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Report No. 1 of the Transportation Services Committee
Regional Council Meeting of January 26, 2012 5
SOUTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN STUDY
DRAFT FINAL REPORT The Transportation Services Committee recommends:
1. Receipt of the presentation by Bruce Cudmore, EDA Collaborative and Angela Gibson, Head, Policy and Planning; and
2. Adoption of the recommendations contained in the following report
dated December 19, 2012, from the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning.
1. RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that: 1. Council approve, in principle, the recommendations of the South Yonge Street
Corridor Streetscape Master Plan Study as the basis for future development and streetscape design along this corridor.
2. The Regional Clerk forward this report to the Towns of Markham and Richmond Hill,
and the City of Vaughan, with the request to endorse the recommendations of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan Study.
2. PURPOSE This report presents the findings and recommendations of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan Study from Steeles Avenue to Bantry Avenue. An Executive Summary of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan is provided in Attachment 1.
3. BACKGROUND Yonge Street is a critical Regional Corridor and will, with continued intensification, become increasingly important as a destination for business, entertainment and recreation The need for a Streetscape Master Plan for Yonge Street is identified in the Regional Official Plan (2010) and Streetscape Policy (2001), which recognizes Yonge Street as a
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key Regional Corridor. Yonge Street will, therefore, require the highest quality urban design in order to attract a vibrant mix of housing, employment and recreation. The Region’s vision of the corridor is consistent with the Province’s Growth Plan (2006) and Metrolinx’s The Big Move (2008). These policies identify Yonge Street as a higher order transit corridor, which will serve to support the Region’s future Urban Growth Centres, in Richmond Hill/Langstaff and Newmarket. The Richmond Hill/Langstaff Gateway Mobility Hub is located in the northern portion of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan study area. A map of the study area context is shown in Attachment 2.
The Streetscape Master Plan builds on the several land use studies carried out by local municipalities In response to the Provincial direction for Yonge Street, the Region and local area municipalities and the City of Toronto, have carried out several intensification, urban design, transportation planning and land use studies to guide development, built-form, and transportation along the corridor and Richmond Hill/Langstaff Gateway Mobility Hub. The Master Plan integrates the findings of six planning policy and infrastructure plans, 17 urban design and special studies and seven transportation studies to create one cohesive streetscape strategy for the entire corridor. The planning policy and infrastructure plans are shown in Table 1:
Table 1 Planning Policy Studies (Local Municipalities)
Local Municipality Study Year
Town of Markham/ City of Vaughan
Thornhill Yonge Street Study 2002
Town of Markham Yonge-Steeles Corridor Study 2008 Town of Markham Langstaff Area Land Use and Built Form Master
Plan 2009
Town of Markham Yonge Street North Corridor Study Town of Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill Regional Centre Design and Land Use Study
2010
City of Vaughan Yonge Street Area Study – North/South
2010
Development proposals along South Yonge Street require a coordinated and consistent Streetscape Master Plan In support of Provincial direction for intensification along the Yonge Street corridor, coupled with the Yonge Subway extension, local municipalities and the Region have been receiving and increasing number of development applications for high-density
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residential/mixed-use development, and anticipate seeing an accelerated number of these types of applications in the near future. As a condition of approval, developers have been required to implement, or contribute to, the streetscape treatment within the boulevard fronting their property. However, in the absence of a streetscape vision for South Yonge Street, the Region and the local municipalities have faced challenges in providing clear direction on the physical design of the boulevard or to be able to accurately estimate the value of a contribution toward such works. A consolidated Streetscape Master Plan will provide a framework and design direction for Regional and local planning staff, and the development community. This will help create certainty, and assist in expediting approvals for development applications. Three local Council Resolutions requested the Region lead the collaboration of a Streetscape Master Plan for South Yonge In early 2009, The Towns of Richmond Hill, Markham and the City of Vaughan passed resolutions requesting York Region undertake a streetscape study for South Yonge Street. In February 2010, Council approved $450,000 for the development of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan, between Steeles Avenue and Bantry Avenue, by re-allocating funds from the Municipal Streetscape Partnership Program (MSPP). The Region consulted and collaborated with the local municipalities and affected agencies to ensure that the recommendations of the previous studies were incorporated into the Scope of Work for the Master Plan. In 2010, the Region retained the services of EDA Collaborative, a landscape architecture consultant firm, to undertake the Study.
4. ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS Extensive stakeholder collaboration and consultation was part of the study process including presentations to local Councils and public meetings held in September 2011. A Project Core Team was developed to ensure collaboration on the development of the Master Plan. The Team was made up of Regional and local municipal representatives. Regional representation included Traffic Safety, Road Operations, Capital Delivery, Development Approvals, Community Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Forestry and York Region Rapid Transit Corporation (YRRTC). Local municipal representatives liaised with their internal departments and Council to receive input to guide decision-making. Agencies and stakeholders such as Powerstream, 407/ETR and City of Toronto were consulted at key milestones to inform them of the Study’s progress as well as ensure consistency with their respective plans and policies.
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At the streetscape design concept stage, presentations were made to local Committees of the Whole of Town of Richmond Hill, Town of Markham, and City of Vaughan on March 21, March 22, and March 29, respectively. Prior to the Public Information Sessions, York Region staff met with Local Councillors from Town of Richmond Hill, City of Vaughan, and Town of Markham on August 26, August 26, and August 31, to ensure local issues were addressed. In accordance with master planning requirements, facilitated Public Information Sessions were held on September 8 and 15, 2011 in Richmond Hill and Thornhill. Along with newspaper advertisements, all property owners along the study area corridor were notified directly. Several representatives of the development community were in attendance at the public meetings and staff also have met with individual site plan applicants to share details of the Plan. A copy of the published public notices is included in Attachment 3. Approximately 140 people attended both sessions and feedback was generally positive. There were some concerns raised about the lack of funding commitment for the subway and the proposed development densities. In addition to the required public meetings, approximately 250 residents were informed of the South Yonge Street Streetscape Master Plan at the Thornhill Village Festival on September 17th 2011. Council members for the local municipalities attended both the Public Information Sessions, and the Thornhill Village Festival. The Master Plan envisions a “Main Street” that is Bold and Vibrant; Green and Sustainable; Practical and Achievable The study vision is to create a gateway destination that is vibrant and engaging; environmentally, socially and economically sustainable; consistent and complementary to the function of the corridor while supporting local character and partnerships. This will make South Yonge Street a place where people will “travel to,” rather than “travel through”. To achieve this vision, the Study outlines a streetscape design concept, detailed design guidelines as well as an implementation and phasing strategy that encourages an accessible, pedestrian-friendly streetscape. Continuity strip paving, illumination, street furniture, public art, way finding and signage will create a consistent and unified boulevard. Appropriate and context-sensitive roadway standards, including the width of travel lanes, inclusion of bicycle lanes, medians / centre left-turn lanes will be implemented in a way that complements the streetscape and roadway function. Figure 1 shows the components of the Streetscape Master Plan.
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Figure 1 Streetscape Master Plan – Summary
The Master Plan addresses challenges and builds on opportunities within the corridor The Yonge Street corridor presents numerous challenges in designing the Streetscape Master Plan. Table 2 outlines the various challenges and how they were addressed in the Master Plan.
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Addressing Challenges
Challenges How addressed
Subway • Uncertainty of funding and timing challenges
ability to implement streetscape improvements in an economically feasible way
• Phased approach to allow development to proceed: o Phase 1: Pre-Subway o Phase 2: (Ultimate) - Subway
Roadway Operations/Transit • Inconsistent and constrained right-of-way (ROW) • Maintain transit service in constrained corridor • East-west pedestrian accessibility
• Streetscape design responds to ROW availability/context
• Sensitivity Analysis done to ensure impacts to level of service were mitigated/minimized
• Provision of safe pedestrian crosswalks emphasized by unique paving treatments
Local Cultural Neighbourhoods • Varying unique neighbourhoods along the corridor • Establish a consistent streetscape treatment and
theme for the entire study area, while recognizing the unique character areas
Hydro Poles • Visual impacts and physical barrier • Plan accommodates either hydro above-ground
or buried Lay-By Parking • Reduces available boulevard space for streetscape
improvements • Strategically located lay-by parking adjacent to
development On-Street Parking • Impedes traffic flow, impacts operations and level
of service, occupies available ROW • No on-street parking (Lay-By only) to optimize
traffic capacity and cycling lanes 407 On-Ramp • Regional roadway design standards in conflict with
MTO standards where jurisdictions overlap • Agreement with MTO/407ETR for sharrows to
continue on-street cycling facility • Further negotiations with MTO regarding lane
widths / cycling lanes Multiple Jurisdictions • Build consensus on consolidated streetscape vision • Establishing roles and responsibilities (locals vs.
