Welcome Stouffville Road Schedule ‘C’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Open House #1 March 3, 2015 WHY ARE WE HERE? The Purpose of this Open House is to: » Introduce you to the Stouffville Road Environmental Assessment (EA) Study » Provide an overview of the approach to planning, including the Municipal Class EA process » Provide an opportunity for you to meet members of the project team » Provide an update on the work and studies completed to date » Answer questions you may have about the project » Obtain your input for consideration in the planning and design of alternatives in subsequent phases of the study HOW CAN YOU HELP? » Please take a Comment Form and a pen. As you move through the information presented today, we encourage you to ask questions and provide your thoughts and feedback » We are interested in what you have to say! Questions? Ask any member of the team. If we don’t have the answer, we’ll make sure to get it for you. STUDY AREA OVERVIEW St. George Lake Newmarket B Haynes Lake a y Poplar Dr v Aubrey Ave North Lake Rd i m e George St w A v Aurora Whitchurch-Stouffville e Schomberg Study area includes King Rd Stouffville Wilcox Lake Bethesda Siderd Bethesda Siderd B e approximately 4.8 km of r King City c Douglas Rd U z n y n C Bond Cres am Bond Cres r Nobleton ed e Lake Ave T e rib k Timber Valley Ave u Markham t Richmond Hill Dunn Dr Dunn Sunset Beach Rd a Stouffville Road, from r ie ate Garden s o Est Dr An tiq ue Dr P f a B Kleinburg rk Cres e rc z Nantucket Dr y Vaughan C r Yonge Street to Highway lonial Cres e o S e a k C ndbanks Dr ovetail Dr Lebovic Dr D Legend 404 Leslie St Study Area Old Co lo M Proposed Plan ny R aroo m d n Dr Freeway Expressway / Highway N Ramp West Gormley Secondary Plan Major Road Bond Lake Local Road Jog elimination review Railway Intermittent Stream s Cre Permanent Stream ll at Yonge Street includes i Gormley Go Station H s Unevaluated Wetland le i M mstead Dr u U Waterbody r n B n t a Muirhead Cres s m Brower Ave Cou a approximately 500 m of n e Philips Lake try L E a ne 5 d d R T y r le ib Stouffville Rd Gormley Rd West Gorm u ta r ie s o High O f Jefferson Sideroad ak B Tr er Windrow St ail czy C r ree D k d o o R o w u e g g e d i R iv R e r Harris Ave Harris Ave rt C Provenc e BayviewAve t Ridg Fores e Rd Br ass Dr Coun try H eights Dr r e v To i w R e r e H U g ve i Edelweiss A ll n u n nsingto R Ke n Dr o a R d m f e o d s T ie 0 250 500 1,000 r r i a Misty Well Dr Wolf Trail C b t re u s u Summit Tr ib t ail r a D Meters r T i r d G e e re s e m n o 404 rt a b f C a R n *) n s k G ia n D le o th n Mea u Ma U r do g w L e ane R Stouffville Road EA iv er 404 Yonge St Mancini Cre s *) Long Hill Dr Leslie St Study Area Overview Gamble Rd Anglin Dr 19th Ave 19th Ave February Datum: NAD '83 UTM 17N 2015 1:9,000 Source: OBM, BING Lacewood Dr Lacewood Dr Corso Woodstone Ave U C n r r U e n t n a v P#: 60322289 V#: 001 Devonsl n i m e a ig R e m h d Luba Ave e e B d g T l v u r d T i o Figure 1 b ri u b R t u a ta ri r e ie s s R o o o f f thb R R This drawing has been prepared for the use of AECOM's client and may not be used, reproduced or ury o ou R u ge relied upon by third parties, except as agreed by AECOM and its client, as required by law or for use by d g Unnamed Tributaries of Rouge River e R R governmental reviewing agencies. 