CREATING CONNECTIONS IN RICHMOND HILL

Mohamed Alkoka, Director, Corridor Infrastructure – Anthony Irving, Manager, Community Relations – Metrolinx

May 15, 2017 1 GRIDLOCK COSTS OUR ECONONY

Residents could spend 109 minutes per day in traffic REGIONAL TRANSFORMATION METROLINX

PLAN BUILD OPERATE GO EXPANSION PROGRAM

DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION 5 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR GO EXPANSION

. Metrolinx is undertaking one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America. . Major financial investment has been committed to bring more transit options and new levels of service to York Region, including Richmond Hill. . There will be temporary community-level disruption to build a region-wide, integrated transit network. SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE LEVELS – RICHMOND HILL

SERVICE LEVELS - BARRIE

3 Parking Structures

Upgrades to 6 Stations (new platforms, accessibility, active transportation, etc.) Innisfil Innisfil

Corridor Electrification and Substation

Bridge Widenings

Grade Separations Mulock Mulock

2 New Stations

Davenport Diamond Kirby Kirby Grade Separation

Proposed Stations

Grading and signal improvements are already underway on a six-kilometer stretch of the line between the York University and Rutherford GO Stations. Trips/Day

168 14 36 Davenport Diamond Davenport Diamond SERVICE LEVELS - STOUFFVILLE CORRIDOR RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RICHMOND HILL CORRIDOR

Infrastructure Build: . New Station at Gormley (Dec 2016) . New Station at Bloomington (2019) . Track additions and upgrades (CN) . Relocation of Oriole Station

o Integration with TTC Sheppard.

BARRIE CORRIDOR

Infrastructure Build: Innisfil . Double track from Union to Aurora . Signal improvements Mulock . Bridge structure modifications . Bradford layover expansion and Kirby modifications . Barrie layover expansion . Station modifications/parking expansion . Improved rail crossings . Grade separations (Wellington St E) . Customer experience improvements Davenport Diamond STOUFFVILLE CORRIDOR

Infrastructure Build: 3

. Double track from Union to 8

Unionville 3 . Signal System improvements 2 . Switching track at Unionville 4

. Layover expansion and 3

modifications 5 . Stations upgrade and modifications 1 . Bridge structure modifications . Grade separations 1 . Improved rail crossings Scarborough (LSE) . Electrification Infrastructure

ELECTRIFICATION

. Electrification is planned for the entire length of the Stouffville and Barrie GO Corridors. . Electrification infrastructure accommodated within the rail right-of-way.

LEVEL CROSSINGS AND GRADE SEPARATIONS LEVEL CROSSINGS – ROAD/RAIL INTERSECTIONS

. With over 50 level crossings in York Region, they will continue to be a significant feature of the network. . All level crossings on the GO network were assessed based on four criteria which included a number of components:

Usage and Existing Conditions (60%) Social and Environmental (10%) • Exposure Index (traffic and rail • Visual improvement volumes) • Noise improvement • Geometry • Community connectivity • Accidents/Collisions • Adjacent roadways and queuing Cost (10%) Operations (20%) • Construction • GO Service improvements • Property • Special users (e.g. local transit, • Maintenance emergency services) • Service reliability • Station proximity

LEVEL CROSSINGS: SORTING REVIEW

Among high and medium priority locations, a tiered approach was adopted to inform prioritization and discussions with municipalities.

EI = EXPOSURE INDEX LEVEL CROSSINGS: RICHMOND HILL RESULTS

Grade separations identified for future consideration to support increased service in Richmond Hill:

Grade separations requiring further study

* - within Town of Richmond Hill LEVEL CROSSINGS: STOUFFVILLE RESULTS

Grade separations to support increased service in Richmond Hill: . Steeles Avenue East: adjacent to station, EA underway by City of , Notice of Completion filed

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Grade * separations * requiring further study

* - within/bordering City of Markham STATION IMPROVEMENTS RICHMOND HILL: RICHMOND HILL GO STATION

. Repaired and extended train platform to accommodate 12-car trains. Added pedestrian bridge over Major MacKenzie Drive (2016). . Construction of new station building, improved access to bus loop, kiss & ride, and parking lot (2019). Concept design, not to scale

Concept design, not to scale RICHMOND HILL: GORMLEY GO STATION

. In Service Dec 2016 . LEED Silver station . Fully accessible . 850 parking spaces . 8 heated shelters . A bus loop . A dedicated kiss & ride area . Public art to commemorate local history.

RICHMOND HILL: BLOOMINGTON GO STATION

. Construction started: February 2017 . A station building integrated into the parking garage, 1,050 parking spaces . Heated shelters, bus loop . Kiss & ride/drop-off lane

RICHMOND HILL: NEW CONNECTIONS

. Connections to new rapid transit lines that intersect with Stouffville corridor. . York Viva BRT project commitment. . Improvements to Unionville GO Station, connecting with Viva Bus Rapid Transit services. . New GO Stations at Gormley and Bloomington Road. . Partnership with City of Markham for Markham Centre Mobility Hub Study.

BARRIE CORRIDOR: STATION MODIFICATIONS

Design: <5% Complete Mulock GO Innisfil Construction:

Design: <5% Complete Kirby GO Construction: Mulock

Design: 2016-2019 Construction: 2019-2022 Maple GO Kirby Design: 2017 Rutherford Road Construction: 2018-2022 Grade Separation

Design/Phase I Construction: 2017 Phase II Construction: 2018-2022 Rutherford GO

Design: 2017 Rutherford GO Construction: 2017 Tunneling Works

* Dates Subject to Change Davenport Diamond : STATION MODIFICATIONS

Design: 2016 - 2017 Lincolnville GO 5% Complete Transition to Layover Facility Construction: 2018-2019 Design: 2016 – 2017 Lincolnville GO 5% Complete New Station Site Construction: 2018-2019

Design: 2016 - 2017 Unionville GO 15% Complete Construction: 2018-2020

Steeles Avenue Design: 2016 - 2017 15% Complete Grade Separation Construction: 2018-2021

Colour Code signifies project packaging

* Dates Subject to Change ENGAGEMENT OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITIES

. Metrolinx recognizes that with new infrastructure and construction comes impacts to the community that must be worked through with residents, businesses, and their elected officials.

. A regional Municipal and Community regional tour is currently underway that creates an annual schedule for getting to every municipal council and for providing a comprehensive summary for each municipality that details what the program will look like locally.

. We are developing a community charter which will commit the organization to building the regional transportation system in a way that is respectful of the communities it touches.

. This is in addition to the standard community relations support that we have traditionally provided on the ground on projects like Georgetown South and the Eglinton Crosstown.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PROJECT CYCLE

•Introduce the project to •Formal consultation period municipal partners and included in the Transit community and ask for Project Assessment Process initial feedback •Work with residents to establish why the project is needed and proposed approach Environmental Planning and Assessment Feasibility (only applies to new infrastructure )

Design and Construction Procurement

•Focus on minimizing impact •Work with municipal to residents/businesses, partners/community to keeping the community inform the details of the informed and project, address design managing/being responsive concerns and build to issues as they arise. momentum.

METROLINX COMMUNITY CHARTER

. In Phase 1 we sought your input on the six themes driving the Community Charter. Informed by your Phase 1 comments, we launched Phase 2 where we invited your feedback on the six Community Charter promises we’ve developed.

. Feedback for Phase 2 closed on April 21, and will help to set regional promises and service standards.

As our region grows our transit system needs to grow too.