Region)
• Integration of previous local studies, Project Core Team involvement
• Consultation with Regional and local operations staff
Local cultural neighbourhoods are preserved and integrated into the Plan There are five different character areas (or districts) along the Yonge Street corridor, ranging from urban to historic/heritage districts. Some areas along the corridor will remain stable, such as Old Thornhill Village and the Don Valley lands, and some will be
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intensified, such as Yonge-Steeles Gateway and Richmond Hill Centre. These varying districts need to be acknowledged as distinctive, while having unified streetscape elements to create seamless and bold corridor. A ‘Linked District Approach’ was used to recognize and consider the varying local character, plans, policies and features. The five different districts are connected with ‘threshold’ zones which provide the transition between each district. Some streetscape elements may vary (such as street tree planting, location of medians and parking) to address the different character, however, consistent streetscape elements will be maintained to ensure that the overall streetscape is cohesive. The higher-density character of the Gateway districts (Yonge Steeles and Richmond Hill Centre) will be emphasized with a speciality paving palette and median treatments, street trees and plantings. The Clark Station and New Thornhill Village districts are urban transit station areas that will include street trees, speciality lighting and attractive entrances to the subway stations. The Old Thornhill Heritage district will use streetscape to integrate and enhance the heritage character through street tree and specialty plantings, special paving palette treatments, interpretative signage, speciality lighting and the provision of mid-block crossings, where applicable. The threshold areas generally act as open public and natural spaces that will be used to showcase natural views, landscape and public art by including seating areas, specialty planting, lighting and materials to make the areas more attractive and accessible.
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Improvements will be phased to allow for a transition to the future Yonge Subway Extension The ultimate vision for the streetscape is based on the construction of the Yonge Subway extension. The Yonge Subway Extension Environmental Assessment (Finch Station-Richmond Hill Centre) was approved in April 2009. No funding announcement has been made at this time. In the absence of a decision for the funding of the subway extension, the Streetscape Master Plan is phased to allow for development along the corridor to proceed. The phased approach is efficient for the construction and operation of the corridor as well as maximizing the value of construction in the interim, while achieving an acceptable level of streetscape design to support development and enhance the corridor. Phase 1 (Pre-Subway) identifies areas of boulevard where implementation of the Streetscape Master Plan could potentially take place without compromising the roadway and traffic functions or that would require re-construction when the Subway (Phase 2 of the Master Plan) is built. Impacts to traffic and transit conditions were considered in the Streetscape Master Plan The proposed densities along Yonge Street will result in increased traffic congestion and delay for existing public transit, until the proposed Yonge Street subway extension is put into operation. The subway extension is critical to ensuring that mobility for existing and future residents of the area is maintained at an acceptable level of service. Traffic consultants, BA Group, sub-consultant to EDA Collaborative, worked with the Region’s Traffic, Operations and Road Safety divisions to carry out a sensitivity analysis of the Streetscape Master Plan recommendations to ensure that the impacts of congestion on the level of service of Yonge Street and transit service were considered. The analysis confirmed that the streetscape recommendations did not affect the level of service along Yonge Street. Operational recommendations, such as the provision for cycling lanes/sharrows and lay-by parking, could be accommodated by the narrowing of traffic lanes. These recommendations made by BA Group are subject to further review with York Region Traffic, Operations and York Region Transit. Implementation of the Master Plan is primarily triggered by development, and involves coordination and contributions from a range of partners As development proposals are approved, the implementation of the streetscape elements will gradually be implemented. The Streetscape Master Plan recommends a standard treatment and approach to new development to ensure that as development occurs, the streetscape elements implemented along corridor will create a unified vision.
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The Master Plan establishes a comprehensive implementation framework involving multiple stakeholders; where York Region, the local municipalities and a broad spectrum of partners including a variety of utilities (Powerstream, Ontario Power, Communications and Gas Companies, etc.), Highway 407/ETR, TTC, TRCA, existing and future land owners, developers and the business community will participate in a coordinated effort to enhance the primary urban corridor of York Region. Link to Key Council Approved Plans The 2011 to 2015 Strategic Plan identifies the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan as contributing to “Optimizing the transportation capacity and services in Regional Centres and Corridors.” The Master Plan’s objectives are consistent with and will serve to advance several goal areas of Vision 2051. The Master Plan also supports several Regional Official Plan policies including urbanizing the Region through intensification, building complete communities and vibrant streets. The Master Plan services population growth by encouraging alternative modes of travel and efficiently moving people and goods.
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The cost of capital elements included in the Streetscape Master Plan will be approximately $45M over the life of the Plan, which is a level similar to other major streetscape projects in Ontario The projected cost to implement the Plan is representative and realistic given the time horizon of the Plan. In the absence of funding for the Yonge Subway Extension, the Master Plan anticipates an approximate 20-year period for the implementation of the plan (2031).The estimated annual average capital cost of implementing the streetscape improvements is $2.25M, for an approximate total of $45M over the 20-year timeframe. As development occurs along South Yonge Street, segments of the Streetscape Master Plan will be implemented incrementally. The Plan is based on a partnership model between York Region, local municipalities and the development community. To implement the Plan, various funding sources, including York Region’s Municipal Streetscape Partnership Program, will be considered. The estimated capital cost of improvements and annual maintenance (in 2011 dollars) for the Streetscape Master Plan is summarized in the table below. These costs exclude the cost of underground power distribution, other utilities and public art.
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Cost of Streetscape Improvements
Phase Total Cost of Streetscape
Improvements* (excluding HST)
Annual Maintenance of Streetscape
(excluding HST)
Phase 1 – Pre-Subway $38M ($6.8M/km) $1.35M (245K/km)
Phase 2 – Subway $7M ($1.2M/km) $600K (105K/km)
Total Cost $45M ($8.0M/km) $2.0M (350K/km) *These estimates exclude public art and underground power distribution and other utilities
The cost of the South Yonge Street streetscape elements is comparable to other streetscape corridors. Enhanced streetscape projects within the Region (i.e. VivaNext Projects) can range from $6.1M up to $7.1M per km. On a smaller scale street, such as Main Street in Grand Bend, a high quality streetscape improvement cost approximately $3.5 - $4M ($5.7M per km). Streetscape improvements along Bloor Street, in Toronto, cost approximately $20 - $25M ($12.4M per km). York Region is working with local municipalities on reviewing levels of streetscape service and maintenance Council has adopted standards for streetscaping on Regional roads in order to maintain consistency in appearance and costs. As the Master Plan is implemented through site plan development on Yonge Street, the Region would continue to maintain the grass boulevard (where applicable), street trees, intersection treatments, medians and YRT improvements. The Regional cost to maintain the streetscape will be monitored and reflected in future operating budget submissions. Local municipalities would be responsible for the maintenance of streetscape features that exceed the Regional standard. These streetscape features include lighting, enhanced paving, public art, street furniture, lay-by parking, specialize planting, gateway features and signage. York Region staff are collaborating with local municipalities to review maintenance practices and discussing acceptable levels of service. The outcome of these discussions will provide a more accurate cost estimate for annual streetscape maintenance. An Implementation Strategy Team will be established to implement the Streetscape Master Plan The Implementation Strategy Team, comprised of Regional and local municipal staff, will coordinate, monitor, and facilitate development approvals, and recommend the operations and maintenance standards for this corridor. The team will ensure that the
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implementation of the streetscape master plan is implemented consistent with the Master Plan vision. A Terms of Reference will be developed to outline the mandate of the team. Existing hydro lines pose a financial, physical and visual barrier in creating an urban streetscape Existing above-ground hydro lines detract from, and could potentially impede, the overall streetscape vision for the corridor. Through consultation with Powerstream, it was determined that the burial of hydro lines is technically feasible, but with a high cost, costing an additional $62M, excluding HST. The Master Plan recommends that, where funding is available, accommodating the burial of hydro lines is ideal. York Region is not in a financial position to fund the burial, therefore, without partnership funding from development and/or subway construction, the hydro lines would remain above ground. Funding and partnership opportunities will be pursued to maximize investment in streetscape initiatives in the South Yonge Street corridor In order to achieve the overall vision for the corridor, it is important that funding and partnership opportunities be leveraged. Partnerships with the development community, private sector and local municipalities will be vital to ensuring the successful implementation of the streetscape plan. York Region and the development community could mutually benefit from the following tools to ensure the implementation of streetscape elements within the right-of-way fronting development. Municipal Streetscape Partnership Program (MSPP) The Municipal Streetscape Partnership Program is a significant source of funding that is dedicated to streetscape enhancements on regional roads to encourage partnerships with local municipalities for a higher level of streetscape design and should be considered as source of funding for South Yonge Street. Under this program, projects are initiated by local municipalities with the condition that they are to assume the maintenance of streetscape enhancements. Business Improvement Areas (BIA) Business Improvement Areas are operated by an elected board and funded through the property tax base. One focus of the BIA is to attract business and create a vibrant destination by improving their image through streetscape design. The City of Toronto has a capital cost sharing program model which provides 50-50 matching capital funding to undertake streetscape improvements. The same model could be established between the businesses along Yonge Street and the local municipalities.
