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Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link DRAFT Environmental Project Report Part 1 April 14, 2009 PAGE 96 Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link DRAFT Environmental Project Report Part 1 April 14, 2009 4.4.1.4 Transit Bus transit services are provided to all the GO stations in the corridor by the TTC. Table 4.4.1.4-1 provides a summary of TTC (transit and streetcar) services at Etobicoke North GO station, Weston GO station and Bloor GO station. In addition, Dundas West subway station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway line is adjacent to Bloor GO station. Table 4.4.1.4-1 Summary of TTC Services at GO Stations in the Corridor Number of Buses Number of Buses Route Operating During Operating During Station Route Name No. the AM Peak Hour the PM Peak Hour (7:00 – 8:00) (4:00 – 5:00) Etobicoke North 37 Islington 2 2 GO Station 45 Kipling 3 3 52 Lawrence 2 2 West Weston GO 58 Malton 2 2 Station 59 Maple Leaf 1 1 79 Scarlett Road 1 1 89 Weston 2 1 40 Junction 2 2 168 Symington 2 2 504 King Bloor GO Station 4 3 (Streetcar) 505 Dundas 2 2 (Streetcar) Mississauga Transit also provides services to Pearson Airport. Additionally at Pearson Airport, Airport Express Services, Greyhound Bus services, Coach Canada Bus services and other private bus operators also provide services to the airport. GO Transit bus service provides services at, Etobicoke North GO station and Pearson Airport. For the most part, bus schedules are integrated with the rail schedules to reduce wait time. The extent of services provided to Pearson Airport by GO Transit, Mississauga Transit and TTC are relatively modest and focused on employee demand rather than passenger and well wisher demand. Services by Pacific Western (Airport Express) are targeted to the Pearson Airport passenger demand between the Airport and the central area of Toronto. Table 4.4.1.4-2 summarizes the existing transit services to the airport. PAGE 96 Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link DRAFT Environmental Project Report Part 1 Table 4.4.1.4-2 Summary of Existing Transit Services to the Airport Number of Number of Buses Operating Buses Operating Route Operator Route Name During the AM During the PM No. Peak Hour Peak Hour (7:00 – 8:00) (4:00 – 5:00) TTC 58 Malton 6 6 TTC 192 Airport Rocket 3 5 TTC 112 West Mall 4 4 Mississauga Transit 7 Airport 3 3 Mississauga Transit 18 Northwest Explorer 3 3 Mississauga Transit 57 Courtney Park 2 2 GO Transit 31 Georgetown GO 2 1 GO Transit 34 Brampton Local 2 2 Pacific Western n/a Airport Express 2 2 An integrated transit map showing services by the TTC, GO Transit and Mississauga Transit is shown in Figure 4.4.1.4-1. It should be noted that Coach Canada, Greyhound and other private operators providing service to the airport are not shown in the plan. 4.4.1.5 Park and Ride Existing Park and Ride lots at the following stations will be incorporated into the design: Weston GO Station – existing parking provision is 110 parking spaces. Etobicoke North GO Station (improvements to existing park and ride facilities and the shifting of the proposed new station nearer to the parking provision) – existing parking provision is 530 parking spaces. The new Weston GO Station location will provide space for approximately 400 parking spaces. The current parking spaces leased from a City of Toronto Parking Lot will no longer be required and will become available for local business uses. 4.4.1.6 Bicycle Plans As part of The Big Move, Metrolinx is working with the City of Toronto to provide a more integrated walking and cycle network that is safe and convenient. Figure 4.2.1- 8 shows the City of Toronto’s Toronto Bike Plan which shows the existing and proposed bike network in relation to the Georgetown South rail corridor. The Bike Plan also includes the West Toronto Railpath – this is a multi-use pathway intended to provide a connection from Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood to downtown Toronto. The north portion of the path from Caribou Avenue to Dundas Street West is currently under construction and opportunities to continue the path southwards towards Union Station are under review subject to property availability in the southern portion of the corridor. PAGE 97 Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link DRAFT Environmental Project Report Part 1 April 14, 2009 4.4.1.7 Transit City Transit City is an initiative by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) that will introduce seven new Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines to many Toronto neighborhoods. It is designed to provide new direct high quality transit links to areas that are currently far removed from rapid transit, including north, west, and eastern areas of Toronto. This initiative has received endorsement from the TTC, City of Toronto, Metrolinx and the Government of Ontario. All the seven routes have