NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
From 19thAvenue (Richmond Hill ) northerly 18.6 k m
to beyond Green Lane (East Gwillimbury)
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #1
Welcome !
The purpose today is to:
• introduce thestudy
• describe the process for preparation ofthestudy
Terms of Reference, and
• obtain your input to the proposed study scope
Pleasereview the informationdisplayed anddiscussany
aspects of the EAwith the Study Team members i n attendance.
You are encouraged to comment and provideinput.
Comment forms are provided for your convenience and may be
completed here or returned to the Study Team
(preferably by June 30, 2004)
BarryDarch,P.Eng.,PMP
StudyManager
Phone: (416)441-4111
Fax:
(416)441-4131
Email: b.darch@delcan.com
SteveMota,
ProgramCoordinator-EA
Phone: 1-877-464-9675ext.5056
Fax:
(905)895-0191
Email: steve.mota@region.york.on.ca
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
WHERE WE ARE
Today
Base Map
Preparation
Describe
Undertaking from
background
studies
(Transportation
Master Plan)
Problem
Statement
Describe &
Analyse
Alternative
Strategies
MOE
Approval of
T. of R.
Identify
Alternatives to
the undertaking
(Alt. Strategies)
Existing
Conditions
Evaluation of
Alternative
Strategies
Select
Preferred
Alternative
Strategy
Identify
Alternative
Methods of
carrying out the
Undertaking
Establish
Planning &
Design Criteria
Terms of
Reference
Open House # 1
June 12 & 15,
2004
EA
Open House
#2
Late 2004
Update
Existing
Conditions
Develop
Alternative
Methods
(Design)
Select preferred
Alternative Design
Mitigation and
monitoring of effects of
Preferred Alternative
Design
EA
Open House
#4
Summer 2005
Refine preferred
Alternative Design
Preparation of
Draft EA
Report
Present
Draft EA
Report
Draft EA
Report
Circulation
Prepare and Submit
Terms of Reference to
Ministry of Environment (MOE)
Outline EA
Work Plan
Finalize and
Submit Final EA
Report to MOE
Develop
Evaluation
Criteria
Evaluation of
Alternative
Designs
Final EA
Report Review
EA
Open House
#3
Spring 2005
Assessment of
Effects of
Alternative
Designs
MOE
Approval of
EA
• anticipated
at end 2005
If the alternative strategy selected is different from the undertaking
a revised Terms of Reference will be submitted
Completed Activity
On-going or Future Activity
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Background:
•
Proponent - Regional Municipality of York
•
Purpose - to conduct anIndividual EAStudy
of public transit improvements in the North Yonge Street Corridor
• To outline what will be studied in the EA, the Study Team must
prepare a Terms of Reference (ToR) as per therequirements
of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) Sections 6.1(2) and 6.(2)(3) and, if required, the Canadian
EnvironmentalAssessment Act (CEAA)
•
The ToR must be submitted to the Provincial Ministry ofthe
Environment (MOE) for review and ultimately approval
by the Minister
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Proposed EA Study Area
EAST GWILLIMBURY
NORTH YONGE CORRIDOR
EA STUDY AREA
NEWMARKET
WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE
40 4
H ig hw ay
TOWNSHIP OF KING
H ig hw ay
AURORA
40 0
i n
RICHMOND HILL
SOUTH YONGE CORRIDOR
EA STUDY AREA
VAUGHAN
MARKHAM
Highway 407
HWY 7 CORRIDOR
EA STUDY AREA
Finch Subway Station
CITY OF TORONTO
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT - TERMS OF REFERENCE
CITY OF VAUGHAN
BATHURST STREET
DAVIS DRIV
YONGE STREET
OF
OAK
INE
RA
MO
TREET
GORHAM S
RIDGES
(BR C HOLLA
N
AD N N
FO EW D RIV
RD MA ER
PROSPEC
GO RK
T STREET
RA ET
IL L
INE
)
LESLIE STREET
TOWN OF MARKHAM
LESLIE STREET
CN BALA
ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED
A
TUDY ARE
LIMIT OF S
T
ON STREE
WELLINGT
RY
DA
UN
BO
SIDEROAD
VANDORF
LAKE ST. GEORGE
TOWN OF
NEWMARKET
NE EAST
GREEN LA
TOWN OF AURORA
REET
EAGLE ST
H
RT
NO
ITY
HORITY
AUTHOR
ION AUT
VATION
SERVAT
CONSER
CON
YONGE STREET
BAYVIEW AVENUE
HIGHWAY 404
TOWN OF
EAST
GWILLIMBURY
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MULOCK D
IDEROAD
ST. JOHN S
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LAKEE SIM
LAK
ROAD
LESLIE STREET
LAKE WILCOX
SIDEROAD
BETHESDA
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19TH AVEN
LIMIT OF
STUDY AREA
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STOUFFVIL
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TON ROAD
PHILIPS LAKE
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(BR NEW
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AIL
LIN
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BATHURST STREET
N DRIVE
HENDERSO
