Western Light Rail Transit Planning and Environmental Assessment Recommended Corridor

Transportation Committee July 10, 2013 Overview

1. Study Background 2. Study Findings 3. What we Heard 4. Dominion to Cleary Station 5. Two new Stations 6. Lincoln Fields to Baseline 7. Next Steps

2 Study Context (2008 TMP)

Tunney’s Pasture Bayview

Lincoln Fields

Baseline

3 Study Area Tunney’s Pasture Station LRT operational 2018

Bayview Station LRT operational 2018

Queensway

O-Train

Baseline Station / Algonquin Campus

4 5 Corridors Considered Initially (15)

Rochester Field

Cleary Richmond

O-Train

Holland

Island Park Woodroffe

Kirkwood

Broadview Tweedsmuir/Hydro

Churchill Council Direction: June 27, 2012

• The City presented details and preliminary analysis of 15 corridors

• Council was not satisfied • Identified that clear interests of the community must be considered and reflected • Directed to align with City, NCC planning initiatives

6 Understanding the Carling Options

• Compromises the network and operations • Would require continued bus service in the north, including using the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway for the foreseeable future • 2 – 3 times the cost of other options • Potentially very visually intrusive • 7.1 km underground is impractical

7 Carling via O-Train

Not Recommended for Further Analysis

8 Preferred Corridor Richmond Underground

Dominion Cleary

New Orchard

Lincoln Fields

9 Consultations • 3 Public Open Houses • 4 Community Meetings

• 8 Public, Business and Agency Consultation Group Meetings • 15 key meetings with the NCC including two presentations to the Board of Directors

10 What we Heard • Protect the Byron Corridor

• Protect the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway

• Maintain access to the waterfront and pathway system along the Parkway and Pinecrest Creek Corrdior

• Address noise and safety concerns

11 Modifications to date • Buried 700 m from Rochester Field to Cleary Station

• Natural Ventilation Options

• Moved

• Covered Cleary Station

12 Dominion to Cleary aerial view

Rochester Field

Dominion Station Sir John A Macdonald Pkwy Cleary Station

13 Berm

14 Natural Ventilation option

15 Natural Ventilation view from the pathway looking east

16 Improvements before

17 Improvements after

18 Dominion Station today

19 Dominion Station aerial view

20 Rochester Field aerial view

Sir John A Macdonald Pkwy

Richmond Road

21 Rochester Field view looking east

22 Cleary Station view from the Continental

23 New Orchard Station aerial view

24 New Orchard Station view from Byron looking east

25 Lincoln Fields to Baseline stage 1

Lincoln Fields

Queensway

Baseline 26 Lincoln Fields to Baseline stage 2

Lincoln Fields

Queensway

27 Baseline preferred option

Shallow Trench

28 Next Steps

•Reducing the height of the berm

•Covering the remaining 500 m through Rochester Field

•Identifying likely construction techniques, staging and implementation and impacts during construction.

29 Next Steps continued.... •Revisiting the Dominion, Cleary and New Orchard Stations •Minimizing impacts on adjacent communities •Pathway connectivity and access to the waterfront along the Parkway corridor •Pathway connectivity through the Pinecrest Creek Corridor •Developing a tree mitigation plan

30 Schedule

• July 17 – City Council

• Decision included in 2013 TMP

• Functional Design and EA Documentation

31 Thank you

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