been chosen to connect with existing TTC subway system, GO rail stations, other Transit City routes, and planned rapid transit lines in the regions of Durham, York and Peel. The Government of Ontario has recently announced funding for the construction of the lines; as such, the initiative has been incorporated into the Regional Transportation Plan. Three of the proposed lines are likely to interact with the GO Georgetown South corridor: Eglinton Crosstown LRT – this is a 31 km line linking Kennedy Station in the east with the airport and Mississauga Transitway in the west. Etobicoke – Finch West LRT – this 18 km route will connect Finch Station with north Etobicoke; provide direct service to Humber College and could be extended to Mississauga, the woodbine race track or Pearson International Airport. Jane LRT – 17 km route which will stretch from Jane Street from the Bloor- Danforth subway to the new Steeles West Station on the Spadina Subway and potentially further into York Region. The Eglinton LRT and the Finch West LRT have recently received capital funding from the Province of Ontario and will be in operation within the next 5 to 10 years Further information on the Transit City projects can be obtained from the TTC website (www.ttc.ca). 4.4.2 Utilities There are numerous utilities located along the rail corridor. The majority of these utilities cross the existing corridor providing services to residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas on both sides of the rail right-of-way. Existing utilities crossing the existing rail corridor and proposed Union-Pearson Rail Link spur line include, but are not limited to the following: City of Toronto – watermains and sanitary sewers Region of Peel – watermains and sanitary sewers Hydro One – aerial transmission lines Toronto Hydro – aerial/buried distribution lines and street lighting Enersource – aerial and buried distribution lines Enbridge Gas – various pressures and distribution lines Enbridge Pipelines – 763mm diameter crude oil pipeline PAGE 99 Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link DRAFT Environmental Project Report Part 1 Imperial Oil - Sarnia Products Pipeline, 300mm and 250mm high pressure pipelines Suncor Energy Products, Sun-Canadian Pipeline Trans-Canada Pipeline Trans-Northern Pipeline Bell Canada – telephone and communications, aerial lines and buried duct Rogers Cable – cable TV and communications, aerial lines and buried duct Allstream – buried communications plant Utilities are also located within the existing rail corridor running parallel to the existing track alignment. These utilities include fibre optic cable and CN signals and communications cable. The fibre optic cable is utilized by a variety of services such as cable, banking, national defense, air-traffic control and emergency communications. The signals and communications cables provide power, signal control, wayside communications and telecommunications for railway operations. PAGE 100 Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link DRAFT Environmental Project Report Part 1 5.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 5.2.1 Recommended transit project Overview The recommended transit project includes the following improvements which will allow the provision of an all day two way express and local GO train service on the GO Georgetown South corridor. The tracks required to provide this level of GO Service as well as a separate private spur line into the airport will be used to provide the Union-Pearson Rail Link service with operations every 15 to 20 minutes throughout the day. The improvements are summarized below and outlined in greater detail in Section 5.2.1 and Section 5.3: The following mainline tracks improvements include: Four new CN mainline tracks between Bathurst Street and the GO Barrie (CN) line for a total of eight tracks in the corridor. Two new CN mainline tracks between GO Barrie (CN) line and the East limits of the West Toronto Diamond (Dupont Street) for a total of six tracks in the corridor. Three new CN mainline tracks between west limits of West Toronto Diamond (Dupont Street) and the existing CP Mactier line (proposed GO Bolton line) for a total of six tracks in the corridor. Three new CN mainline tracks between the existing CP Mactier line (proposed GO Bolton line) and the project limits (Toronto / Region of Peel) boundary for a total of four tracks in the corridor. Details of the number of existing mainline tracks and proposed future mainline tracks can be seen in Figure 5.2.1-1. In order to accommodate the additional tracks, one existing bridge structure at Weston Road will be replaced and widened, eighteen other bridge structures will require widening and/or structure modifications and grade separation between crossing roads and the railway will be required at seven locations. A new pedestrian crossing will be constructed at John Street in Weston.
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