Appendix 2A Smarttrack Station
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MILLIKEN SmartTrack station area profile Milliken Station is near major shop- 1 Pacific Mall CITY OF MARKHAM ping destinations in Markham that 2 Splendid China could attract significant ridership to Mall this station from residents of down- 3 Future Remington town Toronto, which are currently not Centre easily accessible without a car. 4 Mary Ward MILLIKEN The station area has long-term rede- Catholic 3 1 Secondary School STATION velopment potential on shopping mall 53 Steeles sites with large surface parking lots. 2 The station could provide some degree of trip diversion potential from routes operating on Steeles Avenue to the Yonge subway line. Anticipated impacts are minimal. There are no Neighbourhoods imme- 500m diately around the station, the area 5 min walk is built up with industrial uses, and contains an existing GO Rail station. 43 Kennedy Notable Features: • Area of Archaeological Potential Available Land: existing daily TTC surface • Existing GO Rail Station south of 9,300 57 Midland transit ridership at station location Steeles < 4 Social Equity Land Use People Jobs 7% m 100k 500 50k Low High A higher score indicates that there are 10k greater social inequities within the station area. 15 indicators are 93% within 500m considered in determining the level of social equity. 5k Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: None • Neighbourhoods Employment Land 1k 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division FINCH EAST SmartTrack station area profile Finch East Station has limited devel- 1 Sir William Osler < 1 opment potential. Employment Areas High School to the north could be intensified with 2 L’Amoureaux employment uses in the longer term. Community Centre The station would address the lack 57 Midland 43 Kennedy of higher-order rapid transit in the northeast part of Scarborough. It could provide alternative route to downtown Toronto, potentially reducing demand on the Yonge Subway. Notable Features: • Area of Archaeological Potential 39 Finch Available Land: FINCH EAST • Low-density industrial, vacant lot, STATION north of Finch 500m 5 min walk 2 13,900 existing daily TTC surface transit ridership at station location Social Equity Land Use People Jobs m 100k 500 3% 50k 45% Low High A higher score indicates that there are 10k greater social inequities within 52% the station area. 15 indicators are within 500m considered in determining the level of social equity. 5k Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: • None Neighbourhoods Employment Land 1k Utilities & Transportation 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division AGINCOURT SmartTrack station area profile Agincourt Station has some mixed- 1 Agincourt Mall use redevelopment potential within 2 Tam O’Shanter 800m of the station, but not immedi- Golf Club ately around the station site. 3 Agincourt 2 The station could provide an alterna- Collegiate 57 Midland Institute 43 Kennedy tive for transit riders using the Shep- pard East bus to access the Sheppard 4 Agincourt 3 Community and Yonge subway lines for trips Services destined downtown. Association 1 Anticipated impacts are moderate as AGINCOURT this is an existing GO Rail station, but STATION the station is close to existing Neigh- 85 Sheppard bourhoods. 4 Notable Features: • Area of Archaeological Potential • Proximity to Natural Heritage System Available Land: • Existing GO Rail station north of 500m Sheppard 5 min walk 9,300 existing daily TTC surface transit ridership at station location Social Equity Land Use People Jobs m 100k 500 2% 8% 1% 50k Low High 62% A higher score indicates that there are 22% 10k greater social inequities within the station area. 15 indicators are within 500m considered in determining the level of social equity. 5k 5% Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: • None Neighbourhoods Parks & Open Space 1k Apartment Employment Neighbourhoods Land Mixed Use Utilities & Transportation 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division ELLESMERE SmartTrack station area profile Ellesmere Station has some 1 Centennial development potential; however, the College – majority of parcels around the station Progress Campus 3 1 > have been recently developed, or are 2 Leisure World unlikely to redevelop soon. 3 Kennedy 57 Midland Commons Mall 43 Kennedy The extension of Ellesmere BRT route from Scarborough Centre to this sta- tion would better integrate this station into the broader transit network. Anticipated impacts are minimal. There are no Neighbourhoods immedi- 2 ately around the station, and the area 95 York Mills is built up with industrial uses. Ellesmere ELLESMERE Notable Features: STATION • Area of Archaeological Potential • Close to Highland Creek • Close to Natural Heritage System Available Land: • City public works yard north of 500m Ellesmere 5 min walk • Scarborough RT Station south of Ellesmere 10,000 existing daily TTC surface transit ridership at station location Social Equity Land Use People Jobs 1% 1% 1% m 100k 500 28% 3% 50k Low High A higher score indicates that there are 10k greater social inequities within the station area. 15 indicators are within 500m considered in determining the level of 67% social equity. 