Dufferin Station: Preliminary Design Consultation

Dufferin Station

Preliminary Design

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1/25/2012

Open House#1 – January 25, 2012

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Preliminary Design Open House

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Dufferin Station Preliminary Design

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Open House Overview

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The Purpose of Tonight’s Open House The Purpose of Tonight’s Open House The Purpose of Tonight’s Open House The Purpose of Tonight’s Open House

• Provide a brief Crosstown project update

• Present the Crosstown station design philosophy

• Explain the anatomy of a station and challenges

• Display the preliminary design of Dufferin Station

Most importantly: Most importantly: Most importantly: Most importantly:

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process. process. process. process.

• Architectural Station design will be prepared for Open House #2 in

Spring 2012. Significant outreach will follow on construction.


Open House #1 - Jan 25, 2012

Online Consultation - Jan 25 to Feb 10, 2012

Open House #2 - Spring, 2012•Response to Open House #1 input

•Architectural Treatments

•Final Station Design Open House

Open House #3 - Fall 2012

Dufferin Station Design Process

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Open House #3 - Fall 2012• Construction staging Ongoing Outreach on Construction

Tunnelling (Head walls at Tunnelling (Head walls at Tunnelling (Head walls at Tunnelling (Head walls at DufferinDufferinDufferinDufferin station box) station box) station box) station box) End 2012 – 2013 (TBD)

Dufferin Station construction - 2014 (TBD)


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

comments

via e-mail, mail, or online at www.thecrosstown.ca by February

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via e-mail, mail, or online at www.thecrosstown.ca by February

10, 2012

• A consultation report to inform the designers will be posted

online at: www.thecrosstown.ca


Presentation Part 1:

Crosstown Overview &

Construction Update

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The Crosstown* Final number and location of stations subject to review


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Congestion Today

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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

Scarborough Centre

• 60% faster than bus service today (e.g. only 15 minutes from

Keele to Yonge) Keele to Yonge)

• 19 km underground tunnel (Black Creek Drive to Kennedy

Station)*

• 6km seamless service will replace the SRT from Kennedy Station

to Scarborough Centre

• Up to 26 stations

• *Exact alignment west of Keele Street and east of Laird Drive TBD


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Crosstown Construction Update

� 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 � 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


Conceptual Design of a Crosstown Station

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Urban Design and Architectural

Guidelines have been developed:

• ensure positive change along the

corridor

• guide individual station designs

and achieve consistency

• guide configuration of surface

elements

• integrate surface elements with

existing and future development


Stations 101

What’s needed to make a Station Work?

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• 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 $

• Integrate with surrounding neighbourhood

• Safe and enjoyable user experience

• Full accessibility

• Preserve space for future re-development

• Enhance the local “sense of place”

Design Philosophy

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Accessibility for all users

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• Enhance the local “sense of place”

• Long-term sustainability

• Reduce Construction Footprint & Impacts

• Reduce Costs

Compatible scale

Accessibility for all users


Accessibility Principles & Features

• Access for persons with all levels of mobility

• Elevators

• Escalators

• Low-Floor Access

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• Low-Floor Access


Safety and Security Features

• Monitored CCTV Security Cameras

• Urban Braille

• High Quality Lighting

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Public Realm Elements

• Streetscape & integration

of Public Realm Elements

• Wayfinding

• Bicycle Facilities

Elements to be determined

and considered:


• Bicycle Facilities

Architectural Design Approach

• Excellence in architectural/urban design treatments

• Cost effective and maintainable structures

• Standard station box configurations

• Creative use of materials, color,

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• Creative use of materials, color, textures, artwork, light

• Brand identification with graphics

• Use standard elements whenever

possibleEglinton West Station


Surface Elements

Guiding Principles

• Surface elements are

most visible to public

• Integrate into local

community

• Minimize property

implications

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implications

• High quality design

• Major focus on

consolidating:

– Entrances

– Vent Shafts

– Substations


� Any architectural finish can contain integrated artwork, including:

� walls

� floors

� ceilings

� glazing

Integrated Artwork

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� glazing


Traction Power Substations

What and Why?

• Required to provide power to the station

system

• Every two kilometres, at stations

• Many different configurations Toronto Hydro Substation in Scarborough

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• Many different configurations

• Above ground, surface, below-ground

• Guidelines to integrate substations

Leslie Station

Toronto Hydro Substation in Scarborough


Presentation Part 2:

Dufferin Station

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Dufferin Station

Preliminary Design

Preliminary Design by:

Crosstown Consortium

IBI Group

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IBI Group

SNC Lavalin

Lea Consulting Limited


Dufferin Station

Local Context

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Crosstown Line


Population Density within a 10 minute walk to Dufferin Station

Barrie GO Transit

Dufferin Station

Existing Uses

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Dufferin StationFuture Transit & Existing Bus Stops

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CROSSTOWN


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Dufferin StationBike Routes

Improved bike connections

to be identified


Dufferin Station

Local ContextFairbank Village and York-Eglinton BIAs

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•www.fairbankvillagebia.com

•Chamberlain Avenue to Dufferin Street

www.yorkbia.com

•Dufferin Street to Winona Drive/Marlee Avenue


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Dufferin Station

2010 Environmental Assessment


DUFFERIN STREET

Secondary

Entrance

Dufferin Station

Station Entrances - 2012

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EGLINTON AVENUE WEST UNDERGROUND STATION BOX

Main Entrance


Dufferin Station

Main Entrance & Station Support - 2012

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Dufferin Station

Green Roof Plan - 2012EGLINTON AVENUE WEST

DUFFERIN STREET

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DUFFERIN STREET


Dufferin Station

Preliminary Design Concept - 2012

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Entrances

Substation

Vents

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Dufferin Station

New Consolidated Layout

Key Advantages

� Improves look and feel from street for community

� Reduces number of properties affected


� Reduces number of properties affected

� Preserves potential for investment and development

� Reduces construction footprint, cost & impacts

(station box shortened by 40 metres)

Dufferin Station

Passenger Circulation - 2012

LOOKING SOUTH

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Dufferin Station

Station Daylighting - 2012

LOOKING SOUTH

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Dufferin Station

Main Entrance & Station Support Building

EXISTING FUTURE


SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DUFFERIN AND EGLINTON (GAS STATION)

Dufferin Station

Station Support Building

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EXISTING FUTURE


SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DUFFERIN AND EGLINTON

Dufferin Station

Secondary Entrance Location

EXISTING FUTURE

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NORTHWEST CORNER OF DUFFERIN AND EGLINTON


Dufferin Station

Underground Station Section

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Dufferin Station

St. Hilda’s ParkImportant opportunity to Enhance St. Hilda’s ParkPlease let us know what improvements are most important to

you. Please fill in our questionnaire which includes questions on

potential park improvements.

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Dufferin Station

Community Outreach for Construction

• At this early design stage, construction staging is not yet

developed

• Comprehensive Construction Management Plan &

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• Comprehensive Construction Management Plan &

individual construction plans for each station will be

developed with local consultation before construction

• Please contact us any time with questions you may

have about construction


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The Crosstown Team

Please Get in Touch with Us!

Community Office Hours — 2012

Monday, Wednesday, Friday:

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Devin Horne, Franca Di Giovanni,

Denise Jayawardene

E-mail: [email protected]

Online: www.thecrosstown.ca

Tel: 416-338-6310

Fax: 416-397-8193


Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Thursday: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Fax: 416-397-8193

TTY: 416-481-2523

Visit our West Community Office at

1848 Eglinton Avenue West

(at Dufferin)