Staff Presentation on WLRT - July 10, 2013

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Western Light Rail Transit

Planning and

Environmental Assessment

Recommended Corridor

Transportation CommitteeJuly 10, 2013


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Overview

1. Study Background2. Study Findings

3. What we Heard

4. Dominion to Cleary Station5. Two new Stations

6. Lincoln Fields to Baseline

7. Next Steps


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Study Context

(2008 TMP)

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Baseline

Tunneys PastureBayview

Lincoln Fields


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Study Area

Bayview Station LRT operational 2018

Tunneys Pasture Station LRT operational 2018

Baseline Station / Algonquin Campus

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O-Train

Queensway


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Corridors Considered Initially (15)

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O-Train

Holland

Island Park

Kirkwood

Tweedsmuir/HydroBroadview

Churchill

Woodroffe

Richmond

Rochester Field

Cleary


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Council Direction:

June 27, 2012

The City presented details and preliminary

analysis of 15 corridors

Council was not satisfied

Identified that clear interests of the community

must be considered and reflected

Directed to align with City, NCC planninginitiatives

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Understanding the Carling Options

Compromises the network and operations

Would require continued bus service in the

north, including using the Sir John A

Macdonald Parkway for the foreseeable future

2 3 times the cost of other options

Potentially very visually intrusive 7.1 km underground is impractical

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Carling via O-Train

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Not Recommended for Further Analysis


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Preferred Corridor

Richmond Underground

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Lincoln Fields

New Orchard

Cleary

Dominion


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Consultations

3 Public Open Houses

4 Community Meetings

8 Public, Business and AgencyConsultation Group Meetings

15key meetings with the NCC includingtwo presentations to the Board of

Directors

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What we Heard

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Protect the Byron Corridor

Protect the Sir John A Macdonald

Parkway

Maintain access to the waterfront and

pathway system along the Parkway and

Pinecrest Creek Corrdior

Address noise and safety concerns


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Modificationsto date

Buried 700 m from Rochester Field to

Cleary Station

Natural Ventilation Options

Moved Dominion Station

Covered Cleary Station

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Dominion to Clearyaerial view

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Cleary Station

Dominion Station

Rochester Field

Sir John A Macdonald Pkwy


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Berm

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Natural Ventilationoption

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Natural Ventilationview from the pathway looking east

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Improvementsbefore

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Improvementsafter

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Dominion Stationtoday


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Dominion Stationaerial view

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Rochester Fieldaerial view

Richmond Road

Sir John A Macdonald Pkwy


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Rochester Fieldview looking east

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Cleary Stationview from the Continental

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New Orchard Stationaerial view

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New Orchard Stationview from Byron looking east

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Lincoln Fields to Baseline

stage 1

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Queensway

Lincoln Fields

Baseline


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Lincoln Fields to Baseline

stage 2

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Baseline

Lincoln Fields

Queensway


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Iris Stationpreferred option

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Shallow Trench


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Next Steps

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Reducing the height of the berm

Covering the remaining 500 m through

Rochester Field

Identifying likely construction techniques,

staging and implementation and impactsduring construction.


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Next Stepscontinued....

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Revisiting the Dominion, Cleary and NewOrchard Stations

Minimizing impacts on adjacent communities

Pathway connectivity and access to thewaterfront along the Parkway corridor

Pathway connectivity through the Pinecrest

Creek Corridor

Developing a tree mitigation plan


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Schedule

July 17 City Council

Decision included in 2013 TMP

Functional Design and EA

Documentation

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Thank you

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Staff Presentation on WLRT - July 10, 2013

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