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Development Charges The Development Charges Act allows municipalities to impose Development Charges which are estimated on the anticipated amount, scale and location of development as well as the increase in service requirements to accommodate future growth. Planned streetscape enhancements to the Yonge corridor are likely to be subject to Development Charges. Section 37- ‘Bonusing’ In addition to Development Charges, developers could benefit from Section 37 of the Planning Act which enables local municipalities to grant additional height and/or density (“Bonusing”) for proposed development in exchange for community benefits, such as streetscape treatments. Section 37 is supported by the Regional Official Plan and is based on partnerships between the Region and area municipalities. A full review of existing and potential development opportunities for sites fronting on, or in proximity to, the Yonge Street corridor will determine where there are opportunities for bonusing. Site Plan Approval Site plan approval standards are set by municipalities, including York Region, that become applicable to new development through agreements upon which planning approvals are based. In this manner, there is the opportunity for the Region and the local municipalities to apply the Mater Plan streetscape standards to new development on a site-by-site basis in the South Yonge Street Corridor. Gas Tax Fund There are two sources of gas tax funding – one Provincial and the other Federal. Provincial funding is specifically targeted for growth initiatives directly related to transit services and is currently included in the YRT/Viva operating budget, however both operating and capital initiatives are eligible. York Region receives approximately $14M in Provincial gas tax funding annually. The Federal Gas Tax fund provides funding for environmentally sustainable municipal infrastructure projects (ESMI) and capacity building, Presently, these funds are included in the Transportation Services capital budget and amounted to approximately $27M in 2011. Municipal partners would also have the option to apply a portion of their federal gas tax funding to these initiatives. There are several components within the Master Plan that would be potentially eligible for funding through these two sources. Alternative Funding Sources While not directly applicable to the general, or usual funding sources for streetscape there may be other “non-conventional” sources and/or partnerships that should be investigated, including, 407/ETR, CN Rail, Hydro One, environmental partnerships with Toronto Region Conservation Authority or private sponsors for public art.
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6. LOCAL MUNICIPAL IMPACT Master Plan will be led by the Region and managed through partnerships with local municipalities and the private sector The implementation of the Streetscape Master Plan will require collaboration and support from local municipal partners. A clear process and communications plan between the Region, local municipalities and private sector will need to be established early to ensure a coordinated process for the approval of development and special projects As part of the Site Plan Approval process, Region and local municipal staff will be responsible to ensure that development will conform to the guidelines of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan. To ensure that streetscape improvements are implemented along Yonge Street, the Region will secure costs for these works based on cost estimates provided by the development and cross referenced with the Capital Cost outlined in the Master Plan. If it is deemed inappropriate to implement the streetscape works at the time of development, the Region may take a cash contribution in lieu of the works, based on the same principles noted above. All securities or cash contributions will be administered and secured by York Region. Local municipal annual operating budgets will need to be adjusted to allow for sufficient contingency to support maintaining the boulevard and streetscaped medians.
7. CONCLUSION Strong partnerships are essential to achieving the bold, sustainable and vibrant vision for South Yonge Street Yonge Street is a higher-order transit and intensification corridor which supports the Richmond Hill-Langstaff Gateway Mobility Hub. The Towns of Markham, Richmond Hill and City of Vaughan requested the Region undertake a streetscape study to develop a vision for the corridor. The Region collaborated with local municipalities and stakeholders to develop a bold, sustainable and achievable streetscape vision. The Master Plan is phased to provide design direction in order to ensure an efficient transition between today’s reality and the future Yonge Subway extension. This will help expedite approval processes for development applications while meeting the objectives of the South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan. For more information on this report, please contact Angela Gibson at Ext. 5902. The Senior Management Group has reviewed this report.
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(Attachment 1 referred to in this clause was included in the agenda for the January 11, 2012 Committee meeting and is not re-printed for this Agenda. Please bring the attachment from the January 11, 2012 Committee meeting to Regional Council.) (Attachments 2 and 3 referred to in this clause are attached to this report.)
South Yonge Street Corridor Streetscape Master Plan
Presentation to Transportation Services Committee
Angela Gibson, Head, Policy and PlanningBruce Cudmore, EDA Collaborative
January 11, 2012
Transportation Services Committee / January 11, 2012 Slide 2
Establish a bold Vision
Develop Detailed Design Guidelines and Standards
Develop an Implementation and Phasing Strategy
Key Study Objectives
PRESENTATION
Transportation Services Committee / January 11, 2012 Slide 3
Policy Context
3 Municipalities6 Planning Policy/Infrastructure Plans17 Urban Design and Special Studies7 Transportation Studies
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Town of Richmond Hill
City of Vaughan
Town of Markham
Bantry Ave.
Steeles Ave.
Project Core TeamRegion and Local Staff
StakeholdersPowerstream, MTO/407ETR, City of Toronto, Local Politicians
Public
Slide 4
Stakeholder Consultation
Public Information Sessions
Slide 5
Stakeholder Consultation DatesRegional Committee: March 2, 2011
Local Committees:Richmond Hill: March 21, 2011
Markham: March 22, 2011Vaughan: March 29, 2011
Meetings with Local Ward Councillors:Richmond Hill: August 26, 2011
Vaughan: August 26, 2011Markham: August 31, 2011
Public Information Meetings/Festival:Richmond Hill: September 9, 2011
Markham/Vaughan: September 15, 2011Thornhill Village Festival: September 17, 2011
Study Components
Slide 6Transportation Services Committee / January 11, 2012
Transportation Services Committee / January 11, 2012 Slide 7
Work Plan
AUG2010
OCT MAR2011
AUG OCT
Phase 1:
Research, Site Inventory &
Analysis
Phase 2:
Vision Statement & Design Principles/
Objectives
Phase 3:
Streetscape Concept Plan/
Pre-Subway Plan
Phase 4:
Detailed Design Guidelines &
Standards
Phase 5:
Implementation Strategy,
Documentation & Confirmation
NOV
Stakeholder Involvement
South Yonge Street CorridorStreetscape Master Plan Study
Presentation: Phase 3, 4, and 5:Design and Implementation Strategy
Slide 9
Vision: Bold, Sustainable, Achievable
• Time – short / medium / long term
• Transit decisions, funding, and on-going development
• York Region and local municipalities will collaborate and take ownership on implementing the vision
“Plan for tomorrow, build for today”
Bloor Street ViaductDesigned / built – 1913 -1918 subway added - 1966
Contextual Planning
Slide 11
Yonge/Steeles District
Slide 12
Old Thornhill Village
Slide 13
New Thornhill
Slide 14Slide 14
Highway 407 to Bantry
Phase 1 – Short Term: Pre-Subway
Phase 2 – Mid-Term: Subway Construction
Condition B: Use Existing Curbs
Condition C: Implement Ultimate in Pre-Subway Period
Condition D: Wait until Road Narrowing Possible
Condition A: Subway Open-Cut Construction Zones
Pre-Subway/Subway Phasing
CATEGORY TASK York Region
Local Municipal
itiesStake-
holders
Strategies and Initiatives
Align + Harmonize PlansCoordinate Among Utilities
Discussion, Coordination + Negotiation w/ StakeholdersDiscuss Operations + Maintenance AgreementProcess for Public Art Policy
Establish Funding Sources + MechanismsConfirm Early Implementation Priorities
Design and Construction
Coordinate w/ Subway Design
Coordinate w/ Private DevelopersCoordinate w/ BRT DesignPrepare Detailed Streetscape Designs
Richmond Hill
Toronto
Phas
e 1:
Pre
-Sub
way
Phasing Summary Matrix
Bloor Street BIA: Church Street to University Avenue, Cost: $25,000,000 overall / $12.4 million per km
Capital Cost Comparison-Bloor Street
Main Street, Grand Bend, OntarioCost: $4,000,000 overall / $5.7 million per km
Shared Capital Costs: Local, Region, Private Sector
Streetscape Cost
Pre-Subway Plan $38-million
Subway Plan $45-million
Notes:
1. Subway Plan capital costs are incremental, not in addition to Pre-Subway Plan capital costs.
2. Utility duct and hydro line burial costs are not included in the Streetscape Costs
Phasing Plan Costs
CurrentStreetscape Policy
Enhanced Streetscapes (vivaNext)
Ultimate Streetscape for Yonge Street
Per KM $4.5 million $6.1 – 7.2 million $8-10 million
Capital Cost Comparison-Standards
Shared Capital Costs: Local, Region, Private Sector
Return on Investment
• Annual Operating and Maintenance CostsCurrent Streetscape Policy
Pre-Subway Streetscape/ (vivaNext)
Ultimate Streetscape for Yonge St.
Per KM $180,000 $200,000 $350,000Includes Street Trees
SidewalksMedian
Street TreesAdditional Snow
Removal (Curbside + Level 1)SidewalksRemove and
replace pavers
Per enhanced Operations and Maintenance upgrades
Operations/Maintenance Cost Comparisons
Local Municipality/
Private York
Region
Jurisdictional ResponsibilitiesLocal Municipality/
Private
Partnership/Funding Sources
• Municipal Streetscape Partnership Program
• Section 37 Benefits/Regional Official Plan
• Development Charges
• Site Plan Approval
• Gas Tax Funding
• Other Municipal Funding Sources/Partners
(i.e. Business Improvement Areas, special grants, etc.)
