Bruce McCuaig Transit Town Hall Slides

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Bruce McCuaig, President and CEO

Investing in Our Region,

Investing in Our Future

Councillor Jaye Robinson, Ward 25

Transit Town Hall

February 25, 2014


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Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario under the Metrolinx Act,2006, was created to improve the coordination and integration of all modesof transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).


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The GTHA is a Region Under Pressure

The GTHA suffers from traffic congestion problems, poorlyintegrated transit services and relatively underdeveloped transport

infrastructure. OECD Territorial Review, 2010


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Increase thepercentage ofpeople livingwithin 2km ofrapid transit to81%

Triple the lengthof rapid transitservice in GTHAto 1,725km

Reduce commutetimes to anaverage of 77minutes perperson per day

DecreaseGreenhouse Gasemissions frompassengertransportation per

person by 29%

Weve Got a Plan


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The Long-Term Vision


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Union Station

Revitalization

GO Transit

Expansion

Bus Rapid TransitYork Viva BRT

Mississauga BRT

Toronto Rapid

Transit - LRT

UP Express

Current Big Move Projects Underway ($16B)


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Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit Project

The Crosstown will transform transit in the region and enhance the

quality of life for Toronto residents for years to come.

Fast, reliable and comfortable transit along Eglinton Avenue, fromMount Dennis in Torontos west end to Kennedy Station in the east end.

25 stations and stops with rapid transit connections to the Yonge-University-Spadina subway and GO Transits Stouffville line.

An underground section that is more than 10 kilometres from KeeleStreet to Brentcliffe Road.

Once in operation, the Crosstown will move 53 million riders per yearand will reduce travel time through the area by up to 60% compared to

bus travel now. Represents a $5.3 billion investment in transit infrastructure.

In-service date: 2020


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Crosstown Map


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Status Update & Highlights

Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) tunnelling east from Black CreekDrive and Eglinton.

o Follow the progress with our TBM Tracker at thecrosstown.ca

Headwall construction for future stations at Keele and Caledonia hasbeen completed; construction at Dufferin and Oakwood is underway.

Construction of east launch site ear Brentcliffe Road with tunnelling tofollow.

o Launch site construction: approx. one year

o TBM arrival in summer 2014 and assembly to follow on-site

Extraction and launch shaft construction at Allen Road through 2014.

Crosstown Community Offices

o 1848 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin Street)

o Second community office to open in late spring 2014


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Launch Shaft & Tunnel Boring Machine


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Tunnel Drive Works 2013


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Union Pearson Express (UP Express)

Construction is well underway:

UP Express Station at Union beganconstruction in Aug. 2013

The exterior of the UP Expressstation at Pearson Airport is now

95% complete The 3km elevated spur-line to

connect the GO rail line to theAirport is will be completed inJuly 2014.


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PRESTO Fare Card

TTC rollout a top priority:

PRESTO users doubled in the past year; recentlypassed the 1 millionth customer mark.

Currently, 39 PRESTO devices located at 14 TTCsubway stations performing approximately 27,000transactions per weekday.

Fall 2014, PRESTO will start to add new PRESTOdevices at 11 additional subway stations, and

begin the PRESTO rollout on new streetcars forthe Spadina, Bathurst, Dundas and Harbourfrontroutes.


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Next Wave of Priority Projects ($34 B)

over 500kmin new rapid transit projects and GO Railimprovements including:

5 bus rapid and light rail transit projects

2 subway lines

Expanded rail service on all 7 lines, includingexpress rail on 2 lines

Electrification on 3 lines

25% of Fundswill go towards: Local Transit improvements

Roads and highways

Active transportation and integration


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The Yonge Relief Network Study involves developingregional, network-based solutions to address YongeSubway crowding.

The Study will examine full range of potential solutions,and recommend short-, medium- and long-term solutionsto address Yonge capacity issues and system-wide

benefits:o What are the full range of alternatives that need to be

considered, and what is optimal phasing with other NextWave projects?

Public and stakeholder consultation will informrecommendations. Dates and times for the first round ofpublic consultations will be released shortly.

Coordinated planning is being undertaken by Metrolinx,TTC, City of Toronto and York Region.

Yonge Relief Line Network Study


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Worldwide best practice review identified 25 tools Input from the GTHA through public discussions Developed four key principles for choosing investment tools

Vancouver Montreal Paris Chicago New York London

Process for Choosing the Investment Tools

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In September 2013, the government announced an advisory panel toreview the Metrolinx Investment Strategy.

The 13-member Panel was organized to support the Province in itsreview of, and response to, the recommendations in Metrolinxs

Investment Strategy, through research and analysis, as well as publicengagement and dialogue.

The Panel released its report, Making the Move: Choices andConsequences, in December 2013.

Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel


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The Benefits

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