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Please Sign In Who is ? 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 70 million customer journeys a year.

• PRESTO is the smart card fare payment system seamlessly connecting 11 transit agencies across the Greater and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and . • 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 in , offering a 25-minute journey from end to end, with departing every 15 minutes. 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:

Subways GO Expansion Regional Hubs • The • Scarborough Subway • • Hurontario Light Rail Transit • Union Station Extension (LRT) • • Union Station Bus Terminal • Eglinton Crosstown West • • Finch West LRT • Highway 407 Bus Terminal Extension • • Eglinton Crosstown LRT • Kipling Transit Hub • Yonge North Subway • • Transitway • Mobility Hub Extension • • Viva Rapidway • • Line • •

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. ONTARIO LINE INITIAL BUSINESS CASE

2. Ontario Line What is the Ontario Line?The second option is the Ontario Line concept:  a western terminus at Exhibition/  northern terminus at Better connections from north and south, changes east to the alignmentand west. across the Lower Figure 6: Map of Ontario Line

Number of proposed 15 stations

17 Number of • 3 GO lines connections to other transit • 4 connections to Line 1, 2 and 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) options • 10 connections to King, Queen, Bathurst, Spadina, Harbourfront and Gerrard/Carlton streetcars

Approximate number 15.5 km of route

kilometres Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) Ridership 389,000 daily boardings

Frequency As frequent as every 90 seconds

Access to 154,000 more people within walking distance to transit transit

53,000 more jobs accessible in 45 minutes or less for Access to jobs Toronto residents

Table 8: Ontario Line Characteristics

Option Length Rolling Stock Number of Stations

Modern Standard Metro Ontario Line 15.5 km 15 stations (incl. 6 interchanges) Rail Vehicles

29 Background - Key Milestones

Relief Line identified Metrolinx board gives direction to advance planning City Council as “Next Wave” of of RLS, Yonge Subway Extension and assess a approves Yonge transit projects in northerly extension of the . Metrolinx North Extension Metrolinx’s visionary completes the Yonge Relief Network Study (YRNS) Environmental plan, Big Move. recommending that Metrolinx, in partnership with Assessment (EA) Relief Line identified the City of Toronto and TTC, advance Relief Line (contingent on by Metrolinx as a project planning and development in order to further Relief Line). priority for future assess the extension of the Relief Line North (RLN) transit investment. from to East.

[2009] [2012] [2013] [2014] [2015]

TTC’s Downtown Rapid Transit Relief Line South Expansion Study (RLS) Project concludes that Assessment Relief Line and GO launches. Improvements will help ease crowding. Background - Key Milestones ... Continued

Metrolinx and Infrastructure RLN recognized Ontario, working together Metrolinx in Metrolinx’s to deliver the Ontario Line, began notifying 2041 Regional released the Initial Business stakeholders and Transportation Case (IBC) for the project, ter the public about Plan as a key which was endorsed by the engagement

rapid transit Metrolinx board. Metrolinx Win

Summer sessions for the project that is “In began environmental Ontario Line. Development“. studies including field investigations.

[2018] [2019] [2020]

The Ontario Government introduced The IBC determined that the Ontario Line Bill 107, the Getting Ontario Moving would accelerate delivery of new transit Act to allow Ontario to move ahead and serve additional markets. Work done with a variety of transit projects as

all by the City of Toronto, TTC and Metrolinx part of the Transit Plan for the GTHA, F for the RLS and RLN projects would be

Spring including the Ontario Line. As such, incorporated. The City of Toronto endorsed Metrolinx became responsible for working with Metrolinx on the Ontario Line. leading and delivering the project. We are listening The Ontario Line will transform transit in Toronto, getting hundreds of thousands of people where they need to be—better, faster and easier than today. However, we know that a project of this size and complexity means we need to help communities adjust to some changes both during and after construction. We recognize communities want to know what to expect, and here are some of the main topics we've heard about so far:

WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT

DUST, NOISE, VIBRATION AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS THE TECHNOLOGY THE ELEVATED/ AT-GRADE TRACKS BUDGET AND TIMELINE DURING CONSTRUCTION AND ONTARIO LINE WILL USE OPERATIONS

WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT

• Metrolinx is currently reviewing • Metrolinx is currently exploring background information and • The Ontario Line will use globally conceptual design options to conducting field investigations to proven, modern electric passenger • Capital costs are estimated to determine the optimal configuration determine baseline environmental rail technology that could allow for be between $8.7 billion to $10.5 of below-grade, at-grade and above- conditions. automated operation and a higher billion and the targeted in-service grade tracks. Mitigation measures frequency of service (up to 40 trains date is 2027. • This information will be used to will be developed and implemented per hour). inform impact assessment and to address environmental impacts. develop mitigation measures.