• Presentation to Local Councils
• Establish Implementation Strategy Team
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s a
re f
ou
nd
ed
on
seve
ral k
ey
fact
ors
:
York
Re
gio
n h
as
ide
nti
fi e
d t
he
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
corr
ido
r a
s a
hig
h p
rio
rity
•
for
inve
stm
en
t in
hig
h-o
rde
r tr
an
sit
(BR
T a
nd
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Su
bw
ay);
Th
e c
ost
eff
ect
ive
ne
ss o
f p
ub
lic t
ran
sit
de
pe
nd
s o
n h
igh
leve
ls o
f tr
an
sit
•
rid
ers
hip
, an
d r
ide
rsh
ip le
vels
de
pe
nd
on
an
urb
an
en
vir
on
me
nt
wh
ich
is a
ttra
ctiv
e, p
ed
est
ria
n-f
rie
nd
ly a
nd
co
mp
lem
en
tary
to
tra
nsi
t se
rvic
e
in t
erm
s o
f d
en
sity
, bu
ilt f
orm
, ro
ad
way
de
sig
n a
nd
str
ee
tsca
pin
g;
Th
e d
eta
iled
de
sig
n o
f Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
BR
T f
aci
litie
s b
eg
an
ea
rly
in 2
00
9;
•
Th
e r
eco
nst
ruct
ion
of
a s
ign
ifi c
an
t p
art
of
the
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
rig
ht-
of-
way
•
will
pro
vid
e a
n o
pp
ort
un
ity
to in
corp
ora
te s
tre
ets
cap
e im
pro
vem
en
ts
du
rin
g c
on
stru
ctio
n o
f th
e t
ran
sit
faci
litie
s;
York
Re
gio
n h
as
the
au
tho
rity
to
co
ord
ina
te a
nd
imp
lem
en
t a
•
com
pre
he
nsi
ve s
tre
ets
cap
e im
pro
vem
en
t p
rog
ram
fo
r th
e Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t co
rrid
or;
Ea
ch o
f th
e a
rea
mu
nic
ipa
litie
s h
ave
un
de
rta
ken
inte
nsi
fi ca
tio
n a
nd
•
urb
an
de
sig
n s
tud
ies
for
the
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
corr
ido
r, w
hic
h h
ave
be
en
inte
gra
ted
into
th
e s
tre
ets
cap
e m
ast
er
pla
n;
Str
ee
tsca
pe
imp
rove
me
nts
will
fa
cilit
ate
re
de
velo
pm
en
t a
nd
su
pp
ort
•
the
pro
po
sed
tra
nsi
t in
itia
tive
s.
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t is
at
the
fo
refr
on
t o
f Yo
rk R
eg
ion
’s c
ity
bu
ildin
g
init
iati
ves.
De
sig
na
ted
as
a R
eg
ion
al C
orr
ido
r, Y
on
ge
is e
nv
isio
ne
d
to b
e a
pe
de
stri
an
an
d c
yclis
t-fr
ien
dly
str
ee
t, li
ne
d w
ith
a li
vely
mix
o
f h
ou
sin
g, s
ho
ps,
offi
ce
s a
nd
me
eti
ng
pla
ces.
Th
e p
rop
ose
d Y
on
ge
Su
bw
ay E
xte
nsi
on
, lin
kin
g R
ich
mo
nd
Hill
Ce
ntr
e t
o F
inch
Sta
tio
n, w
ill
serv
e t
o c
on
ne
ct t
his
vit
al c
orr
ido
r w
ith
oth
er
rap
id t
ran
sit
init
iati
ves
incl
ud
ing
th
e p
rop
ose
d B
us
Ra
pid
Tra
nsi
t (B
RT
) o
n Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t, n
ort
h
of
Ba
ntr
y A
ven
ue
to
Ma
jor
Ma
cke
nzi
e D
rive
, se
rvin
g Y
ork
Re
gio
n’s
div
ers
e c
om
mu
nit
ies,
an
d p
rov
idin
g li
nk
ag
es
to t
he
Gre
ate
r To
ron
to a
nd
Ha
milt
on
Are
a a
nd
be
yon
d.
Th
e F
utu
re..
.
Investment in Transit Upcoming Development
2 |S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t C
orr
ido
r S
tre
ets
cap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n: E
xecu
tive
Su
mm
ary
Th
is s
tud
y co
ord
ina
tes
an
d in
teg
rate
s th
e p
rev
iou
s st
ud
ies
un
de
rta
ken
fo
r a
rea
s a
dja
cen
t to
an
d a
lon
g Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t in
to
a c
oh
esi
ve a
nd
un
ifi e
d s
tre
ets
cap
e d
esi
gn
str
ate
gy
for
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t it
self
. K
ey
ob
ject
ive
s o
f th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n in
clu
de
:
A b
old
, su
sta
ina
ble
an
d a
chie
va
ble
pla
n f
or
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t.•
A v
isio
n a
nd
ap
pro
ach
th
at
sup
po
rt a
nd
ad
va
nce
s •
imp
lem
en
tati
on
of
va
rio
us
pla
nn
ing
an
d u
rba
n d
esi
gn
vis
ion
s co
nsi
ste
nt
wit
h a
pp
rove
d o
n-g
oin
g lo
cal
mu
nic
ipa
l stu
die
s, t
ak
ing
into
co
nsi
de
rati
on
th
e d
esi
gn
sta
nd
ard
s a
do
pte
d b
y R
eg
ion
al C
ou
nci
l fo
r th
e V
iva
syst
em
.
A s
tro
ng
ga
tew
ay a
t Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
an
d S
tee
les
Ave
nu
e.
•
A h
iera
rch
y o
f sp
ace
s a
lon
g Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t –
ga
tew
ays,
•
tra
nsi
t p
laza
/ n
od
es,
pu
blic
sp
ace
s, s
tre
et
leve
l
arc
ad
es,
fa
cad
es,
lan
dm
ark
bu
ildin
gs,
am
en
itie
s to
cre
ate
a c
om
fort
ab
le, s
ust
ain
ab
le a
nd
dis
tin
ctiv
e u
rba
n
en
vir
on
me
nt,
se
ttin
g t
he
sta
ge
fo
r tr
an
sit-
ori
en
ted
de
velo
pm
en
t (T
OD
) su
rro
un
din
g e
ach
sta
tio
n.
An
imp
lem
en
tati
on
an
d p
ha
sin
g s
tra
teg
y in
clu
din
g c
ost
s •
for
Re
gio
na
l an
d M
un
icip
al C
ap
ita
l bu
dg
ets
.
Intr
od
uc
tio
n
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M
Stre
etsc
ap
e P
rece
den
ts
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
3
Th
e S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t C
orr
ido
r S
tre
ets
cap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n w
ill
resu
lt in
a “
Ma
in S
tre
et”
fo
r Y
ork
Re
gio
n t
ha
t is
Bo
ld a
nd
Vib
ran
t;
Gre
en
an
d S
ust
ain
ab
le; P
ract
ica
l an
d A
chie
va
ble
.
Vis
ion
fo
r Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t
BO
LD
T
he
Ma
ste
r P
lan
wil
l e
sta
bli
sh a
ne
w
sta
nd
ard
in
st
ree
tsca
pe
d
esi
gn
th
at
oth
ers
wil
l re
ga
rd a
s “a
n u
rba
n d
esi
gn
m
ast
erp
iece
”.
AC
HIE
VA
BL
E
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n e
sta
bli
she
s a
n u
rba
n
de
sig
n im
ple
me
nta
tio
n s
tra
teg
y
focu
sed
on
ach
iev
ing
th
e lo
ng
te
rm
de
sig
n in
ten
t fo
r th
e s
tre
ets
cap
e
an
d t
he
ad
jace
nt
de
ve
lop
me
nt
site
s,
en
cou
rag
ing
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n f
rom
loca
l m
un
icip
ali
tie
s a
nd
oth
er
sta
ke
ho
lde
rs.
SU
STA
INA
BL
E
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
wil
l sh
ow
case
su
sta
ina
ble
de
sig
n in
no
va
tio
n
an
d g
ree
n in
fra
stru
ctu
re m
ak
ing
it
a “
pe
op
le p
lace
” th
at
sup
po
rts
com
mu
nit
y id
en
tity
, hu
ma
n h
ea
lth
, h
um
an
co
mfo
rt a
nd
so
cia
l in
tera
ctio
n. V
isio
n S
tate
me
nt
4 |S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t C
orr
ido
r S
tre
ets
cap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n: E
xecu
tive
Su
mm
ary
“Th
e st
reet
des
ign
for
the
Sou
th Y
on
ge
Stre
et C
orr
ido
r St
reet
sca
pe
Ma
ster
P
lan
will
bec
om
e a
pla
ce t
ha
t p
eop
le w
ill “
tra
vel t
o” r
ath
er t
ha
n “
tra
vel
thro
ug
h”
as
the
imp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f th
e su
bw
ay
bec
om
es a
rea
lity.
It
will
co
mb
ine
the
fun
ctio
na
l req
uir
emen
ts o
f str
eet
des
ign
in a
n u
rba
n s
etti
ng
wit
h t
he
qu
alit
ati
ve e
lem
ents
th
at
ensu
re t
he
stre
et is
acc
essi
ble
, bec
om
es
a d
esti
na
tio
n b
oth
da
y a
nd
nig
ht
an
d c
rea
tes
vib
ran
t so
cia
l sp
ace
s th
at
defi
ne
com
mu
nit
y fo
cus.”
