Public Meeting #2 Summary Report Metrolinx GO Expansion Program 04-Nov-2020 Prepared by: Revision 00 04-Nov-2020 Metrolinx GO Expansion Program Public Meeting #2 Summary Report Authorization X X Sabriya Jahangir Yulia Pak Environmental Planner Consultation Specialist X X Amber Saltarelli Andrew Gillespie Environmental Lead Program Manager REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Purpose of Submittal Comments 00 04-Nov-20 Final Submission to Metrolinx. N/A This submission was completed and reviewed in accordance with the Quality Assurance Process for this Project. Revision 00 04-Nov-2020 Metrolinx GO Expansion Program Public Meeting #2 Summary Report Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 GO Expansion .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Scope of the GO Expansion Program .............................................................................................. 2 GO Rail Network Electrification TPAP Addendum Project .................................................... 2 Scarborough Junction Grade Separation TPAP .................................................................... 4 Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations TPAP ................................................................ 4 New Track & Facilities TPAP ................................................................................................. 5 Network-Wide Structures Project .......................................................................................... 5 Vegetation Removal and Compensation Program ................................................................ 5 1.3 Report Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 6 1.4 Feedback Received from Public Meeting #1 .................................................................................... 6 2 Public Consultation Round Two Overview ........................................................................................... 8 2.1 Consultation Format ......................................................................................................................... 9 COVID-19 .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Notifications ...................................................................................................................................... 9 E-Mail/Letter Correspondence ............................................................................................... 9 Potentially Impacted Property Owners ......................................................................... 10 Participants from Public Meeting #1 ............................................................................. 10 Metrolinx Regional Newsletter ...................................................................................... 10 Review Agencies and Municipalities ............................................................................ 10 Elected Officials ........................................................................................................... 10 Indigenous Communities .............................................................................................. 11 Social Media Postings ......................................................................................................... 11 Metrolinx Website Postings ................................................................................................. 11 GO Expansion Webpage ..................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Project Websites and Materials ...................................................................................................... 12 GO Expansion Program Landing Page ............................................................................... 12 TPAP-Specific Websites ...................................................................................................... 12 About Page .................................................................................................................. 13 Proposed Infrastructure Page ...................................................................................... 13 Revision 00 04-Nov-2020 Metrolinx GO Expansion Program Public Meeting #2 Summary Report Studies Page ................................................................................................................ 13 Your Feedback Page.................................................................................................... 13 Important Documents Page.......................................................................................... 14 Addendum-Specific Websites.............................................................................................. 18 2.4 How to Participate and Provide Feedback ..................................................................................... 19 2.5 Engagement Analytics ................................................................................................................... 20 Metrolinx Engage Website Analytics ................................................................................... 20 Social Media Analytics......................................................................................................... 22 Other E-mails and Voicemail ............................................................................................... 22 3 Summary of Public Feedback ............................................................................................................ 23 3.1 Overall Feedback About the GO Expansion Program .................................................................... 23 3.2 Project-Specific Feedback.............................................................................................................. 24 New Track & Facilities ......................................................................................................... 24 Scarborough Junction Grade Separation ............................................................................ 24 Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations ......................................................................... 25 Network-Wide Structures Project ........................................................................................ 25 GO Rail Network Electrification Addendum ......................................................................... 25 3.3 Other Feedback ............................................................................................................................. 26 4 How Feedback Will be Considered by Metrolinx ............................................................................... 27 5 Next Steps ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Revision 00 04-Nov-2020 Metrolinx GO Expansion Program Public Meeting #2 Summary Report Tables Table 1-1 STOUFFVILLE CORRIDOR PREFFERED GRADE SEPARATION DESIGNS ......................... 4 Table 2-1 METROLINX ENGAGE WEBSITE ANALYTICS ...................................................................... 21 Figures Figure 1-1 MAP OF GO EXPANSION PROGRAM PROJECTS ................................................................. 3 Figure 2-1 GO EXPANSION PROGRAM CONSULTATION TIMELINE ..................................................... 8 Figure 2-2 VISION HUB HEADER ON METROLINX WEBSITE .............................................................. 11 Figure 2-3 GO EXPANSION PROGRAM WEBPAGE .............................................................................. 12 Figure 2-4 SCREEN SHOT OF NEW TRACK & FACILITIES- ABOUT PAGE ......................................... 14 Figure 2-5 SCREENSHOT OF SCARBOROUGH JUNCTION GRADE SEPARATION STUDIES PAGE 16 Figure 2-6 SCREENSHOT OF STOUFFVILLE RAIL CORRIDOR GRADE SEPARATIONS- IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS PAGE ......................................................................................................................... 18 Figure 2-7 SCREENSHOT OF A FEEDBACK FORM .............................................................................. 19 Figure 2-8 SCREENSHOT OF AN ASK-A-QUESTION PAGE ................................................................. 20 Revision 00 04-Nov-2020 Metrolinx GO Expansion Program Public Meeting #2 Summary Report Appendices APPENDIX A: Virtual Public Meeting Notifications APPENDIX A1: Government Review Team Sample Letter and E-mail APPENDIX A2: Indigenous Communities Letters and E-mails APPENDIX A3: Sample Property Owners Letters APPENDIX B: Virtual Public Meeting Materials APPENDIX C: Master Contact List APPENDIX D: Virtual Public Consultation Feedback Forms Revision 00 04-Nov-2020 Metrolinx GO Expansion Program Public Meeting #2 Summary Report 1 Introduction Metrolinx has identified various infrastructure requirements that are needed to achieve planned service level targets across the rail network to support the GO Expansion program. Metrolinx is proposing new infrastructure that involves carrying out three (3) Transit Project Assessment Processes (TPAPs) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (the Transit Projects