BLOOMING
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SO
UTH
HOLLAND RIVER WATERSHED
TOWNSHIP OF KING
HUMBER RIVER WATERSHED
KING ROAD
D
N SIDEROA
JEFFERSO
GAMBLE R
ROAD
ELGIN MILLS
BATHURST STREET
KING
VAUGHAN
ROAD
DON RIVER WATERSHED
HIGHWAY 404
HIGHWA
Y 404
TOWN OF WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE
HOLLAND RIVER WATERSHED
BLACK RIVER WATERSHED
EXISTING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGEND
EXISTING
ARTERIALS
EXISTING
CN RAILS
LIFE SCIENCE AREAS OF
NATURAL & SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
HYDROGEOLOGICAL ENVIRO NMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT AREA
WATERSHED
BOUNDARY
EXISTING
HIGHWAY
MUNICIPAL
BOUNDARIES
EARTH SCIENCE AREAS OF
NATURAL & SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
WATERCOURSES
CONSERVATION
AUTHORITY BOUNDARY
BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTALLY
SIGNIFICANT AREA
WATERBODIES
EXISTING
LOCAL ROADS
NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT - TERMS OF REFERENCE
KING
VAUGHAN
ROAD
CITY OF VAUGHAN
TOWNSHIP OF KING
BATHURST STREET
DAVIS DRIV
E
RIVE
MULOCK D
TOWN OF
NEWMARKET
(BR CN
AD NE HOLL
FO WM AN
D
RD
PROSPEC
GO ARKE RIVER
T STREET
RA T
IL L
INE
)
LESLIE STREET
LESLIE STREET
HIGHWAY 404
NEWMARKET
CN BALA
HIGHWA
Y 404
TOWN OF WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE
HIGHWAY 404
EXISTING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGEND
EXISTING
ARTERIALS
EXISTING
CN RAILS
EXISTING
HIGHWAY
MUNICIPAL
BOUNDARIES
EXISTING
LOCAL ROADS
GO STATIONS
GREEN LANE
STATION
(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
A
TUDY ARE
LIMIT OF S
TOWN OF AURORA
ET
STRE
MAIN
TREET
GORHAM S
SIDEROAD
VANDORF
SIDEROAD
BETHESDA
LAKE ST. GEORGE
NE
BAYVIEW AVENUE
T
ON STREE
WELLINGT
ROAD
LAKE WILCOX
NEWMARKET
REGIONAL CENTRE
AURORA
GREEN LA
LAKE
NORTH
LA
BA
CN
LESLIE STREET
UE
19TH AVEN
LIMIT OF
STUDY AREA
LE ROAD
STOUFFVIL
BAYVIEW AVENUE
ACH ROAD
SUNSET BE
TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL
EAGLE
STREET
YONGE STREET
BOND LAKE
TOWN OF MARKHAM
TOWN OF
EAST
GWILLIMBURY
YONGE STREET
YONGE STREET
CN B
ALA
IDEROAD
ST. JOHN S
TON ROAD
PHILIPS LAKE
(BRA
DFO
CN NRD GO
EWM RAIL
ARK LINE
ET
)
N DRIVE
HENDERSO
BLOOMING
OAD
LIMIT OF
SOUTH YONGE STREET
CORRIDOR EA
KING ROAD
D
N SIDEROA
JEFFERSO
GAMBLE R
ROAD
ELGIN MILLS
BATHURST STREET
BATHURST STREET
NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Public Transportation Issues
•
York Region is forecast t o have significant growth :
Population - Current 0.8M
Employment - Current 385,000 jobs
2026 - 1.3M
2026 - near 700,000jobs
•
The growth will generate a proportionateincrease in travel demand
•
Reliance on the private automobile will overload already
badly congested roads
•
York Region’s Official Plan(OP)
andthe 2002 Transportation
Master Plan emphasized the
importance of an improved
public transit system to:
-
Sustain the natural environment
Foster economic vitality
Ensure healthy communities
Improve quality of life
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PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
The Purpose of the Undertaking is to:
•
Provide improved public transitinfrastructure and services
in the northern section of the network’s primary north-south
corridor (Yonge Street) capable of:
- reducing road congestion through greater transit ridership
within the Region and across Regional Boundaries
(e.g. into Toronto)
- achievingintegrated transit connections with other corridors
e.g. Highways 404/7, GO Transit Services (trains/buses) & TTC
•
Integrateimproved public transit in a manner that enriches
streetscapes, supports mixed-use development along the
corridor and connects Regional Centres (Newmarket,
Richmond Hill Centre and Markham Centre)
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
The EA Act stipulates that the Study
assess and evaluate
Alternatives to the Undertaking
These will include:
•
ADoNothing Strategy
- includingonly approved/committed road
improvements andminorimprovementsto
existing YRT local transit services
•
ARoad Expansion Strategy
- all of the Do Nothing Strategy and
- any further increase inroad capacity
required to meet demand
•
Priority Transit with Transportation
Demand Management
- enhance existing bus travel times & capacity
- reducepeak period vehiculartrips through
Travel Demand Management (TDM) and
measures including High-occupancy Vehicle
(HOV) lanes on north-south roads
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
The EA Act stipulates that the Study
assess and evaluate
Alternatives to the Undertaking (cont.)