Fu
nd
am
en
tals
of
Str
ee
t D
esi
gn
“Th
e “P
lace
-Ma
kin
g”
ph
iloso
ph
y fo
r th
e So
uth
Yo
ng
e St
reet
Co
rrid
or
Stre
etsc
ap
e M
ast
er P
lan
will
focu
s o
n e
sta
blis
hin
g a
str
on
g a
nd
co
hes
ive
stre
etsc
ap
e th
at
sup
po
rts
a “
hyb
rid
” u
rba
n e
xper
ien
ce t
ha
t a
uth
enti
cally
“s
am
ple
s” t
he
seri
es o
f exi
stin
g a
nd
an
tici
pa
ted
ch
ara
cter
are
as
alo
ng
Yo
ng
e St
reet
. Th
ese
incl
ud
e th
e p
rim
ary
inte
nsi
fi ca
tio
n c
entr
es a
t th
e Yo
ng
e-St
eele
s C
entr
e a
nd
th
e R
ich
mo
nd
Hill
-La
ng
sta
ff C
entr
e, t
he
his
tori
c Th
orn
hill
loca
l cen
tre
inte
nsi
fi ca
tio
n a
rea
an
d t
he
Yon
ge
Stre
et p
rim
ary
in
ten
sifi
cati
on
co
rrid
or
seg
men
ts t
ha
t lin
k th
e p
rim
ary
an
d lo
cal c
entr
es.”
Bu
ilt
Fo
rm,
Pla
ce
-Ma
kin
g +
Pu
bli
c A
rt
“Th
e a
cces
s a
nd
wa
yfi n
din
g p
hilo
sop
hy
for
the
Sou
th Y
on
ge
Stre
et
Co
rrid
or
Stre
etsc
ap
e M
ast
er P
lan
em
ph
asi
zes
the
nee
d t
o b
ala
nce
th
e ro
le
of Y
on
ge
Stre
et a
s a
reg
ion
al s
tree
t w
ith
incr
ease
d n
eig
hb
ou
rho
od
leve
l a
cces
s th
rou
gh
pro
visi
on
of g
ener
ou
s p
edes
tria
n s
pa
ces
an
d g
rea
t se
rvic
e to
all
use
rs –
th
ose
wh
o li
ve, w
ork
, pla
y a
nd
vis
it t
he
Yon
ge
Stre
et c
orr
ido
r.”
Ac
ce
ss a
nd
Wa
yfi
nd
ing
De
sig
n P
hil
oso
ph
y
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
5
“Th
e su
sta
ina
ble
des
ign
ph
iloso
ph
y fo
r th
e So
uth
Yo
ng
e St
reet
Co
rrid
or
Stre
etsc
ap
e M
ast
er P
lan
en
com
pa
sses
th
e n
atu
ral a
nd
ph
ysic
al
envi
ron
men
t, t
he
soci
al e
nvi
ron
men
t a
nd
th
e ec
on
om
ic e
nvi
ron
men
t.
Gre
en in
fra
stru
ctu
re o
ff er
s a
nu
mb
er o
f ben
efi t
s in
clu
din
g m
itig
ati
on
o
f urb
an
hea
t is
lan
d e
ff ec
ts, r
edu
ctio
n o
f en
erg
y d
ema
nd
s, r
edu
ctio
n o
f st
orm
wa
ter
fl o
ws,
pro
tect
ion
fro
m fl
oo
din
g, s
equ
estr
ati
on
of c
arb
on
, fi
ltra
tio
n o
f air
an
d w
ate
r p
ollu
tan
ts a
s w
ell a
s a
ra
ng
e o
f aes
thet
ic
imp
rove
men
ts, s
oci
al,
com
mu
nit
y a
nd
eco
no
mic
ben
efi t
s.”
Gre
en
Str
ee
ts +
Su
sta
ina
ble
De
sig
n
“Th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
str
ate
gy
for
the
Sou
th Y
on
ge
Stre
et C
orr
ido
r St
reet
sca
pe
Ma
ster
Pla
n w
ill fo
cus
on
ach
ievi
ng
th
e lo
ng
ter
m v
isio
n
thro
ug
h a
ser
ies
of p
rog
ress
ive
step
s. T
his
will
req
uir
e a
co
llab
ora
tive
a
pp
roa
ch a
cro
ss t
he
juri
sdic
tio
ns
as
wel
l as
enfo
rcem
ent
of d
evel
op
men
t st
an
da
rds
to a
chie
ve t
he
go
als
of t
he
pla
n a
nd
cre
ate
a c
on
sist
ent
des
ign
ex
pre
ssio
n fo
r th
e st
reet
sca
pe.
Th
e a
pp
roa
ch t
o im
ple
men
tati
on
is b
ase
d
on
act
ua
l pro
gra
m a
nd
pro
ject
sch
edu
les
an
d fi
na
nci
al f
ore
cast
s fo
r th
e su
bw
ay
con
stru
ctio
n t
ha
t is
inte
gra
ted
an
d s
up
po
rted
by
po
licy
at
all
leve
ls, e
sta
blis
hes
a c
lea
r ti
me
fra
me
for
dev
elo
pm
ent
an
d is
wid
ely
sup
po
rted
by
the
com
mu
nit
y.
Imp
lem
en
tati
on
+ M
ain
ten
an
ce
De
sig
n P
hil
oso
ph
y
6 |S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t C
orr
ido
r S
tre
ets
cap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n: E
xecu
tive
Su
mm
ary
Th
e c
on
cep
t p
lan
is a
Lin
ked
Dis
tric
t A
pp
roa
ch t
ha
t is
ce
nte
red
on
on
e
stro
ng
str
ee
t th
at
reco
gn
ize
s lo
cal c
ha
ract
er
an
d f
ea
ture
s. T
he
dis
tric
ts,
or
cha
ract
er
are
as,
are
lin
ked
wit
h t
hre
sho
ld z
on
es
tha
t p
rov
ide
th
e
ap
pro
pri
ate
tra
nsi
tio
n b
etw
ee
n e
ach
are
a.
Str
ee
tsca
pe
ele
me
nts
are
ge
ne
rally
co
nsi
ste
nt
thro
ug
ho
ut
the
stu
dy
corr
ido
r; h
ow
eve
r, v
ari
ati
on
s in
so
me
ele
me
nts
may
occ
ur
wh
ere
sp
eci
al c
on
dit
ion
s a
re p
rese
nt,
su
ch
as
stre
et
tre
e p
lan
tin
g, m
ed
ian
loca
tio
n a
nd
pa
rkin
g.
Lin
ke
d D
istr
ict
Ap
pro
ac
h
Co
nc
ep
t P
lan
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
7
Th
e s
tre
et
de
sig
n f
or
the
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r
Pla
n w
ill b
eco
me
a p
lace
th
at
pe
op
le w
ill “
trav
el t
o” r
ath
er
tha
n “
trav
el
thro
ug
h” a
s th
e im
ple
me
nta
tio
n o
f th
e s
ub
way
be
com
es
a r
ea
lity.
It
com
bin
es
the
fu
nct
ion
al r
eq
uir
em
en
ts o
f st
ree
t d
esi
gn
in a
n u
rba
n s
ett
ing
w
ith
th
e q
ua
lita
tive
ele
me
nts
th
at
en
sure
th
e s
tre
et
is a
cce
ssib
le, b
eco
me
s a
de
stin
ati
on
bo
th d
ay a
nd
nig
ht
an
d c
reat
es
vib
ran
t so
cia
l sp
ace
s th
at
de
fi n
e
com
mu
nit
y fo
cus.
Th
e f
un
ctio
n a
nd
na
ture
of Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t w
ill c
ha
ng
e
sub
sta
nti
ally
on
ce t
he
pro
po
sed
su
bw
ay is
co
mp
lete
d.
York
Re
gio
n’s
“Tr
an
sit
FIR
ST
” ph
iloso
ph
y th
at
the
au
tom
ob
ile is
se
con
da
ry is
em
ph
asi
zed
he
re.
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W T
HO
RN
HIL
L V
ILLA
GE
DIS
TR
ICT
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HW
AY
40
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DR
O L
AN
DS
TH
RE
SH
OLD
RIC
HM
ON
D H
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CE
NT
RE
DIS
TR
ICT
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ST
EE
LES
DIS
TR
ICT
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RK
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TIO
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IST
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TO
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HO
RN
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IST
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TD
ON
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ER
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ET
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AIL
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IDG
ET
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ES
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LD
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tric
ts S
tru
ctu
re P
lan
NO
RTH
STEE
LES
AVE.
BAN
TRY
AVE.
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L
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RK
AVE
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ENTR
E ST
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YAL
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GST
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IGH
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D.
Str
ee
tsc
ap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n
Lin
ke
d D
istr
icts
8 |S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t C
orr
ido
r S
tre
ets
cap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n: E
xecu
tive
Su
mm
ary
Un
ifyi
ng
str
ee
tsca
pe
ele
me
nts
will
be
loca
ted
th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e r
igh
t-o
f-w
ay z
on
e a
lon
g t
he
len
gth
of Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t, in
bo
th t
he
str
ee
t d
esi
gn
of
the
ro
ad
way
an
d t
he
bo
ule
va
rd.
