Welcome Public Event #1 Thursday, May 9, 2019 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Yonge Street from Queen Street to College Street The information displayed today is available online at: toronto.ca/yongeTOmorrow Study area 2 Study Area Area for which data collection and analysis is being completed N Roxborough St W YongeTOmorrow EA Focus Area Davenport Rd (Phase 1) Area for which alternative St onge solutions are currently being Y developed and evaluated To ronto Public Library Bloor St W Bloor St E Future Focus Area (Phase 2) An EA to develop and evaluate design solutions for Yonge from College to Davenport is planned to Queens Park start upon completion of University Wellesley St E YongeTOmorrow Phase 1 of To ronto Wider Neighbourhood Impacts St onge College St Y Carlton St YongeTOmorrow will consider e the existing conditions and Av impacts of the alternatives vis St on the north-south and Ryerson Jar University east-west streets within the University study area before making Dundas St W Dundas St E a final recommendation Eaton Centre for the focus area. To ronto City Hall Massey Hall Queen St W Old City Hall Queen St E onge St onge Y King St W King St E St ry Union Station Cher CN Tower GARDINER XPY What is an EA? 3 Phase 1 Problem & The Municipal Class Environmental Winter 2018 Opportunity Assessment (EA) is a planning Statement process required under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Phase 2 It provides the framework for Spring 2018 municipalities to plan, design and construct infrastructure projects. Background Data YongeTOmorrow is following the Collection & Analysis process for a Schedule ‘C’ Class EA. Summer 2018 Fall 2018 Winter 2019 Long List Alternatives & Evaluation Criteria We are here Public Event #1 Spring 2019 Summer 2019 Report to Infrastructure Evaluate Alternatives and Environment to Select Short List Committee & Preferred Solution Fall 2019 Public Event #2 Phase 3 Winter 2020 Alternative Design Concepts for Preferred Solution Public Event #3 Spring 2020 Report to Council Phase 4 Summer 2020 Final EA Report (30 day review period) Phase 5 Future Project Implementation Why are we doing this EA? 4 Problem and opportunity Cultural and economic identity statement Yonge Street is iconic. The street plays a significant role in the cultural and economic identity of Toronto and forms the spine of the city’s transportation network. Dramatic growth is changing the character of built form Wikipedia Source along the street and the needs of its users, placing increased Dramatic growth demands on aging infrastructure. This provides us with an opportunity to re-examine how Yonge Street can best respond to our diverse and changing city. This presents the opportunity to elevate Yonge Street’s physical form and the experience it brings to its users to reflect the significance it holds in both the city’s landscape and in our minds. Needs of its users Diverse and changing city runningmagazine.ca Source What’s informing 5 the study? In 2018 Toronto City Council adopted a The TOcore Parks & Public Realm Plan 25 year growth strategy for Toronto’s identifies downtown Yonge Street as a downtown core. The study projects that Cultural Corridor and one of the City’s Great the population of the yongeTOmorrow Streets. It recommends the development study area will double by 2041. of Yonge Street as a significant pedestrian destination and retail priorty street. The Downtown Plan provides guidance on Yonge Street’s role in supporting this development and enhancing cultural, civic and economic vitality. Building on stakeholder initiatives and studies Streetscape Guidelines Celebrate Yonge Yonge Love (DYBIA) (DYBIA) (DYBIA) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Downtown Yonge Great Streets Report Street Planning (Ryerson) (DYBIA) DYBIA - Downtown Younge Business Improvement Area City of Toronto Policies and Guidlines Tree Planting Solutions in Hard Boulevard Surfaces Best Practices Manual Project # A21065 Recipient Submitted by City of Toronto DTAH, Lead Consultant Date February 8, 2013 ARUP, Engineering James Urban, Urban Trees + Soils Urban Forest Innovations, Arborist | ARUP | James Urban - Urban Trees + Soils | Urban Forest Innovations Inc. What’s being considered? 