•
Enhanced GO Train/Bus Service
- improved GO Train ServiceontheCN
Bradford Subdivision, includinghigher
off-peak frequency
- improved GO Transit bus service,including
integration with YRT local bus services
•
Rapid Transit Corridor Initiatives to be
assessed as an extension ofthenetwork
plannedinthesouthern municipalitiesand
based on :
- Rapid Transit service in exclusive curb,
median or segregated right-of-way, or in
mixed traffic with enhancementssuch as
priority at signals, laneandstation improvements
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Assessment/Evaluation of
Technology Alternatives
•
Conventional Buses
- in mixed traffic
YRT Bus
- integral part of enhanced transit system
e.g. Feeder t o other transit systems
•
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Combines transit stations, vehicles,
services, runningways (rights-of-way)
and Intelligent Transportation Systems
(ITS) intoanintegrated system
•
Light Rail Rapid Transit(LRT)
- LRT is an intermediate capacity form of
rail technology able to operate in streets
or separate rights-of-way
- Usually obtains electric powerfrom
overhead wires
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Assessment/Evaluation of
Technology Alternatives
•
Diesel Multiple Units (DMU’s)
- diesel powered rail car operating
onconventional tracks
- self-propelledvehiclesratherthan
pushed or pulled by a heavy
diesel locomotive
•
Automated Guideway Transit (AGT)
- fully automated driverless trains
- intermediate to high capacity
- grade-separated operations
e.g. onanelevated guideway
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ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT - TERMS OF REFERENCE
KING
VAUGHAN
ROAD
CITY OF VAUGHAN
BATHURST STREET
DAVIS DRIV
E
RIVE
MULOCK D
YONGE STREET
(BR C
AD N N
FO EW
RD MA
PROSPEC
GO RK
T STREET
RA ET
IL L
INE
)
TREET
GORHAM S
SIDEROAD
VANDORF
SIDEROAD
BETHESDA
LAKE ST. GEORGE
ET
STRE
MAIN
TOWN OF
NEWMARKET
LESLIE STREET
HIGHWAY 404
TOWN OF MARKHAM
LESLIE STREET
CN BALA
HIGHWAY 404
TOWN OF WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE
HIGHWAY 404
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CARRYING OUT
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
POTENTIAL ROUTING ALTERNATIVES
LEGEND
NOTE
EXISTING
ARTERIALS
EXISTING
CN RAILS
EXISTING
HIGHWAY
MUNICIPAL
BOUNDARIES
EXISTING
LOCAL ROADS
ROUTING
ALTERNATIVES
THE FINAL ROUTING MAY BE A COMBINATION
OF PORTIONS OF THE ALTERATIVES.