Th
e r
oa
dw
ay is
pri
ma
rily
th
e v
eh
icu
lar
zon
e, w
hile
th
e b
ou
lev
ard
is g
en
era
lly t
he
pe
de
stri
an
zon
e.
Th
ese
ele
me
nts
will
pro
vid
e c
on
tin
uit
y a
lon
g t
he
en
tire
len
gth
of
the
str
ee
tsca
pe
, wh
ile p
rov
idin
g c
ert
ain
va
ria
tio
ns
wit
hin
th
e s
pe
cia
l
cha
ract
er
are
as.
Ro
ad
wa
y
Trav
el l
an
es
•
Bic
ycle
lan
es
•
Me
dia
n /
Ce
ntr
e L
eft
Tu
rn L
an
e• U
nif
yin
g E
lem
en
ts
Th
ree
str
ate
gie
s a
re r
eq
uir
ed
to
cre
ate
dis
tin
ct id
en
tity
fo
r th
e c
ha
ract
er
are
as
an
d t
hre
sho
lds
alo
ng
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
– o
ne
th
at
bu
ilds
on
exi
stin
g c
ha
ract
er
in
som
e d
istr
icts
, on
e t
ha
t cr
ea
tes
ap
pro
pri
ate
ne
w c
ha
ract
er
in o
the
r d
istr
icts
a
nd
on
e t
ha
t le
vera
ge
s th
e o
pp
ort
un
itie
s in
he
ren
t in
th
e in
fra
stru
ctu
re
thre
sho
lds.
Str
ate
gy
1 -
Pro
tect
an
d E
nh
an
ce E
xis
tin
g C
ha
ract
er
Furt
he
r d
eve
lop
ing
th
e e
xist
ing
ch
ara
cte
r a
rea
s su
ch a
s th
e C
lark
Sta
tio
n
dis
tric
t, O
ld T
ho
rnh
ill a
nd
Ne
w T
ho
rnh
ill d
istr
icts
to
en
ha
nce
th
eir
dis
tin
ct
cha
ract
ers
will
ad
va
nce
th
e o
vera
ll st
ree
tsca
pe
ide
nti
ty a
nd
pro
vid
e v
ari
ati
on
an
d a
lon
g t
he
co
rrid
or.
Str
ate
gy
2 -
Cre
ate
Ne
w C
ha
ract
er
De
velo
pin
g u
rba
n c
ha
ract
er
tre
atm
en
ts f
or
pla
ces
alo
ng
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
tha
t
are
cu
rre
ntl
y sl
ate
d f
or
ma
jor
re-d
eve
lop
me
nt
incl
ud
ing
th
e S
tee
les
to C
N
Ra
il B
rid
ge
dis
tric
t, t
he
Lo
ng
bri
dg
e /
La
ng
sta
ff d
istr
ict
an
d t
he
Ric
hm
on
d
Hill
Ce
ntr
e w
ill a
lso
be
imp
ort
an
t to
th
e o
vera
ll co
nti
nu
ity
an
d s
ucc
ess
of
the
stre
ets
cap
e p
lan
. U
tiliz
ing
a r
an
ge
of
con
sist
en
t st
rate
gie
s a
nd
te
chn
iqu
es
for
the
se c
ha
llen
gin
g a
rea
s w
ill h
elp
to
un
ify
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e s
tud
y
are
a.
Str
ate
gy
3 -
Le
ve
rag
e In
fra
stru
ctu
re
In a
dd
itio
n, t
he
ab
ility
to
“le
vera
ge
th
e o
pp
ort
un
itie
s” r
ela
ted
to
th
e m
ajo
r
infr
ast
ruct
ure
th
resh
old
co
mp
on
en
ts r
ep
rese
nts
th
e o
the
r im
po
rta
nt
stra
teg
y.
Th
e C
N B
rid
ge
off
ers
th
e p
oss
ibili
ty o
f cr
ea
tin
g a
mu
ch n
ee
de
d p
ub
lic s
pa
ce
alo
ng
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et.
Th
e D
on
Riv
er
Bri
dg
e p
rov
ide
s e
xce
llen
t v
iew
ing
into
th
e
na
tura
l are
as
of
the
va
lley
as
we
ll a
s o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r p
ed
est
ria
n a
cce
ss t
o
the
va
lley.
Th
e H
igh
way
40
7/H
ydro
co
rrid
or
pre
sen
ts t
he
ch
an
ce t
o c
rea
te a
larg
e s
cale
, bo
ld la
nd
sca
pe
exp
ress
ion
.
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s P
hil
oso
ph
y
Bo
ule
vard
Co
nti
nu
ity
Str
ip P
avin
g•
Lig
hti
ng
•
Str
ee
t Fu
rnit
ure
•
Way
fi n
din
g /
Sig
na
ge
•
Bo
ule
va
rdB
ou
lev
ard
Ro
ad
wa
y
Ma
ste
r P
lan
Ele
me
nts
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
9
Yo
ng
e S
tee
les
Ga
tew
ay
Dis
tric
tD
isti
nct
ive
Urb
an
Ch
ara
cte
r•
4 C
orn
er
Tre
atm
en
t•
Vib
ran
t S
tre
ets
cap
e a
nd
Pe
op
le F
rie
nd
ly S
pa
ces
•
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Urb
an
Sq
ua
re
Pa
vin
g P
ale
tte
Med
ian
Tre
atm
ent
Tree
Pla
nti
ng
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Pla
n V
iew
Per
spec
tive
10
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
CN
Ra
il B
rid
ge
Th
resh
old
Ele
va
ted
Pla
tfo
rm P
ark
•
Pe
de
stri
an
Vie
win
g•
Ma
teri
als
Sitt
ing
Are
as
Spec
ialt
y Li
gh
tin
g
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Pla
n V
iew
Fin
ish
es a
nd
Co
lou
r P
ale
tte
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
11
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Cla
rk S
tati
on
Dis
tric
tU
rba
n T
ran
sit
Pla
za•
Pla
n V
iew
Spec
ialt
y Li
gh
tin
gSu
bw
ay
Entr
an
ce P
laza
Stre
et T
rees
Per
spec
tive
12
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Old
Th
orn
hil
l Vil
lag
e D
istr
ict
He
rita
ge
Co
mm
un
ity
Ch
ara
cte
r•
Str
ee
tsca
pe
as
Inte
gra
tor
•
Old
an
d N
ew
•
Inte
rpre
tive
Sig
na
ge
Pa
vin
g P
ale
tte
Spec
ialt
y P
lan
tin
g
Per
spec
tive
Pla
n V
iew
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
13
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Do
n R
ive
r B
rid
ge
Th
resh
old
En
ha
nce
Na
tura
l Va
lley
Fea
ture
s•
Pu
blic
Art
as
Infr
ast
ruct
ure
•
Pe
de
stri
an
Co
nn
ect
ion
an
d V
iew
ing
•
Pla
nti
ng
Spec
ialt
y Li
gh
tin
gP
ub
lic A
rt E
lem
ents
Pla
n V
iew
Vie
win
g A
rea
sM
ate
ria
ls P
ale
tte
14
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
Ne
w T
ho
rnh
ill
Dis
tric
t
Tra
nsi
tio
n f
rom
Do
n R
ive
r•
Do
ub
le R
ow
of
Str
ee
t Tr
ee
s•
Mid
-blo
ck L
inks
•
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Stre
et T
ree
Pla
nti
ng
Pa
vin
g P
ale
tte
Spec
ialt
y Li
gh
tin
g
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Pla
n V
iew
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
15
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Hig
hw
ay
40
7 T
hre
sho
ld4
07
Hyd
ro A
rt P
ark
•
Pe
de
stri
an
an
d O
pe
n S
pa
ce C
on
ne
ctio
ns
•
Pu
blic
Art
Spec
ialt
y Li
gh
tin
gP
lan
tin
g
Pla
nti
ng
Wa
lls
Pla
n V
iew
16
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Dis
tin
ct
Ch
ara
cte
r A
rea
s
Ric
hm
on
d H
ill
Ce
ntr
e D
istr
ict
Ric
hm
on
d H
ill C
en
tre
/ La
ng
sta
ff U
GC
•
Tra
nsi
t In
teg
rati
on
•
Tree
Pla
nti
ng
Pa
vin
g P
ale
tte
Spec
ialt
y P
lan
tin
g
Pla
n V
iew
Per
spec
tive
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
17
Str
ee
tsc
ap
e C
on
dit
ion
s
Yo
ng
e S
tee
les
Ga
tew
ay
Dis
tric
t
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
A A
B B
Key
Pla
n -
Sec
tio
ns
Se
ctio
n A
-AS
ect
ion
B-B
Th
e p
ave
me
nt
wid
th w
ill r
esp
on
d t
o t
he
op
era
tio
na
l re
qu
ire
me
nts
du
rin
g t
he
Pre
-Su
bw
ay a
nd
Su
bw
ay p
ha
ses.
