Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
Bathurst StationPreliminary Design
Open House #1November 28, 2011
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Open House #1November 28, 2011
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Part 1• Introduction• Crosstown Update• Station Design 101 - Design Principles
Part 2•Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
*Our partners in City Planning are here if you have questionsabout existing development requirements in the Bathurst areaor the future Land Use Study around Crosstown Stations
Open House Overview
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Part 1• Introduction• Crosstown Update• Station Design 101 - Design Principles
Part 2•Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
*Our partners in City Planning are here if you have questionsabout existing development requirements in the Bathurst areaor the future Land Use Study around Crosstown Stations
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
The Purpose of Tonight’s Open House• Provide a brief Crosstown project update• Present the Crosstown station design philosophy• Explain the anatomy of the station components and challenges• Display the preliminary design of Bathurst StationMost importantly:
*Get your input on the Preliminary Design early in this process.
• The architectural design will be prepared for Open House #2 inSpring 2012. Significant outreach will follow on construction.
• Walls at the future station box are scheduled to begin at Bathurst in2013 as part of the tunnelling process.
• Bathurst Station construction is scheduled to begin in 2014.
• Provide a brief Crosstown project update• Present the Crosstown station design philosophy• Explain the anatomy of the station components and challenges• Display the preliminary design of Bathurst StationMost importantly:
*Get your input on the Preliminary Design early in this process.
• The architectural design will be prepared for Open House #2 inSpring 2012. Significant outreach will follow on construction.
• Walls at the future station box are scheduled to begin at Bathurst in2013 as part of the tunnelling process.
• Bathurst Station construction is scheduled to begin in 2014.
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
Format for Feedback• Please speak with the project team at the displays, we’re here to answer your
questions
• There are tables to write comments and for group discussions
• Please submit a feedback form tonight if possible , or send us commentsvia e-mail, mail, or online at www.thecrosstown.ca by December 12, 2011
• A consultation report to inform the designers will be posted online at:www.thecrosstown.ca
• Please speak with the project team at the displays, we’re here to answer yourquestions
• There are tables to write comments and for group discussions
• Please submit a feedback form tonight if possible , or send us commentsvia e-mail, mail, or online at www.thecrosstown.ca by December 12, 2011
• A consultation report to inform the designers will be posted online at:www.thecrosstown.ca
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
* Final number and location of stations subject to review
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Plan• $8.4 billion transit investment from the Province of Ontario through Metrolinx
• 25 km east-west transit corridor between Black Creek Drive and ScarboroughCentre
• 60% faster than bus service today (e.g. only 15 minutes from Keele to Yonge)
• 19 km underground tunnel (Black Creek Drive to Kennedy Station)*
• 6km seamless service will replace the SRT from Kennedy Station to ScarboroughCentre
• Up to 26 stations
*Exact alignment west of Keele Street and east of Laird Drive TBD
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• $8.4 billion transit investment from the Province of Ontario through Metrolinx
• 25 km east-west transit corridor between Black Creek Drive and ScarboroughCentre
• 60% faster than bus service today (e.g. only 15 minutes from Keele to Yonge)
• 19 km underground tunnel (Black Creek Drive to Kennedy Station)*
• 6km seamless service will replace the SRT from Kennedy Station to ScarboroughCentre
• Up to 26 stations
*Exact alignment west of Keele Street and east of Laird Drive TBD
Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
First Construction Contract• Tunnel launch site preparation is underway atKeelesdale Park (between Black Creek Drive and Keele Street)
• Tunnelling will start in summer 2012 and head east
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Crosstown Construction Update
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Crosstown tunnel preparation work at Black Creek and Eglinton in Keelesdale Park Piling rigs are building concrete support walls for the future tunnel launch shaft The shaft will enable tunnelling eastward in summer 2012 Soil testing for the tunnel and stations continues from Keele Street to Kennedy Station in Scarborough
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Conceptual Design of a Crosstown Station
Urban Design and Architectural Guidelineshave been developed:
• ensure positive change along thecorridor
• guide individual station designs andachieve consistency
• guide configuration of surfaceelements
• integrate surface elements withexisting and future development
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
• Main Entrance• Secondary Entrance• Passenger Transportation (elevators, escalators)• Mechanical and Electrical Systems• Ventilation Shafts and Ventilation Fan Rooms• Traction Power Substations
Guiding Principle:Consolidate Surface Elements to enhance design & minimize impacts
•Reduce construction impacts (traffic, staging area, noise, dust )•Preserve public space and development potential•Save $
Stations 101What’s needed to make a Station Work?• Main Entrance• Secondary Entrance• Passenger Transportation (elevators, escalators)• Mechanical and Electrical Systems• Ventilation Shafts and Ventilation Fan Rooms• Traction Power Substations
Guiding Principle:Consolidate Surface Elements to enhance design & minimize impacts
•Reduce construction impacts (traffic, staging area, noise, dust )•Preserve public space and development potential•Save $
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• Integrate with surrounding neighbourhood
• Safe and enjoyable user experience
• Full accessibility
• Preserve space for future re-development
• Enhance the local “sense of place”
• Long-term sustainability
• Reduce Construction Footprint & Impacts