Find out more on Existing Conditions - Find out more on Technology & Find out more on Technology & Find out more on What's Studies Underway, Noise & Vibration, Infrastructure panel Infrastructure panel Next panel and Natural Environment panels

Is there anything we missed?

Please let us know if you have additional thoughts or concerns about the Ontario Line. What's Next? The Ontario Line Initial Business Case was released in July 2019. Planning for the project continues, which includes further refining the design and engineering work and seeking environmental approvals.

WE ARE HERE

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Financial Close Early Works Documentation Environmental Request for Request for Environmental (contract awarded) Estimated in Construction of changes made Construction Investigations Qualifications Proposals Reports Available and Project service Initiated to the Project Company starts

Public review Public Public Review and and comment Engagement Ongoing public engagement Comment on significant Events changes Travel Time Savings By providing fast and frequent service, the Ontario Line will reduce travel times. Some commute times could be less than half of what they are today.

How would the Ontario Line improve travel times between and downtown? Example: a trip from Thorncliffe Park to King & Bay*

* Trip from Thorncliffe Park to King and Bay Intersection. Sources: GGHm v4, TTC Schedules; Google Maps. SCENARIOS Bloor - Yonge Pape Business As Usual TIME SAVINGS 3' 3' 14' 1' 1' 8' 1' 2' 7' 2' 16 MIN Queen

Ontario Line Ontario Line 3' 1' 17' 1' 1' 1' 2' TOTAL TRAVEL TIME (minutes) 26' 42'

How would the Ontario Line improve travel times between Pape and Queen?

* Trip from to Sources: GGHm v4; TTC Schedules; Google Maps. SCENARIOS Bloor - Yonge Pape Queen Business As Usual TIME SAVINGS 3' 3' 8' 1' 1' 7' 2' 13 MIN Pape Queen

Ontario Line Ontario Line 3' 1' 7' 1' TOTAL TRAVEL TIME (minutes) 12' 25' Technology and Capacity

Technology Capacity The Ontario Line will deliver fast, frequent service by using The Ontario Line has been designed to deliver enough capacity modern technology adopted by subway systems around the to match ridership needs for 50+ years beyond opening day. world. To understand appropriate capacity for the Ontario Line, We expect the line to feature light, automated trains like the projected peak-hour, peak-direction ridership was analyzed using ones used in , London, Paris and Singapore. international best practice crowding standards.

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Trains can stop precisely with platform Trains could be There could be up Light weight vehicles can climb screen doors that open and close approximately 100 to 40 trains an hour steeper gradients, which enables in sync, keeping customers away metres in length with 90 seconds the use of elevated alignments from tracks and giving predictable assuming a 3 between trains. resulting in substantial reductions locations where they can board. metre car width. in costs and construction time. Technology and Infrastructure

Although the alignment will evolve throughout design development, the Ontario Line will likely use a mix of below-grade, at-grade and above-grade structures, all of which are in use today in Toronto, across , and around the world.

Vancouver SkyTrain London Underground Trains Elevated TTC Track Less Crowding on Your CommuteONTARIO LINE INITIAL BUSINESS CASE

OUTCOME 2: COMPLETE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES BENEFIT 5: Improve Comfort and Safety The Initial BusinessWhile transit crowding Case has an indirect found impact on operations that and the service Ontario reliability, its primary Line consequences could: for passengers remain discomfort and potentially unsafe conditions. The addition of a new rapid transit line to the network should improve the overall comfort and safety of people traveling throughout the region, by diverting demand from existing lines and providing relief. Allow for 389,000Overall, boardings both Relief each Line and day, Ontario Line wouldReduce have a positive crowding impact on anywhere crowding across from the transit13- Decrease the number of vehicle easing congestionnetwork. on existing Ontario Line transit would have a larger impact,17 per reducing cent the at time key that transitpassengers hubs spend - inUnion, congested kilometres travelled (VKT) in Toronto lines throughout theconditions city. by four times more than Relief LineEglinton South. and Bloor Stations. leading to a reduction in congestion An analysis of several constrained points and greenhouse gas emissions. on the transit network confirms these findings. Both options, by intercepting westbound riders at Pape Station, are expected to provide comparable levels of significant relief to Bloor-Yonge Station and to Line 2 Bloor-Danforth, with 16% (Relief Line South) and 22% (Ontario Line) decreases in the volume of passengers on Line 2’s busiest section respectively, compared to BAU. Due to its western and northern extensions, the Ontario Line About -83,000 VKT during would mitigate Union Station crowding What could the the morning rush-hour (boardings and alightings) by 13% impact on station overall, compared to BAU (10% reduction crowding of the 389,000in GO service crowding and+ 21% in TTC Ontario Line be service crowding). Relief Line South ? Boardingswould Eachhave very limited Day impact on Union Station crowding with no change in GO Figure 20: Impact of Options on Line 1 Station Crowding compared to BAU. service crowding and 2% reduction in Source: GGHm v4. TTC service crowding. More importantly, the Ontario Line is projected to alleviate crowding by 15% in the future hub now under construction, where a Relief Line South scenario would generate a 3% reduction only compared to BAU.