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Background » By 2041, York Region is projected to grow to 1.8 million people and 900,000 jobs – road improvements to increase capacity and improve connectivity on the existing road network are important parts of planning for the Region’s future » The proposed West Gormley Secondary Plan and the new Gormley GO station on Stouffville Road are expected to be large traffic generators that will further strain the existing two-lane facility » York Region’s 2009 Transportation Master Plan identified the need for capacity improvements along Stouffville Road to accommodate anticipated growth and to improve overall network connectivity MCEA PROCESS PROJECT TIMELINE OFFICIAL PLAN - LAND USE DESIGNATION MAP EXISTING NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES St. George Lake Haynes Lake Newmarket Simeon Lakes Poplar Dr Aubrey Ave North Lake Rd m George St Lake St. George White Rose - Preston Lake Wetland Complex Aurora Wilcox-St. George Wetland Complex Schomberg Whitchurch-Stouffville King Rd Stouffville Wilcox Lake Bethesda Siderd Bethesda Siderd B e r King City c Douglas Rd U z n y n C Bond Cres am Bond Cres r Nobleton ed e Lake Ave T e rib k Timber Valley Ave u Markham t Richmond Hill Dunn Dr Dunn a Sunset Beach Rd r ie ate Garden s o Est Dr An tiq ue Dr P f a B Kleinburg rk Cres Lake Wilcox Kettle Wetlands and Uplands e rc z Nantucket Dr y Vaughan C r lonial Cres e o S e a k C ndbanks Dr ovetail Dr Lebovic Dr D Legend O Study Area ld Leslie St Co Philips-Bond-Thompson Wetland Complex lo M Jog Elimination Review ny R aroo m d n Dr Cultural Heritage Sites Freeway N Expressway / Highway Bond Lake and Bog Ramp Bond Lake Major Road Local Road Railway s Cre Intermittent Stream ill H s Permanent Stream le i M ESA Pitney Ave Philips Lake Evaluated Wetland - Provincially Significant Wetland Stouff ville Rd Philips Lake U Evaluated Wetland - Other Pexton Ave n n a m Unevaluated Wetland Gormley Rd West e d T r ANSI's ib u Provincially Significant ta ri es o Life Science ANSI Shirrick Dr r f Be rc D zy Regionally Significant d Cr o ee Life Science ANSI o R k o w u e g Waterbody g e d i R iv U R e Wooded Area n r n a Oak Ridges Moraine Boundary BayviewAve m e Harris Ave Harris Ave d Oak Ridges Moraine Aquifer Vulnerability T rt C r Areas of High Aquifer Vulnerability ib Provenc e u ta r Areas of Low Aquifer Vulnerability ie Bra s ss o D f r R o ug e R oun C try Heig iv Jefferson Forest hts e Dr r T ow e r H U ve i n Edelweiss A ll sing R n Ken ton Dr a d m e d T Rouge River Headwater Wetland Complex 0 250 500 1,000 r f Trail i isty Well D Wol C b M r re s u Summit Tr t ail a D Meters r r G ie re s e 404 n o rt b f C a R *) n as k o thi D u Ma r g e R Stouffville Road EA iv er 404 Yonge St Mancini Cre s *) Long Hill Dr Leslie St Existing Natural and Cultural Heritage Features Gamble Rd Anglin Dr 19th Ave r 19th Ave e v i January Datum: NAD '83 UTM 17N R 1:9,000 e 2015 Source: OBM, BING g Lacewood Dr Lacewood Dr Corso Woodstone Ave U u C n r o r U e n t R n a v P#: 60322289 V#: 001 Devons n i l f m e a i R g o e m h d Luba Ave s e e B T e d g l i v r u r d T a i o Figure 1 b t ri u u b R t u a b i ta r r ie ri T e s s R o o o f d f thb R e R u o This drawing has been prepared for the use of AECOM's client and may not be used, reproduced or ry o m u a g relied upon by third parties, except as agreed by AECOM and its client, as required by law or for use by Rd u e g n R governmental reviewing agencies. 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