• Reduce Costs
Design Philosophy
Accessibility for all users
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• Integrate with surrounding neighbourhood
• Safe and enjoyable user experience
• Full accessibility
• Preserve space for future re-development
• Enhance the local “sense of place”
• Long-term sustainability
• Reduce Construction Footprint & Impacts
• Reduce CostsCompatible scale
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Accessibility Principles & Features• Access for persons with all levels of mobility
• Elevators
• Escalators
• Low-Floor Access
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• Access for persons with all levels of mobility
• Elevators
• Escalators
• Low-Floor Access
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Safety and Security Features• Monitored CCTV Security Cameras
• Urban Braille
• High Quality Lighting
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Architectural Design Approach• Excellence in architectural/urban
design treatments• Cost effective and maintainable
structures• Standard station box configurations• Creative use of materials, color,
textures, artwork, light• Brand identification with graphics• Use standard elements whenever
possible
• Excellence in architectural/urbandesign treatments
• Cost effective and maintainablestructures
• Standard station box configurations• Creative use of materials, color,
textures, artwork, light• Brand identification with graphics• Use standard elements whenever
possible
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Surface Elements – Guiding Principles
• Surface elements aremost visible to public
• Integrate into localcommunity
• Minimize propertyimplications
• High quality design• Major focus on
consolidating:– Entrances– Vent Shafts– Substations
• Surface elements aremost visible to public
• Integrate into localcommunity
• Minimize propertyimplications
• High quality design• Major focus on
consolidating:– Entrances– Vent Shafts– Substations
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The Approach to GuideDetailed Design
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• Any architectural finish can containintegrated artwork, including:
• walls• floors• ceilings• glazing
Integrated Artwork
• Any architectural finish can containintegrated artwork, including:
• walls• floors• ceilings• glazing
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Cross-Section
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Station Entrances• Public spaces which fit into the
community• Main & Secondary Entrance• Main Entrance is fully accessible
• Use of height/massing to createunique structure
• Highly visible, transparent,sophisticated
• Promote Transit-OrientedDevelopment
• Maximize daylight opportunities• Well lit at night• Connect with Buses on street
• Public spaces which fit into thecommunity
• Main & Secondary Entrance• Main Entrance is fully accessible
• Use of height/massing to createunique structure
• Highly visible, transparent,sophisticated
• Promote Transit-OrientedDevelopment
• Maximize daylight opportunities• Well lit at night• Connect with Buses on street
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Traction Power SubstationsWhat and Why?
• Required to provide power to the station system• Every two kilometres, at stations• Many different configurations• Above ground, surface, below-ground• Guidelines to integrate substations
• Required to provide power to the station system• Every two kilometres, at stations• Many different configurations• Above ground, surface, below-ground• Guidelines to integrate substations
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PresentationPart 2:Bathurst Station
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PresentationPart 2:Bathurst Station
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Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
Bathurst Station Preliminary Design
Preliminary Design by:
Crosstown ConsortiumIBI GroupLEA ConsultingSNC Lavalin
Preliminary Design by:
Crosstown ConsortiumIBI GroupLEA ConsultingSNC Lavalin
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Local ContextPopulation Density within a 10 minute walk to Bathurst Station
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Bathurst Station – Existing Uses &Proposed Development
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Bathurst Station – Local ContextUpper Village Business Improvement Area (BIA)•www.uppervillagetoronto.ca
•Represents merchants, venues and services from Allen Road to Bathurst Street
•Wide selection of shops, restaurants & services
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•www.uppervillagetoronto.ca
•Represents merchants, venues and services from Allen Road to Bathurst Street
•Wide selection of shops, restaurants & services
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Bathurst Station – EA (2010)(add property numbers)
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GenericRendering OnlyArchitectureConcept TBD
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Potential FutureSecondary Entrance
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Key Advantages of New Consolidated Design
Reduces construction footprint, cost & impacts(roadway construction reduced by 21.5 metres)
Improves look and feel from street for community
Reduces number of properties affected
Preserves potential for investment and development withmore public space
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Key Advantages of New Consolidated Design
Reduces construction footprint, cost & impacts(roadway construction reduced by 21.5 metres)
Improves look and feel from street for community
Reduces number of properties affected
Preserves potential for investment and development withmore public space
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NORTH/EAST CORNER OFBATHURST AND EGLINTON
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NORTH/EAST CORNER OFBATHURST AND EGLINTON
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Rear Laneway
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• Setbacks TBD
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Passenger Circulation
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ISOMETRIC
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Architectural Concept:PreliminaryRepresentation•subject to change
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PreliminaryRepresentation•subject to change
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