T
he
pav
em
en
t w
idth
will
re
spo
nd
to
th
e o
pe
rati
on
al
req
uir
em
en
ts d
uri
ng
th
e P
re-S
ub
way
an
d S
ub
way
ph
ase
s.
18
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Old
Th
orn
hil
l Vil
lag
e D
istr
ict
Str
ee
tsc
ap
e C
on
dit
ion
s
Key
Pla
n -
Sec
tio
ns
C C
D D
Se
ctio
n D
-D
Key
Pla
n -
Sec
tio
ns
Se
ctio
n C
-CT
he
pav
em
en
t w
idth
will
re
spo
nd
to
th
e o
pe
rati
on
al
req
uir
em
en
ts d
uri
ng
th
e P
re-S
ub
way
an
d S
ub
way
ph
ase
s.
Th
e p
ave
me
nt
wid
th w
ill r
esp
on
d t
o t
he
op
era
tio
na
l re
qu
ire
me
nts
du
rin
g t
he
Pre
-Su
bw
ay a
nd
Su
bw
ay p
ha
ses.
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
19
Str
ee
tsc
ap
e C
on
dit
ion
s
Ne
w T
ho
rnh
ill
Dis
tric
t
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
E E
Key
Pla
n -
Sec
tio
ns
Se
ctio
n E
-ET
he
pav
em
en
t w
idth
will
re
spo
nd
to
th
e o
pe
rati
on
al
req
uir
em
en
ts d
uri
ng
th
e P
re-S
ub
way
an
d S
ub
way
ph
ase
s.
20
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
Str
ee
tsc
ap
e C
on
dit
ion
sSteeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Steeles
CN Rail
Don River
HWY 407
Bantry
Ric
hm
on
d H
ill
Ce
ntr
e D
istr
ict
F FK
ey P
lan
- S
ecti
on
s
G G
Se
ctio
n G
-GS
ect
ion
F-F
Th
e p
ave
me
nt
wid
th w
ill r
esp
on
d t
o t
he
op
era
tio
na
l re
qu
ire
me
nts
du
rin
g t
he
Pre
-Su
bw
ay a
nd
Su
bw
ay p
ha
ses.
T
he
pav
em
en
t w
idth
will
re
spo
nd
to
th
e o
pe
rati
on
al
req
uir
em
en
ts d
uri
ng
th
e P
re-S
ub
way
an
d S
ub
way
ph
ase
s.
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
21
Th
e P
ha
sin
g P
lan
wa
s p
rep
are
d in
re
spo
nse
to
th
e r
ea
lity
tha
t n
o fi
na
l de
cisi
on
on
th
e t
imin
g a
nd
fu
nd
ing
of
the
su
bw
ay is
im
min
en
t.
In t
he
ab
sen
ce o
f a
de
cisi
on
an
d a
cco
mp
an
yin
g
fun
din
g f
or
the
su
bw
ay, Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t m
ust
co
nti
nu
e t
o f
un
ctio
n
as
a m
ajo
r co
mm
ute
r ro
ute
acc
om
mo
da
tin
g in
cre
asi
ng
tra
ffi c
fl
ow
an
d f
un
ctio
ns
for
the
fo
rese
ea
ble
fu
ture
.
Th
e p
rim
e a
ssu
mp
tio
n u
po
n w
hic
h t
he
Pre
-Su
bw
ay P
lan
is b
uilt
is t
ha
t it
will
co
nti
nu
e t
o u
se e
xist
ing
ro
ad
way
infr
ast
ruct
ure
in
clu
din
g p
ave
me
nt
wid
th a
nd
cu
rb li
ne
s. T
he
Pla
n id
en
tifi
es
are
as
of
bo
ule
va
rd w
he
re im
ple
me
nta
tio
n o
f th
e S
tre
ets
cap
e
Ma
ste
r P
lan
co
uld
po
ten
tia
lly t
ake
pla
ce w
ith
ou
t co
mp
rom
isin
g
the
ro
ad
way
an
d t
raffi
c f
un
ctio
ns
or
tha
t w
ou
ld r
eq
uir
e r
e-
con
stru
ctio
n w
he
n t
he
su
bw
ay is
bu
ilt.
Th
e P
re-S
ub
way
Pla
n r
ep
rese
nts
th
e “e
arl
y w
ins”
in b
uild
ing
th
e
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
.
Co
nd
itio
n A
: O
pe
n-c
ut
are
as
tha
t ca
nn
ot
be
de
velo
pe
d u
nti
l
sub
way
co
nst
ruct
ion
is c
om
ple
te (
Ult
ima
te P
lan
).
Co
nd
itio
n B
: A
rea
s w
he
re t
he
Ma
ste
r P
lan
ca
n b
e s
ligh
tly
mo
difi
ed
u
sin
g e
xist
ing
cu
rbs
(Pre
-Su
bw
ay P
lan
).
Co
nd
itio
n C
: A
rea
s w
he
re r
oa
dw
ay w
idth
s a
re n
arr
ow
er
tha
n
the
pro
po
sed
de
sig
n a
nd
ca
n b
e e
xpa
nd
ed
wit
h n
o lo
ss o
f
tra
nsp
ort
ati
on
fu
nct
ion
(P
re-S
ub
way
Pla
n).
Co
nd
itio
n D
: A
rea
s w
he
re t
he
cu
rre
nt
roa
dw
ay is
wid
er
by
1.5
to
2.5
me
tre
s th
an
th
e p
rop
ose
d a
lloca
tio
n a
nd
it w
ou
ld b
e p
refe
rab
le
to w
ait
un
til t
he
ro
ad
is n
arr
ow
ed
to
ach
ieve
a m
ore
sp
aci
ou
s
pe
de
stri
an
zo
ne
(U
ltim
ate
Pla
n).
Ph
asi
ng
Pla
n
22
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
Th
e p
rop
ose
d s
tan
da
rds
for
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t a
re b
ase
d o
n t
he
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
fo
r S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t p
red
ica
ted
on
th
e c
on
stru
ctio
n o
f th
e
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t su
bw
ay f
rom
Fin
ch t
o R
ich
mo
nd
Hill
Ce
ntr
e.
As
the
“M
ain
Str
ee
t” f
or
York
Re
gio
n, t
he
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
fo
r S
ou
th Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t e
nv
isio
ns
a m
od
ern
, vib
ran
t, m
ult
i-fu
nct
ion
al u
rba
n s
tre
ets
cap
e
fl a
nke
d b
y a
va
rie
ty o
f la
nd
use
s in
clu
din
g m
ed
ium
to
hig
h d
en
sity
resi
de
nti
al,
at-
gra
de
re
tail
an
d c
om
me
rcia
l use
s, a
s w
ell
as
the
pro
tect
ion
an
d e
nla
rge
me
nt
of
exi
stin
g h
eri
tag
e a
rea
s. T
he
pro
po
sed
str
ee
tsca
pe
sta
nd
ard
s a
nd
ass
oci
ate
d c
ap
ita
l co
sts
for
Yon
ge
Str
ee
t re
fl e
ct t
his
cha
ract
er.
Th
ree
exi
stin
g s
tan
da
rds
an
d a
sso
cia
ted
co
sts
wit
hin
Yo
rk R
eg
ion
hav
e b
ee
n
rev
iew
ed
. T
he
se in
clu
de
str
ee
tsca
pe
s w
ith
ou
t m
ed
ian
s, s
tre
ets
cap
es
wit
h
me
dia
ns,
an
d e
nh
an
ced
str
ee
tsca
pe
s, s
uch
as
tho
se in
clu
de
d in
th
e v
iva
Ne
xt
pro
ject
s.
Ca
pit
al C
ost
s –
Ex
isti
ng
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Po
licy
(p
er
km
)T
he
co
sts
are
ba
sed
on
20
11
Urb
an
Cro
ss S
ect
ion
fro
m T
ran
spo
rta
tio
n
Se
rvic
es,
Ro
ad
s –
Ca
pit
al D
eliv
ery
. T
he
to
tal c
ost
fo
r st
ree
tsca
pe
incl
ud
ing
stre
et
tre
es,
sid
ew
alk
s, a
nd
a m
ed
ian
to
tals
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly $
4.5
mill
ion
/km
.
Th
is fi
gu
re e
xclu
de
s th
e c
ost
of
uti
litie
s.
Ca
pit
al C
ost
s –
En
ha
nce
d S
tre
ets
cap
es
(pe
r k
m)
En
ha
nce
d s
tre
ets
cap
e c
ost
s w
ith
in t
he
Re
gio
n (
i.e. v
iva
Ne
xt p
roje
cts)
am
ou
nt
to a
pp
roxi
ma
tely
$6
.1 -
7.2
mill
ion
/km
. T
he
se e
nh
an
ced
str
ee
tsca
pe
co
sts
incl
ud
e s
ub
sta
nti
al u
pg
rad
es
fro
m t
he
oth
er
exi
stin
g s
tan
da
rds
in t
erm
s o
f
qu
alit
y o
f m
ate
ria
ls a
nd
de
sig
n.