53 ONTARIO LINE INITIAL BUSINESS CASE

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42 Above-Ground Alignment Benefits

Making easier connections is an important principle behind the design for the Ontario Line, which will connect with GO Trains and TTC routes. For example, a potential solution at East Harbour is to have the Ontario Line at the same level as the existing GO tracks so passengers can step off one and walk a few steps - straight across - to board their next train connection.

The Ontario The Ontario GO Rail Line Line

Using the GO corridor and building a bridge across the Don River instead of tunneling underneath it will allow us to build a route that is approximately twice the length of previous transit proposals, at a similar cost. Using bridges and existing rail infrastructure in key areas will also speed up construction, allowing us to realize the benefits of the Ontario Line sooner. Existing Conditions - Studies Underway We are completing studies to establish baseline conditions, complete impact assessments and develop mitigation measures.

Archaeology Noise & Vibration Geotechnical Investigations Cultural Heritage

Geotechnical Archaeology Noise & Vibration Cultural Heritage Investigations

• Review geographic, land use and • Collect noise and vibration historical information measurements • Historical research, review of • Conduct test borings to collect • Visual inspection and photo • Identify noise and vibration sensitive heritage registers and inventories, soil samples and determine soil documentation receptors and identification of cultural heritage stratigraphy and physical properties • Confirm whether or not there are any • Determine noise mitigation strategy resources known archaeological sites and requirements

Socio-Economic & Natural Environment Traffic & Transportation Air Quality Land Use Characteristics

• Characterize existing transportation network, including road geometry, • Compile and review data from • Review of planning policy, routes (e.g., transit, pedestrian, air quality monitoring stations, • Plant inventories neighbourhood characteristics, cycling and truck) and parking determine air contaminant sources • Aquatic habitat surveys community amenities, population, • Determine existing travel demand and identify sensitive receptors • Species at risk habitat screening employment and current (e.g., user volumes, travel times and • Conduct air dispersion modelling development applications parking demand) to determine contaminant levels at • Review existing land use, planning sensitive receptor locations documents and traffic studies Noise and Vibration

Metrolinx is committed to minimizing and Noise & Vibration Mitigation Options managing the effects of noise and vibration on its neighbours – during both construction Interrupt noise Reduce at Source Reduce through & vibration to Receptor-based and operations. We will implement noise and operations residents mitigation vibration reduction measures throughout the • Continuously welded rail, • Optimal • Noise walls • Window project lifecycle, including: rail dampeners, quieter maintenance, treatments, • Resiliently propulsion units, quieter timely façade • Managing construction noise and vibration supported rail heating and ventilation monitoring and treatments ties, high resilient • Installing continuously welded rail along the inspections of • Changes to project layout fasteners, ballast • Trenches, railway tracks entire alignment to reduce noise at source and access, changes to mats, floating building and trains, track sequence in operations, slabs modifications • Operating and maintaining trains and track to continuity reduce operational noise alternate construction methods • Design subway stationary Metrolinx’s Subway Program noise and facilities (e.g., traction power vibration management approach will follow: substations) such that noise and vibration are minimized • Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy/

GO Transit Draft Protocol for Noise and Vibration Comparing sources of noise (dBA) Assessment Guide (MOEE/GO Transit, 1994) Normal conversation Military jet take-off • Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy/ at 1m (60 dBA) at 25m (140 dBA) Rustling leaves Excavation equipment Toronto Transit Commission Protocol for Noise (10 dBA) (e.g., bulldozer) at 15 m and Vibration Assessment (MOEE/TTC, 1993) (up to 85 dBA)

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Threshold of Typical ambient daytime hearing (0 dBA) noise level in an urban area (53 - 67 dBA) Ambient noise levels in a Threshold wilderness area (40 dBA) of pain Typical ambient night- (130 dBA) Please see the Noise and Vibration Information time noise in an urban Sheet for additional details. area (49 - 62 dBA) Noise Wall Noise and Vibration Construction • Metrolinx will develop and implement a construction Noise and Vibration Management Plan (NVMP) that includes a process to address public complaints in a timely manner. • The NVMP will include mitigation measures such as: • Keep equipment well-maintained and fitted with muffling devices. • Use construction equipment and methods that minimize vibration. • Coordinate ‘noisy’ operations such that they will not occur simultaneously. Noise logger capturing ambient noise

