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Transportation Planning Section | City Planning Division Toronto Transit Commission Waterfront Toronto Waterfront Transit “Reset” Phase 1 Study Coordinated Transit Consultation Program May 2016 Transportation Planning Section | City Planning Division Toronto Transit Commission Waterfront Toronto For more information and to provide further comment, please contact us at: Waterfront Toronto Email: [email protected] City of Toronto Email: [email protected] Why Are We Here Today? The City, in partnership with the TTC and Waterfront Toronto, has initiated a “Reset” of waterfront transit planning. In the past, transit planning along the waterfront was incremental. 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Connect waterfront communities locally and to downtown with reliable and convenient transit service: •Promote and support residential and employment growth •Provide more travel choices 2. Enhance accessibility (improved reliability and convenience) of transit service linking key destinations (employment, housing, institutional, education, cultural, recreational, commercial): • Better connect people to everyday places • Improve connectivity in neighbourhood improvement areas • Make transit an attractive option for more trips • Attract new transit riders • Improve quality of life 3. Promote broader City and regional transportation network connections 4. 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Projects in the BIG MOVE Regional Transportation Plan Projects not The table on this page In the big move TRANSIT RAPID NO Project Name ASSUMED ROute Length Completed illustrates how each rapid ComprehensiveTechnology consultation processby to developtransit project draft under Next Wave Others OP Map 4 Others I Highway 427 Airport BRT South BRT 10km N/A consideration scores against A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X each weighted critera. In J Highway 427 Airport BRT North transportationBRT 12.5km policies for updatingN/A the City’s otherOfficial words, the score you K Jane LRT LRT 16.5km (14.5km in Toronto + 2km in York) N/A see is for a scenario in which the corresponding criteria is L McCowan Road BRT Plan in 2017BRT 15km (6.5km in Toronto + 8.5km in York) N/A weighted more heavily than M Scarborough RT/LRT Extension LRT 3.3km N/A the others. How does each Relevant Guiding Policies project score against your N Scarborough Malvern LRT LRT 13.3km N/A preferred criteria? Notice that O Sheppard East LRT Extension LRT 2.4km N/A some rapid transit projects P Steeles LRT/BRT West LRT/BRT 17.0km N/A perform consistently well RAPID TRANSIT RAPID Includes a comprehensive evaluation of the City’sacross all criteria. Q Steeles LRT/BRT East LRT/BRT 21.5 km (11km in Toronto + 10.5km in Durham) N/A R Relief Line (Downtown to Danforth) Waterfront West LRT rapid transitLRT 16.5km projects (22.0km) N/A EVALUATION CRITERIA North Subway Extension Yonge BRT Durham-Scarborough BRT Dundas Street Don Mills LRT Extension Eglinton LRT West Extension LRT West Finch West LRT East Extension Finch West Highway 427 Airport BRT South Highway 427 Airport BRT North Jane LRT McCowan Road BRT RT/LRT Extension Scarborough Malvern Scarborough LRT East LRT Extension Sheppard Steeles LRT/BRT West Steeles LRT/BRT East LRT West Waterfront Extension Subway West Bloor-Danforth Kingston Road BRT Corridor West Sheppard East LRT Waterfront Relief Line Extension (Danforth to Eglinton) Extension St. Clair Streetcar/LRT TORONTO OFFICIAL PLAN MAP 4 — HIGHER ORDER TRANSIT ROUTES CHOICE S Bloor-Danforth Subway West Extension SUBWAY 3.5km N/A EXPERIENCE T Kingston Road BRT BRT 9km N/A SOCIAL EQUITY U Sheppard West Corridor SUBWAY 4km N/A SHAPING THE CITY V Waterfront East LRT LRT 5.5km N/A HEALTHY NEIGHBOURHOODS OTHER CITY OF TORONTO PROJECTS PUBLIC HEALTH & Relief Line East Extension THE ENVIRONMENT W SUBWAY 5km N/A (Danforth to Eglinton) AFFORDABILITY X St. Clair Streetcar/LRT Extension LRT 1.5km N/A SUPPORTS GROWTH ALL CRITERIA EQUALLY WEIGHTED 13 Very Low Score Low Score Moderate Score High score Very high score 14 Ongoing Major Studies TOcore: Secondary Plan for Downtown Developing a renewed strategic vision for the Downtown: • Prioritizes walking, cycling, surface transit • Guides complementary studies including King Street Visioning Study, surface transit operational improvements Port Lands and South of Eastern Transportation and Servicing Master Plan • Study to develop an integrated transportation and servicing plan to inform the revitalization needs of the Port Lands area • Plan to include confirming transit corridors, major streets, and servicing needs to support development Park Lawn/Lake Shore Area Transportation Master Plan • Study to develop an integrated multi-modal transportation plan that brings together previously planned and approved infrastructure projects, development plans, infrastructure opportunities, and community needs Long Branch to Humber River 01SEGMENT Existing Transportation
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