A
TUDY ARE
LIMIT OF S
BAYVIEW AVENUE
T
ON STREE
WELLINGT
TOWN OF AURORA
NE EAST
GREEN LA
CN NEWMARKET
(BRADFORD GO RAIL LINE)
ROAD
LAKE WILCOX
REET
EAGLE ST
LAKE
NORTH
ACH ROAD
SUNSET BE
LE ROAD
STOUFFVIL
LA
BA
CN
LESLIE STREET
UE
19TH AVEN
LIMIT OF
STUDY AREA
IDEROAD
ST. JOHN S
TON ROAD
OAD
BAYVIEW AVENUE
(BRA CN N
DFO EWM
RD G ARKE
OR T
AIL L
INE)
TOWN OF
EAST
GWILLIMBURY
YONGE STREET
BOND LAKE
TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL
BATHURST STREET
N DRIVE
HENDERSO
BLOOMING
PHILIPS LAKE
YONGE STREET
CN B
ALA
KING ROAD
D
N SIDEROA
JEFFERSO
GAMBLE R
ELGIN MILLS
ROAD
RECOMMENDED
SOUTH YONGE
STREET EA RAPID
TRANSIT ROUTING
TOWNSHIP OF KING
BATHURST STREET
NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Assessment/Evaluation Process
Step #1 - Establish the Factors to be Considered
- Transportation Service and integration with other
Transportation/Transit Services across Municipal Boundaries
- Natural Environmental Issues
- Social and Cultural Environmental Issues
- Implementation - Construction/Operations/Staging
- Costs - Capital Operating and Maintenance
Step #2 - Establish Viable Alternatives
-Alternatives to the Undertaking (other Transportation Strategies)
-Alternative methods of carrying out the Undertaking (e.g . designs)
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PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Assessment/Evaluation Process (cont.)
Step #3 - Assessment/Evaluation
- How well each Alternative satisfies the Regional goals
and each factor by quantative and/or qualitative assessments
Step #4 - Selection of Preferred Alternative(s)
a) Thepreferred transportation strategy
b) Thepreferred method(infrastructure designs). The
selection may involvestaging alternatives overthe
planning period
e.g. Integration and coordination withthepreferred
transportation systems in thesouthern part of the
Yonge Street Corridor
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PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Potential Environmental Factors
FACTOR
ISSUES/CONCERNS
ACTION
A.General
•MeetMOEapprovalrequirements
CommitmentsmadeduringtheEAwillbeimplemented
e.g. Requirementsimposedoncontracts/sub-trades
Environmentalremedialmeasures
1. Fisheries&
AcquaticHabitat
•Nature/extentofanyacquatic
habitatthatmaybedisrupted
•Destruction offishhabitat
• Acquatichabitatwillbeinventoried
•Mitigatingmeasureswillbedevelopedforimplementation
2. WildlifeHabitat
•Constructioncan removewildlife
habitat
•Linearfacilitiescan fragment
wildlifehabitat
•Potentialimpactsonwildlifehabitatwillbedetermined
•Objective-tomaximizeprotection&minimizedisruption
3. Vegetation&Wetlands
•Effectsonvegetation&wetlands
incl.dewatering
•Forestcover,erosioncontrol
measures
•Potentialimpactofconstructiononvegetationandwetland
areaswillbedetermined
•Environmental protectionandmitigationwillbe
implemented
4.GroundwaterResources
•Potentialinterferencewith
•Groundwaterrechargeanddischargezoneswillbemapped
recharge areas&releaseof
•Groundwaterqualitywillbeconsideredandmitigating
contaminantscanadverselyaffects measuresidentified
groundwater
5. SurfaceWater
Resources
• Potentialadverseeffectson
• Watercourseswillbeidentifiedandmapped
surfacewaterfromstormdrainage, • Featureswillbeassessedonbasisofapplicablewater
releaseofcontaminants,etc.
protection standards
6. EcosystemsPlanning
•Importanceofconsideringthe
inter-relationshipsofindividual
factors
• Featureswillbeidentified&mapped
-OakRidgesMoraine,WetlandsConservationAreas,etc.
•Mitigatingmeasureswillbeidentified
7.AirQuality&Energy
•Adverseeffectsonairquality
e.g. burningoffossilfuels
• Air quality effects andemissionswillbeconsidered
intheEA
•Mitigatingmeasureswillbeidentified
8.ContaminatedSoils
•Contaminatedsoilsmaybe
uncovered
e.g. Hydrocarbons,etc.
•Potentialcontaminatedsiteswillbeidentified
•Acontingencyplanwillbedevelopedfordealingwith
contaminated sites
1. Compliance
B.NaturalEnvironment
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
Potential Environmental Factors (Cont.)
