Yonge Subway EA
Public Consultation Centres – June 17 & 18 2008
Inter-regional connectivity
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yonge subway advisory task force
To be updated
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advisory task force roles and responsibilities
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Guide environmental assessment study for Yonge Street subway
extension into York Region
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Act as forum for stakeholder consultation to support delivery of a
comprehensive transit network, intermodal connectivity and transitoriented development
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Act as forum for discussions with City of Toronto stakeholders for the
integration of facilities and operations north of Finch station
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yonge subway study
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Project Definition
Tom Middlebrook, MRC
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the yonge subway extension project
Yonge-University-Spadina Line
Bloor Line
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station location considerations
Current and future travel
demand
Surface transit connections
Physical environment
Ease of passenger access
and egress
Urban intensification
Consideration of sensitive
land uses
Cost effectiveness
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potential station locations
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subway construction techniques
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tunnel boring machine
CONVEYOR BELT
COMPLETED TUNNEL
EXCAVATED SOIL
SEGMENT
ERECTOR ARM
PRECAST TUNNEL
LINING SEGMENTS
ROTATING
CUTTING
HEAD
TUNNEL BORING MACHINE
SHOVE RAMS
TUNNEL
B ORING MACHINE
(TBM)
DOORS
CUTTING
TEETH
ROCK
CUTTING
DISCS
Sheppard
Yonge
Station
Bayview
Station
Bessarion
Station
Cut and Cover
Leslie
Station
Don Mills
Station
Tunnel Boring
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tbm launch and related activities
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tbm extraction
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tunnel completion
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cut-and-cover process
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surface impacts of construction at stations
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what comes with a subway?
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finch to clark
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terminal requirements at steeles avenue
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heritage district
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east don river crossing
option 1 | bridge
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east don river crossing
option 2 | above the river
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east don river crossing
option 3 | under the river
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richmond hill centre
parking
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terminal integration - york mills example
16 bus bays total
GO Bus Terminal Entrance
TTC Bus Terminal Entrance
7 bus bays
9 bus bays
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project schedule
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next steps
Summer 2008
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Stakeholder consultation – July 31 & August 26
Continued technical work to evolve preferred design
Fall 2008
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Municipal presentations to Committees on preferred design
including Toronto
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Public Meeting #2 – September 25
Public Meeting #3 – November/December
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