5k Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: • Ionview (500m) Neighbourhoods Parks & • Eglinton East (800m) Open Space 1k Apartment Employment Neighbourhoods Land Mixed Use Utilities & Transportation 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division LAWRENCE EAST SmartTrack station area profile Lawrence East Station has the great- 1 Centennial est development potential of all pro- College Midland posed new stations in Scarborough. Campus 2 Winston Churchill Official Plan land use policies (mixed Collegiate Use Areas along an Avenue) already Institute 57 Midland support growth around station. 43 Kennedy 3 McGregor 4 The station area has a high number of Park Library & soft sites within 500m. Recreation Centre 4 Bendale Business Notable Features: & Technical • Area of Archaeological Potential Institute 1 5 • Close to Highland Creek 8 5 Royal Institute 54 Lawrence 6 7 • Close to Natural Heritage System of International < 3 Studies 9 Available Land: 2 LAWRENCE EAST • City public works yard north of 6 Operation STATION Lawrence Springboard, AK Centre for Youth • Private open space (residential tower) south of Lawrence 7 Redemption Integration • Lawrence East RT Station services • Toronto Police site north of 500m Lawrence 8 Scarborough Housing Help 5 min walk Centre 10,400 existing daily TTC surface 9 Hellenic Home for transit ridership at station location the Aged Social Equity Land Use People Jobs 3% m 100k 500 11% 50k 31% Low High 20% A higher score indicates that there are 10k greater social inequities within the station area. 15 indicators are within 500m considered in determining the level of 36% social equity. 5k Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: • Ionview (500m) Apartment Parks & • Eglinton East (800m) Neighbourhoods Open Space 1k Mixed Use Employment Land Utilities & Transportation 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division KENNEDY SmartTrack station area profile Kennedy Station is designated a 1 Kennedy/Eglinton Mixed Use Area by the Official Plan, Public Library and Eglinton Avenue East is desig- 2 Don Montgomery nated as an Avenue with potential for Community adjacent development. Recreation Centre 57 Midland 3 Jean Vanier 43 Kennedy The station area has good develop- Catholic 3 ment potential with high number of Secondary School underutilized soft sites. Kennedy station is a Mobility Hub that provides an opportunity for connec- 12 Kingston Rd tions to the Bloor-Danforth subway 1 21 Brimley and the future Eglinton Crosstown 34 Eglinton E 86 Scarborough LRT; improved transfer facilities may 113 Danforth KENNEDY 116 Morningside be required. 2 STATION 131 Nugget Available Land: 198 UofT Scarborough • Existing GO Rail station south of Eglinton 500m 5 min walk 54,100 existing daily TTC surface transit ridership at station location 57 Cliffside Social Equity Land Use People Jobs m 100k 500 49% 50k 14% Low High A higher score indicates that there are 10k greater social inequities within the station area. 15 indicators are within 500m considered in determining the level of 35% social equity. 5k 2% Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: • Kennedy Park (500m) Neighbourhoods Mixed Use • Ionview (500m) 1k • Eglinton East (800m) Apartment Utilities & Neighbourhoods Transportation 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division SCARBOROUGH SmartTrack station area profile Scarborough Station is designated 1 Pine Hills as Employment Lands by the Official Cemetery Plan. 2 Resthaven Memorial Gardens Although Kingston Road, which is designated as an Avenue, passes near 57 Midland the outer edges of the station area, 113 Danforth 16 McCowan the lands surrounding the station area are underutilized. The only key destinations, a cemetery and memorial gardens, are minor ridership generators. 1 St Clair E Available Land: 9 Bellamy 102 Markham Rd • Existing GO Rail station south of SCARBOROUGH 2 St Clair STATION 500m 5 min walk 8,300 existing daily TTC surface transit ridership at station location 12 Kingston Rd Social Equity Land Use People Jobs 5% m 100k 500 50k 12% Low High 57% A higher score indicates that there are 10k greater social inequities within 20% the station area. 15 indicators are within 500m considered in determining the level of social equity. 5k Neighbourhood Improvement Areas: 6% • Kennedy Park (500m) Neighbourhoods Parks & Open Space 1k Mixed Use Employment Land Utilities & Transportation 2011 Source: City of Toronto City Planning Division DANFORTH SmartTrack station area profile