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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 32.