribute to the creation of a consistent building setback . Minimize the impact of vents and other facilities through careful siting
11 Approach to Station Design: Architectural Principles
. Station and stop designs should reflect their civic role through high quality architecture and urban design . Logos, station names, and signage should be used boldly and consistently to reinforce station identity . Signage and way finding shall be highly standardized . Variation of treatments used to differentiate stations . Stations can embrace the local context through design or art installations . The Public Realm should be used as an opportunity to enhance user experience and integrate stations into their surroundings
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Approach to Station Design: Safety and accessibility
. Elevators will be included in all stations . Designated waiting areas will be included in all stations . Stations will use standard elements to make them familiar to passengers with accessibility challenges . Integrate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles into station design . Light colours will be used to improve safety and efficiency . Incorporate fully glazed station entrances to maximize light
13 Approach to Station Design: Public Realm Elements Public Realm . Implementation of streetscape, furniture, and tree planting standards . Widen sidewalks within station area . Stations entrances will be identified by a consistent pylon sign . Some stations will include landscaped plazas which will: • Compliment the design of the station • Include pedestrian level lighting • Include trees, hard and soft landscaping
14 Approach to Station Design: Public Art
. Stations will feature public art . Artwork will be integrated with architectural finishes or elements of the stations and plazas . Surface stops may also include public art
15 Reference Concept Design
. Stations are shown as a Reference Concept Design (RCD)
. Reference Concept Designs, or functional designs, are used in the AFP model as inputs to the development of the Request for Proposal (RFP)
. The functional design is intended to identify the location of entrances, exits and ancillary station (ventilation) equipment
. Functional designs are not intended to provide architectural details for stations
. The AFP partner will be developing designs for the stations and these will be subject to public input
16 EGLINTON WEST STATION
17 Eglinton West – Allen Station Local Context: Demand
18 Eglinton West – Allen Station Local Context: Demand
19 Eglinton West – Allen Station Plan View
20 Eglinton West – Allen Station Preliminary Station Concept
21 Eglinton West Allen Station Profile View
22 Challenges of interchange stations
Interchange stations are much more complex to build than inline stations for many reasons: . Little clearance between existing subway and new deeper station platform which would require underpinning of existing subway structure . Existing subway stations and bus terminals must remain in operation during construction .Complex stations being built in already built-up areas . Interchanges with surface transit must be incorporated . Opportunities for natural light will be difficult due to depth of stations . Vertical movement must provide proper connectivity between two platform levels .Clear wayfinding signage needed for efficient passenger flow .Resolution of code issues arising from the integration with existing structures
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BATHURST STATION
24 Bathurst Station Local Context: Demand
25 Bathurst Station Local Context: Land Use
26 Bathurst Station Plan View
27 Bathurst Station Preliminary Station Concept
28 Bathurst Station Profile View
29 Bathurst Station Primary Entrance
30 Bathurst Station Secondary Entrance
32 Chaplin Station Local Context: Demand
33 Chaplin Station Local Context: Land Use
34 Chaplin Station Plan View
35 Chaplin Station Preliminary Station Concept
Looking East
36 Chaplin Station Entrance Locations
Primary Entrance Secondary Entrance
Secondary Entrance
38 Avenue Station Local Context: Demand
39 Local Context: Land Use
40 Avenue Station Plan View
41 Avenue Station Preliminary Station Concept
42 Avenue Station Longitudinal Section
43 Avenue Station Profile View
44 Avenue Station Primary Entrance
45 YONGE STATION
46 Eglinton Yonge Station Local Context: Land Use
47 Eglinton – Yonge Station Local Context: Demand
48 Eglinton Yonge Station Plan View
49 Eglinton Yonge Station Preliminary Design Concept
50 Eglinton Yonge Station Profile View
51 Eglinton Yonge Station Longitudinal Section
52 MOUNT PLEASANT STATION
53 Mount Pleasant Local Context: Demand
54 Local Context: Land Use
55 Mount Pleasant Plan View
56 Mount Pleasant Station Preliminary Station Concept
57 Mount Pleasant Station Longitudinal Section
Possible Future Entrance
58 Mount Pleasant Station Profile View
59 Mount Pleasant Station Primary Entrance
60 BAYVIEW STATION
61 Bayview Station Local Context: Demand
62 Local Context: Land Use
63 Bayview Station Plan View
64 02/21/2013 Bayview Station Preliminary Design Concept
65 02/21/2013 Bayview Station Longitudinal Section
66 Bayview Station Profile View
67 Bayview Station Primary Entrance
69 Laird Station Local Context: Demand
70 Local Context: Land Use
71 Laird Station Plan View
72 Laird Station Preliminary Station Concept
73 Laird Station Longitudinal Section
74 Laird Station Profile View
75 Laird Station Primary Entrance
76 Traction Power Substation . Traction power substations (TPSS) provide system power to light rail vehicles . For underground stations TPSS are integrated with stations building . They are planned with an average spacing of 1.5 km along surface sections and 2 km along underground sections . Integrated with adjacent landscape . Final locations still to be determined • Keele • Wynford • Dufferin • Jonesville • Bathurst • Warden • Yonge • Bayview • Don Mills
77 Contact Us
. Community Office: 1848 Eglinton Ave W. . 416-782-8118 . [email protected] . http://thecrosstown.ca
78 www.metrolinx.com
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