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 Dominion Station
• 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 Iris Station 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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