FACTOR
ISSUES/CONCERNS
ACTION
C.SocialEnvironment
1. TrafficCirculation
• Neighbourhoodstrafficinfiltration
•Accesstobusiness/residences
•Potentialfortrafficinfiltration willbeassessed
•Mitigatingmeasureswillbeidentified
2. Effectsonresidences
• Dislocationcanbecreatedby
property acquisition
•Minimizeacquisitionanddeveloppossiblemitigation
throughcompensationandrelocationprograms
3.Noise&Vibration
•Potentialforincreased noiseand
vibrationduring constructionand
operations
•Theambient(current)noiselevelswillbemeasuredand
thefuturenoiselevelsprojected
•Noise/vibrationeffectswillbeassessed,including
definingappropriatemitigation/monitoringplans
4. Safety
•Protectpublicfrominjuryduring
theconstruction/operations
oftransportation facilities
•SafetyandemergencyaccesswillbeaddressedintheEA
•Safetyandemergencyaccessplanswillbeincludedinthe
transportationdesigns/constructionmethods
1. EffectsonBusiness&
OtherLandUses
• Publictransportation
improvementscanhavepositive
ornegativeeffectsonbusiness
and adjacentlanduses
•Businessandpropertyownerswillbeinvolvedintheplanning
oftheUndertaking
•Minimizepropertyimpacts/maximizebenefitstobusiness
andthecommunity
2. LevelofAccessability
• Newconstr. canpotentiallycreate
discontinuity inlocalpedestrian/
trafficpatterns
•Thecurrentcirculationpatternswillbeestablished
•Possiblemitigatingmeasureswillbeidentified
3. GoodsMovement
• Constructionmayrestrictaccess
and/orreduceroadcapacity
•Assessment will inventorymajortruckroutes,
manufacturingoperations,etc.
4. SupportofApproved
UrbanStructure
• Transportationimprovements
shouldsupportdevelopment
byimprovingaccessibility
•Assessment basedondetailedcorridorlanduseinventory
willbedevelopedwithregional/localplanningagencies
1. Archaeological
Resources
• Riverbanksandheightsofland
representhigh potentialfor
archaeologicalresources
•Allavailablearchaeologicalinformation willbe
collected/reviewedintheEA
•Phase1archaeologicalreviewswillbecarriedout.
Wherewarranted,thereviewswillbeexpandedtoPhase2
2.HeritageResources/
CulturalLandscapes
• Numerousbuilt heritagefeatures
and cultural landscapesmustbe
consideredinplanning/design/
construction phases
•Preliminaryidentification of BuiltHeritageFeatures,
HeritageConservationDistricts,CulturedLandscapes
willbereviewedintheEA
•Mitigatingmeasureswillbedefinedfordesign/
construction
D.Economic
Environment
E.CulturalEnvironment
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NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Terms of Reference
What Happens Next ?
• FollowingthisOpen House, the Study Team will
address all commentsreceived. Input received will be
considered during the preparation oftheToR
• Once the ToR has beenfinalized it will be submitted to the
MOE who will circulate ittoGovernment Review Agencies
and make it availableforthe30daypublicreviewperiod.
• After MOE approval of the ToR, the EA Study will be carriedout
with completion expected by the end of 2005
Weencourage you to provide comments so that
yourideas and concerns can be considered at each
stage of the development of this important project.
NORTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT (EA)
TERMS OF REFERENCE
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #1
(May 12 & 15, 2004)
COMMENT SHEET
In your opinion, will the Terms of Reference for the Environment Assessment as
presented address concerns you may have with the scope of the study area and
the potential effects of the undertaking?
If not, what modifications or additions do you suggest should be made to the
scope of the EA?
Other comments
Please mail comments to this address: 1 West Pearce Street, 6th Floor, Richmond Hill, Ont. L4B 3K3
If you need more information on the North Yonge Street Corridor Public Transit Improvements EA, please contact:
Barry Darch, P.Eng., PMP
Steve Mota
Study Manager
Program Coordinator - EA
Phone: (416) 441-4111
Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext.5056
Fax: (416) 441-4131
Fax: (905) 895-0191
Email: b.darch@delcan.com
Email: steve.mota@region.york.on.ca
http://www.yorkinmotion.com/
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York Rapid Transit Plan
North Yonge Street Corridor Public Transit Improvements
Environmental Assessment
Terms of Reference
Public Consultation Centre #1
June 12 & 15, 2004
Comments
Ref. #
1
2
3
4
Questions
1. In your opinion, will the Terms of
Reference for the Environment Assessment as
presented address concerns you may have
with the scope of the study area and the
potential effects of the undertaking?
-
My concern is that we are not looking far
enough ahead.
2. If not, what modifications or additions do
you suggest should be made to the scope of
the EA?
4. Other comments
-
Provide good parking at stations.
More GO train service during the day please!
I have talked with many people at seminars
etc. in this area and most agree they would
rather not work than go downtown.
What we need is good paying jobs here!!
Whatever you – it must be cost effective. It
cannot cost more to ride than we earn.
Has sufficient study been given to increasing
the frequency and length of the GO-trains and
to add Saturday and Sunday service? This as
an interim measure, whilst a study is carried
out to assess the suitability of a rapid (above
ground) transit system which would run
alongside the 404 hwy.
Surely this would involve less disruption than
using the highly developed Yonge Street
corridor.
See below.
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