Operations

• Metrolinx will assess operations noise and vibration • Sensitive land uses are identified and incorporated into the assessment: residential dwellings or places where people ordinarily sleep, and commercial/ industrial operations extremely sensitive to noise and vibration (MOEE/GO Transit, 1995). • A combined impact assessment will be completed for GO Rail and subway Long-term where they run in parallel. Modelling is currently underway, and the results construction of the impact assessment and proposed mitigation measures are expected noise monitoring station, with solar to be shared at upcoming public meetings. power and remote telecommunications Cultural Heritage

• Metrolinx will address cultural heritage resources in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act.

• An inventory of heritage properties is being prepared, which will identify existing or potential heritage properties, describe their cultural value or interest, and review potential impacts and preservation/ mitigation measures.

• Project design will seek to avoid impacts to existing heritage buildings, structures, districts and landscapes.

• Where potential impacts are identified, mitigation recommendations will be developed in compliance with appropriate regulations. Mitigation measures may include:

• Appropriate setbacks from heritage resources. • Design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting, and materials. • Preparation of conservation plans and adaptive reuse plans. Natural Environment

• Inventory of existing terrestrial and aquatic natural environment conditions is being prepared through a combination of desktop background data review (published literature and databases) and field investigations.

• Impacts will be assessed for the area of disturbance and adjacent lands associated with project activities. Crossing of the Lower Don River Valley at • Project design will aim to avoid impacts where Millwood Road Overpass Bridge possible. Where potential effects are likely, appropriate mitigation measures will be developed and implemented, such as:

• Restrict vegetation removal, grading, and Millwood Road Overpass Bridge crossing the Don River heavy equipment use to the project footprint. • Carry out vegetation removal outside of the bird nesting period. • Establish and maintain a buffer between the natural environment features and the project activities. • Include native vegetation species and wildlife species-specific habitat enhancements in post-construction site restoration. Don River West Branch north of Overlea Boulevard Maintenance and Storage Facility

• The Ontario Line Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) will provide storage, inspection and maintenance/ repair for the Ontario Line train fleet and workcars that will be used to repair and maintain infrastructure. • Metrolinx is currently working to determine the specific MSF location and conceptual layout. • Due to the large size of the MSF complex and need for adjacency to the alignment, a limited number of sites qualified for consideration. A preliminary inventorying and screening of these sites has been undertaken in the candidate areas north of Pape Station.

TYPICAL MSF ELEMENTS AND FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

Train Maintenance Tracks • Train wash Storage Tracks • Inspection and • Store trains not needed for revenue maintenance bays service/ scheduled for maintenance • Painting booth Test Tracks Eglinton Crosstown Maintenance and Storage Facility • Test trains after maintenance and newly delivered trains

Track Maintenance Support Facilities • Storage and servicing • Office of maintenance • Fencing vehicles • Electrical substation • Staging and loading • Stormwater management of materials and equipment Public-Private Partnership (P3) Procurement Public-private partnerships (P3) are an innovative way of financing and procuring large, public infrastructure projects. P3s make the best use of private sector resources and expertise and transfer project risks to the private sector, which is accountable for providing on-time, on-budget project delivery.

• Public sector (Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario): • Private sector (Project Company): • Establishes project scope and performance requirements. • Designs, constructs, finances, and maintains the project. • Reviews bid proposals and awards the contract to the successful bidder. • Monitors all elements of the consortium’s performance as they design, build, finance and maintain the project. • Retains ownership of the subway when construction is complete.

Through a design-build-finance-maintain (DBFM) contract, the private sector (a consortium of Benefits of P3: companies) would be responsible for:

DESIGN • Drive innovation and quality Completing the detailed design • Project schedule time savings BUILD • Better coordination of life cycle-requirements Constructing the subway and associated work • More efficient construction • Transfer appropriate risks of added costs and FINANCE delays to the private sector, where they can Obtaining financing to pay project costs in advance of receiving full payment from the province be best manged by the Project Company MAINTAIN Doing the repairs and upkeep of the subway over a long-term period (e.g. 30 years) P3s also provide a strong incentive for good design and construction practices, since the Other P3 transit projects include: Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the Finch West LRT and GO Rail private sector is also responsible for financing Expansion. and maintenance. Share your feedback!

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