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WELCOME Scarborough Subway Extension Information Session Please Sign In 1 Why we are here In 2017, the City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) finalized an Environmental Project Report (EPR) for a one-stop Line 2 subway extension, as per Ontario Regulation 231/08 under the Environmental Assessment Act. In 2019, the Government of Ontario announced a three-stop Line 2 subway extension. Metrolinx is completing an EPR Addendum to assess impacts and propose mitigation measures for design changes since the 2017 EPR. The EPR Addendum will contain the following information: • Description of and rationale for planned changes • Assessment and evaluation of potential impacts the changes may have on the environment • Description of proposed mitigation measures to address potential impacts The EPR Addendum will be available for public review in April 2020. Have your say! We’re here tonight to: • Introduce the three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension • Provide background information and details on studies underway • Gather feedback from the community 2 Who is Metrolinx? Our Services • GO serves a population of more than seven million across more than 11,000 square kilometres stretching from Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo in the west to Newcastle and Peterborough in the east, and from Orangeville and Beaverton in the north to Niagara Falls in the south. • GO has been in operation since 1967, and now accommodates more than 81 million customer journeys a year. • PRESTO is the smart card fare payment system seamlessly connecting 11 transit agencies across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Ottawa. • PRESTO replaces the need for tickets, tokens, passes or cash. • PRESTO currently has over 2 million PRESTO cards in use. • UP Express connects the country's two busiest transportation hubs, Toronto Pearson International Airport and Union Station in downtown Toronto, offering a 25-minute journey from end to end, with trains departing every 15 minutes. 3 Who is Metrolinx? Our Vision Metrolinx and its partners are delivering on a bold, forward-looking transportation plan. The goals of the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) are to create strong connections, complete travel experiences and sustainable communities. We are building a greater region through the following projects: Subway Program GO Expansion Rapid Transit Regional Hubs • Ontario Line • Scarborough Subway Extension • Lakeshore West Line • Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) • Union Station • Eglinton Crosstown West Extension • Lakeshore East Line • Finch West LRT • Union Station Bus Terminal • Yonge North Subway Extension • Milton Line • Eglinton Crosstown LRT • Highway 407 Bus Terminal • Stouffville Line • Mississauga Transitway • Kipling Transit Hub • Richmond Hill Line • Viva Rapidway • Mount Dennis Mobility Hub • Kitchener Line • Union Pearson Express • Caledonia Station • Barrie Line • Kennedy Station GO Train Hurontario LRT Union Station TTC Subway Whether it’s trains, buses, stations, or stops, everything we are building adds up to one purpose – bringing together the entire region, getting you there better, faster and easier than ever before. 4 What is the Scarborough Subway Extension? The Scarborough Subway Extension will provide seamless travel between ScarboroughMilliken !! and the downtown core. Number of proposed Old Cummer !! 3 ScarboroughScarborough Subway Subway Extension Extension stations FINCH AVENUE EAST Finch-Kennedy !! ° • Lawrence Avenue and McCowan Road Proposed station • Scarborough Centre Line 4 404 locations Sheppard PHARMACYAVENUE !! ! AVENUE WARDEN • Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road ! !! MIDLANDAVENUE T MARKHAMROAD E E Sheppard East Subway Extension !! Agincourt ! R D Oriole ! T A S ! SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST ! O • Stouffville GO at Kennedy Station E Sheppard R I L N S D O E A S L O L I R E S N • Future Durham Region L L I 401 at Scarborough Centre Station M N Bus Rapid Transit O D Connections to transit KENNEDY ROAD YORK MILLS ROAD !! • Future Eglinton Scarborough at Kennedy Station Centre ELLESMERE ROAD Crosstown LRT SCARBOROUGH SUBWAY EXT. !! Scarborough Subway Ext. E U • Various bus connections at all stations N E MCCOWANROAD Line 3 Scarborough Rapid V A Transit K R BIRCHMOUNTROAD A ! P ! Existing GO Rail Existing Line 3 A Approximate length 7.8 km I R O ! Future Finch-Kennedy GO T LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST ! ! C ! I Lawrence Station Lawrence-Kennedy V — Rouge Hill !! !! Existing Subway Anticipated boardings 105,000 daily boardings !! Future Subway Guildwood ! ! !! Future LRT ! !! !! Eglinton ! ! ! !! !! ! ! ! EGLINTON AVENUE EAST BRIMLEY ROAD Access to transit 38,000 more people within walking distance to transit Crosstown LRT Kennedy Greenspace Ontario !! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!! !! Line ! Eglinton Greenbelt Area !! Kennedy Access to jobs More than 34,000 jobs within a 10-minute walk from a station Built-Up Area ! D ! A Line 2 O Built-Up Area in R H Anticipated capital T Bloor-Danforth R O Urban Growth Centre Approximately $5.5 billion NF KINGSTON ROAD costs DA ! !! O'CONNOR DRIVE ! Scarborough All alignments/stations are conceptual and subject to change. Targeted in-service 0 1 2 km Map produced by Metrolinx on 2/28/2020. 2029 - 2030 !! Base data from Land Information Ontario & Statistics Canada. date !! !! !! !! 5 Regional Transit Network Metrolinx is building new and better ways to move you around the region. 6 Benefits of the Scarborough Subway Extension Provide Improve Provide Better Reach New Seamless Travel Connections Communities Travel Times Improve rapid transit for residents travelling within Scarborough. Improve travel time Provide seamless Provide new and reliability for travel for Scarborough connections to existing Reach Scarborough riders whose journeys residents heading and planned rapid transit users on include time on into and out of the transit across the Sheppard. surface bus routes on downtown core by Region. congested streets. removing the need to transfer at Kennedy Station. 7 Background – Key Milestones An Environmental The Scarborough Project Report Metrolinx is Subway Extension (EPR) for the undertaking an was first introduced one-stop EPR Addendum as a three-stop extension was for the three- extension of Line 2 approved with no stop extension. Bloor-Danforth. conditions. [2013] [2016] [2017] [2019] [2020] The provincial Metrolinx is government announced finalizing the The City of Toronto the reinstatement of the Preliminary Design approved the one- three-stop extension to Business Case stop Scarborough provide higher-quality for the three-stop Subway Extension. transit and greater Scarborough connectivity for users. Subway Extension. 8 Timeline The three-stop extension will better serve Scarborough and the City of Toronto as a whole. Next steps following this information session include: WE ARE HERE SPRING/ SUMMER SUMMER/ 2019/ 2020 SPRING 2020 SUMMER SPRING 2023 2029/ 2030 2020 FALL 2021 2021 Notice of Request for Environmental Contract 1 RFP Contract Contract 2 Environmental Proposals (RFP) Estimated in Project Report Awarded/ Work 2 (Rail and Awarded/ Work Studies Contract 1 Service Addendum/ Early Begins Infrastructure) Begins (Tunnel) Works Public Public Review Engagement and Comment Ongoing public engagement *Timelines are estimates as of March 2020, subject to change and government approvals. 9 Improved Access and Strong Connections Making it easier to get to work 2041 Employment Density & The Scarborough Subway Extension The Scarborough Subway Extension will increase access to jobs. Estimates show 34,000 jobs within a 10-minute walk of the new stations. Connections with planned rapid transit In addition to connections with existing rapid transit, the Scarborough Subway Extension will connect with the: • Current Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) at Kennedy Station • Potential Line 4 Sheppard Subway Extension • Proposed Durham Region Bus Rapid Transit 10 Less Crowding on Your Commute The Scarborough Subway Extension is expected to: Attract more than 105,000 daily boardings Create more seamless journeys through Decrease the number of vehicle each day, easing congestion on existing 158,000 daily transfers between buses kilometres travelled (VKT) in Toronto transit lines throughout the city. and the Scarborough Subway Extension. leading to a reduction in congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. about -30,000 VKT during the morning rush-hour 105,000+ 158,000 boardings each day daily bus transfers Source: GGHm v4. Comparison with Business As Usual scenario. 11 Travel Time Savings The Scarborough Subway Extension will bring rapid transit closer to where transit users live and work, reducing travel times. By eliminating the need to transfer at Kennedy Station and providing closer rapid transit connections to local bus routes, commute times could be reduced by up to 10 minutes. How would travel between University of Toronto Campuses be affected? Example: a trip from University of Toronto Scarborough Campus to Varsity Stadium SCENARIOS Kennedy Kennedy George St TIME SAVINGS *Business As Usual 4' 3' 36' 1' 1' 28' 4' 7 MIN Scarborough Centre St George George St Scarborough Subway Extension 4' 3' 20' 1' 1' 37' 4' TOTAL TRAVEL TIME Source: GGHm v4. 70' 77' (minutes) How would travel to Downtown Toronto be affected? Example: a trip from Scarborough Centre to Bloor/ Yonge SCENARIOS Kennedy Kennedy *Business As Usual TIME SAVINGS 2' 2' 22' 1' 1' 25' 2' 10 MIN Scarborough Subway Extension 9' 1' 33' 2' TOTAL TRAVEL TIME Source: GGHm v4. 45' 55' (minutes) *Please note: the business-as-usual (BAU)