Th
e e
stim
ate
of
pro
ba
ble
ca
pit
al c
ost
of
con
stru
ctio
n o
f th
e S
tre
ets
cap
e
Ma
ste
r P
lan
is b
ase
d o
n t
he
Ult
ima
te a
nd
Pre
-Su
bw
ay p
lan
s fo
r th
e
an
tici
pa
ted
str
ee
tsca
pe
wo
rks
illu
stra
ted
in t
he
Ma
ste
r P
lan
. T
he
se
pre
limin
ary
est
ima
tes
are
qu
alifi
ed
ba
sed
on
se
vera
l fa
cto
rs:
De
sig
n –
th
e m
ast
er
pla
n c
on
cep
tua
l dra
win
gs
an
d s
ketc
he
s ill
ust
rate
ke
y •
dim
en
sio
ns
an
d m
ate
ria
ls, b
ut
no
t a
ll sp
eci
fi c
con
dit
ion
s th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e
stu
dy
are
a;
Tech
nic
al –
th
e m
ast
er
pla
n r
ep
rese
nts
a n
ew
de
sig
n t
ha
t e
xplo
res
• in
no
va
tive
te
chn
olo
gie
s re
lati
ve t
o c
om
po
ne
nts
su
ch a
s p
lan
tin
g, p
avin
g,
dra
ina
ge
an
d o
the
r fe
atu
res;
Co
st –
un
it c
ost
s a
re t
ake
n f
rom
sp
eci
fi c
exp
eri
en
ce w
ith
oth
er
sim
ilar
•
pro
ject
s in
Yo
rk R
eg
ion
(2
01
1 d
olla
rs).
Tog
eth
er,
th
ese
fa
cto
rs p
rov
ide
an
ove
rall
leve
l of
acc
ura
cy o
f a
pp
roxi
ma
tely
±2
0%
. B
ase
d o
n t
his
, th
e a
nti
cip
ate
d c
ost
s fo
r th
e S
tre
ets
cap
e M
ast
er
Pla
n
incl
ud
es
a 2
0%
co
nti
ng
en
cy.
Co
st E
stim
ate
Th
e o
rde
r o
f m
ag
nit
ud
e c
ost
est
ima
te f
or
the
fu
ll b
uild
-ou
t o
f th
e
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Su
bw
ay P
lan
(U
ltim
ate
) is
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly $
45
,00
0,0
00
(+
HS
T)
exc
lud
ing
un
de
rgro
un
d p
ow
er
dis
trib
uti
on
an
d o
the
r u
tilit
ies,
an
d p
ub
lic
art
. T
his
am
ou
nts
to
an
ave
rag
e c
ost
of
$8
.0 m
illio
n p
er
kilo
me
tre
.
Th
e o
rde
r o
f m
ag
nit
ud
e c
ost
est
ima
te f
or
the
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Pre
-Su
bw
ay
Pla
n is
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly $
38
,00
0,0
00
(+
HS
T),
exc
lud
ing
un
de
rgro
un
d p
ow
er
dis
trib
uti
on
an
d o
the
r u
tilit
ies
an
d p
ub
lic a
rt.
Th
is a
mo
un
ts t
o a
n a
vera
ge
cost
of
$6
.78
mill
ion
pe
r k
ilom
etr
e.
Pro
po
sed
Sta
nd
ard
s fo
r Y
on
ge
Str
ee
t
Ex
isti
ng
Ca
pit
al
Co
sts
Ca
pit
al
Co
sts
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
23
Re
co
mm
en
de
d M
ain
ten
an
ce
+
Op
era
tin
g C
ost
s
Th
e m
ain
ten
an
ce a
nd
op
era
tio
na
l co
sts
for
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
are
de
taile
d
in t
he
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Ph
ase
5 R
ep
ort
. T
he
co
sts
pre
sen
ted
are
ba
sed
on
th
e V
iva
Ne
xt H
3 P
roje
ct t
hro
ug
h w
hic
h c
ost
ass
um
pti
on
s a
re p
rese
nte
d
for
en
ha
nce
d s
tre
ets
cap
es
wit
hin
Yo
rk R
eg
ion
. Lo
cal m
un
icip
al i
np
ut
into
the
pro
ject
ed
ma
inte
na
nce
co
sts
are
als
o a
cco
un
ted
fo
r in
th
e f
igu
res.
It is
est
ima
ted
th
at
ma
inte
na
nce
co
sts
pe
r a
nn
um
will
be
in t
he
ra
ng
e o
f
$3
00
,00
0-$
35
0,0
00
/ k
m d
ep
en
din
g o
n t
he
ch
ara
cte
r a
rea
an
d s
tre
ets
cap
e
ele
me
nts
.
Th
e m
ain
ten
an
ce a
nd
op
era
tio
na
l co
sts
for
the
stre
etsc
ap
e a
re
ba
sed
on
th
e it
emiz
ati
on
of
con
sid
era
tio
ns
an
d c
om
po
nen
ts
as
ou
tlin
ed b
elo
w t
ha
t a
re r
equ
ired
to
en
sure
th
e p
rop
er c
are
re
qu
ired
fo
r th
e lo
ng
evit
y a
nd
a
ttra
ctiv
enes
s o
f th
e in
itia
l in
vest
men
t .
Ha
rdsc
ap
e
Co
ncr
ete
Sid
ew
alk
(3
m w
ide
ea
ch s
ide
).•
Pav
ers
on
co
ncr
ete
ba
se.
• S
tre
etp
rin
t -
Cle
an
ing
an
d r
ep
air
co
sts
ass
um
e w
ash
ing
/ c
olo
uri
ng
on
ce a
•
yea
r, m
ore
sw
ee
pin
g, r
ep
ain
tin
g e
very
15
ye
ars
.
Me
dia
n w
ith
ou
t p
lan
tin
g (
exc
lud
ing
pu
blic
art
).
•
Cro
ssw
alk
s (a
ll 4
arm
s) -
Re
pa
inti
ng
eve
ry 1
5 y
ea
rs.
• Soft
sca
pe
Tre
e -
Pru
nin
g, w
ate
rin
g, m
ulc
hin
g /
fe
rtili
zin
g, i
nfi
ltra
tio
n /
irri
ga
tio
n
•
syst
em
ma
inte
na
nce
/ f
lush
ing
.
Pla
nte
rs -
Wat
eri
ng
/ p
lan
t m
ain
ten
an
ce in
ad
dit
ion
to
tre
e c
are
. •
Gro
un
d c
ove
r P
lan
tin
g -
Tra
sh r
em
ov
al a
nd
min
or
pla
nt
ma
inte
na
nce
•
ne
ed
s.
Site
Fu
rnis
hin
gs
an
d L
igh
tin
g
Bik
e R
ack
s –
Gra
ffit
i re
mo
va
l.
•
Tra
sh C
an
s -
Gra
ffit
i re
mo
va
l.•
Be
nch
es
- G
raff
iti r
em
ov
al.
•
Ro
ad
an
d P
ed
est
ria
n L
igh
tin
g m
ain
ten
an
ce.
•
LED
fix
ture
s –
Gra
ffit
i ab
ate
me
nt,
on
go
ing
op
era
tio
n /
re
pa
ir.
• Ke
y A
ssu
mp
tio
ns
Ma
inte
na
nc
e +
Op
era
tin
g C
ost
s
24
|So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry
De
velo
pm
en
t C
ha
rge
Fu
nd
s•
Se
ctio
n 3
7 B
en
efi
ts•
Bu
sin
ess
Imp
rove
me
nt
Are
a (
BIA
) Fu
nd
ing
•
York
Re
gio
n M
un
icip
al S
tre
ets
cap
e P
art
ne
rsh
ip P
rog
ram
•
Viv
aN
ext
• Po
ten
tia
l F
un
din
g S
ou
rce
s in
clu
de
...
Oth
er
Fu
nd
ing
Pa
rtn
ers
Wh
ile n
ot
dir
ect
ly a
pp
lica
ble
to
th
e “u
sua
l” f
un
din
g s
ou
rce
s fo
r •
stre
ets
cap
e t
he
re m
ay b
e o
the
r “n
on
-co
nve
nti
on
al”
so
urc
es
an
d /
or
pa
rtn
ers
hip
s w
ith
sta
keh
old
ers
th
at
sho
uld
be
inve
stig
ate
d, i
ncl
ud
ing
:
- H
igh
way
40
7 E
TR
- C
N R
ail
- H
ydro
On
e
- P
riv
ate
Do
no
rs /
Sp
on
sors
fo
r p
ub
lic a
rt
- E
nv
iro
nm
en
tal P
art
ne
rsh
ips
(e.g
. TR
CA
, etc
.)B
loo
r- Y
ork
ville
BIA
Str
eets
cap
e R
evit
aliz
ati
on
fun
ded
in p
art
ner
ship
wit
h C
ity
of T
oro
nto
Fu
nd
ing
Op
tio
ns
So
uth
Yo
ng
e S
tre
et
Co
rrid
or
Str
ee
tsca
pe
Ma
ste
r P
lan
: Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry |
25
Ke
y R
ec
om
me
nd
ati
on
s
York
Re
gio
n t
o le
ad
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