6 This study will consider many possible changes to the design of Yonge Street including: • Increasing the sidewalk • Improving accessibility • Flexible uses of the width and space dedicated for all street users street that may change for pedestrians (clearway) in different zones of the • Improving or increasing street or throughout the • Reducing driving lanes pedestrian crossing day, week, and year opportunities • Redesigning intersections • Establishing car free and laneway connections • Space for seating, zones during certain planting, and public art • Installing cycling facilities times of the day, week, on Yonge Street or a • Modifying other near-by or year, or permanently nearby north-south street streets and laneways Who makes decisions? City Council provides direction on the preferred solution Infrastructure & Environment Committee a standing committee of council which makes recommendations on the City’s infrastructure needs Project Lead – Transportation Services considers technical data and feedback from stakeholders to recommend a preferred solution Municipal Stakeholders Public Stakeholders Technical Advisory Project Team Stakeholder Advisory Group Public Information Committee city staff with subject representatives from Centres / Surveys technical staff from impacted matter expertise from stakeholder organizations feedback opportunities for city divisions, agencies various city divisions within the study area members of the public and commissions Evolution of Yonge Street 7 Major events Pre-1800: Intersections of land and water routes developed by Due to convenient shipping and <1840 Indigenous populations; used by pvhs.info early settlers and trappers. Source market access, the government invested in roads and transit. 1840s This made Yonge an important street that connected the city and 1849: Horse-drawn stagecoaches operated along Yonge Street from Wikipedia attracted development. Yonge 1850s King Street and Bloor Street Street became an icon in the city. Source 1890s1860s 1861: Toronto Horse-drawn Street Railway is established and tracks are laid, between Front Street and Bloor Street GOGO Charters 1870s Source Transportation Corridor 1883: Eaton’s store opens and is the first 1880s Wikipedia with electric lights in any Canadian store Source 1890s 1892: Toronto Street Railway is electrified vintagetoronto 1900s Source 1905: First Santa Claus Parade Torontoist is held on Yonge Street Source 1910s 1920: The Ed Mirvish film and play 1940s1920s The Toronto theatre opens as the Pantages Theatre 1929: Mid-day traffic and Theatre Database Source pedestrians clog the intersection 1930s of Queen and Yonge streets courses.ecuad.ca/ 1930s: Thousands of people line up for Source blogtoo soup and sandwiches at the Yonge Street Mission (and subsequently Evergreen) Source 1940s 1949: Construction of the Yonge blogto Main Street Development Street subway starts Source 1950s 1954: Yonge Street subway opens thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 1960s Source 1961: Sam the Record Man opens citiesintime.ca Source Early 1970s: Yonge Street is turned into 1980s1970s The Atlantic a pedestrian mall for four summers 1977: Eaton Centre opens blogto.com Source Source 1980s 1980s: First Pride Parade Meeting & Cultural Space onthebookshelves 1990s Source 1992: Toronto celebrates the Blue Jay’s World Series win Toronto Star Source 2000s 2002: Yonge Dundas Square opens brownandstorey Source 2010s 2015: Ryerson Student Learning Centre opens Meet us there - Tell us 8 your Yonge Street story Why is Yonge Street important to you? Existing - Gerrard St. to Queen St. Existing Conditions 9 Queen to Gerrard 3.9m 3.1m 3m 3m 3.1m 3.9m Typical existing width = 20m Yonge Street looking north from Queen Street Image - © Google Existing - College St. to Gerrard St. Existing Conditions 10 Gerrard to College 6m 3.2m 3.2m 3m 3.2m 3.2m 4m #. 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Roxborough St Existing ConditionsDavenport Rd – 12 Safety, Equity and Inclusion To ronto Public Library onge St onge Y Bloor St W Bloor St E The Downtown Yonge 20 neighbourhood is a densely N populated and diverse community. It is a hub, not only for retail, tourism Queens Park and education, but also for social 19 University Wellesley St services and community programs of To ronto for a broad range of Torontonians. 18 17 onge St onge Y 16 21 The study area has a long history College St 15 Carlton St of providing aid to those in need. e Organizations like the Yonge Street Av To ronto General Hospital Mission have been serving the 13 14 vis St community since 1896.