Kennedy Station Design Update Meeting Presentation

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Kennedy Station Online Consultation

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Surface Light Rail Transit

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Metrolinx LRV

• 4 doors per car (2 single, 2 double)• Up to 3 cars per consist

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Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs)

• New LRVs will feature:• 100% low floors, with level

boarding at stops• Multiple-entries & Proof of

Payment Fares for fast boarding

• Air conditioning • Audio and visual passenger information• Manufactured in Thunder Bay• High passenger capacity, 1 LRV = 2.5 Buses

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LRT Operations

• Dedicated transit line for reliable service

• Predictable travel times• Traffic signal coordination• Smooth & comfortable

• Wider stop spacing for fast service

• Automated fare vending machines

• Next vehicle arrival screens

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Multiple Door Entry

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Accessible Rail

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Overview: Design Excellence at Metrolinx

Design excellence at Metrolinx refers to the successful interplay between:

Functionality Durability Beauty Value

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1. A strong conceptual narrative vision across the system

2. Design that elevates the quality of the public transit experience

3. Civic scale, materiality and quality

4. Clarity and simplicity of architectural expression through integrated design of building systems and elements

5. Responsiveness to contextual, local and future conditions

Crosstown Principles of Design Excellence

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A coherent and unified architectural strategy for the

entire Crosstown line

1. A Strong Conceptual Narrative Vision across the System

Clear strategy for consistent and variable

elements

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Openness through optimal spatial penetration

2. Design that Elevates the Quality of the Public Transit Experience

Optimized daylight penetration

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Unified ground plan inside and outside stations and at stops

3. Civic Scale, Materiality and Quality

Civic materials and character of open spaces

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Integrated structural, mechanical, and electrical systems

4. Clarity and Simplicity of Architectural Expression through Integrated Building Systems and Elements

A clear hierarchy and plan for user-centred integrated information

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Integration with historic elements

5. Responsiveness to Contextual, Local and future Conditions

Sustainability measures

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• Accessible path from street to platform• Accessible routes identified • Station attendant • Platform edge tactile strip • Wayfinding tiles on platforms• Near-level boarding of trains• Platform edge illumination• Audible messages throughout stations• Signage with accessible features• Designated Waiting Area• Colour contrast between station walls and floors• Equipment mounted at accessible heights• Benches

Crosstown Accessible Features: Stations

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• Platform edge tactile strip • Platform edge illumination• Colour contrast between walls and platform• Equipment mounted at accessible heights• Sheltered benches • Sheltered wheelchair area• Passenger assistance intercom• Ramp access to platforms• Signage with accessible features

Crosstown Accessibility Features: Stops

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Typical Centre Platform: Example - Bermondsey

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Bermondsey - Context

Residential

Esso Gas

Industrial / Commercial

Industrial / Commercial

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Bermondsey

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Storage Track at Bermondsey

• At key sections along the Crosstown route additional tracks are needed to ensure vehicle storage and the ability to turn back

• Storage tracks are required in case of unplanned equipment failure• Required approximately every 4km• Exact location under review

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Typical Parallel Side Platforms: Example - Victoria Park, Pharmacy, Birchmount and Ionview

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Victoria Park - Context

Commercial(Big Box)

Eglinton Square Mall

Residential

Residential

Hydro

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Victoria Park

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Pharmacy - Context

Commercial Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Petro Canada

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Pharmacy

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Birchmount - Context

EmploymentEmployment

Residential

Residential

Police Station

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Birchmount

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Ionview - Context

Residential - Midrise

Residential

Residential - Midrise

Residential - Midrise

Commercial

Open Space

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Ionview

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Typical Far Side Platform Example - Lebovic and Warden

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Lebovic - Context

Institutional(Ontario Court)Big Box Retail

Big Box RetailBig Box Retail

Heritage Building

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Lebovic

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Warden - Context

Heritage Building

Commercial / Big box Retail

Commercial / Big box Retail

Commercial / Big box Retail

Car Dealership

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Warden

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Platforms – Day and Night Renderings

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Kennedy StationLocal Context - Demand

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Commission of O

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Hydro Lands

The Hydro-Electric P

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NORTH

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Kennedy StationPlan View-Phase 1

NORTH

Existing PPUDO

New WestEntrance

Possible Location of new TTC TPSS

New GO PPUDO

New GO Ticketing Building

Existing Bus Terminal to Remain

New GO South Tunnel

New GO West Platform

Existing GOEast Platform

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Kennedy StationPlan View –Phase 2

NORTH

Existing PPUDO

New WestEntrance

New GO PPUDO

New GO Ticketing Building

Existing Bus Terminal to Remain New GO West

Platform

Existing GOEast Platform

Eglinton Avenue

Full Extent of future GO West Platform Phase 2:Elevator and Stair to Concourse

Future Extension of GO West Platform: Phase 2- after SRT removal

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Kennedy StationAerial Perspective

Eglinton Avenue

Kenn

edy

Road

New WestEntrance

Existing PPUDO

Existing Bus Terminal to Remain

NORTH

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Kennedy StationAerial Perspective Zoom

NORTH

Eglinton Avenue

Existing PPUDO

New WestEntrance

Existing Bus Terminal to Remain

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Kennedy StationConcourse Level

NORTH

Main EntranceGO Facilities

Phase 2: Stair to GO West Platform

Phase 2: Stair to GO East Platform

Existing South Entrance Existing Stair to

GO East Platform

Retail Space

Phase 2: ElevatorsGO Platform

Future Phase 2: Public Unpaid Link

Access to Existing PPUDO

Existing Elevator to GO East Platform

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Kennedy StationPlatform Level

NORTH

Existing Bloor-Danforth Subway Platform

ECLRT Platform

Lower Level

Existing Tail-tracks

New Firefighter Access

New Firefighter Access

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Kennedy StationProfile View

ParkingWest Service RoadNorth

Service Road Landscape BandMultiusePathwayEglinton Avenue

SRT structure to be removed after subway extension

Existing:• Scarborough RT • Bus Terminal• Kennedy subway

station

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Kennedy StationEast-West Section through LRT station

GO East Ticketing Building Underground Connection to ECLRT Phase 2

SRT structure to be removed after subway extension

New ECLRT West Entrance

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New Approach: Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP)

Public Private Partnership models have been underway in Canada for 20 years• 165 projects• 21 transportation projects• $51 billion total project value

Canada-wide examples• Canada Line rapid transit project (Vancouver)• Autoroute 25 (Montréal)• Trans-Canada Highway (Atlantic Canada)

Ontario examples• Pan Am games athletes village• Ottawa Light Rail Transit• Highway 407 East Phase 1• The Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway (Formerly the Windsor Essex Parkway)

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Owner’s Role Changes with AFP

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New Approach: Advantages of (AFP)

Increased capacity to bring projects to market

Transfer of risk• Appropriate risks transferred to private sector to ensure “on time, on budget”

delivery and offer value for money• Design, construction, cost escalation, schedule delays, operations, maintenance,

lifecycle, financial risk

Cost certainty• Optimal cost combination: combines capital, maintenance and life cycle costs• Integration of design and construction

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New Approach: Roles and Responsibilities in the Design Build Finance Maintain model

Design Overall scope (inclusion of maintenance,

operations, etc.) Project-Specific Output Specifications

(with Consultant team) Real Estate Acquisition (with City of

Toronto)

Build Oversee Construction Phase Quality Assurance

Finance Project Budget With Infrastructure Ontario run a competitive

procurement process; select the winning contractor

Maintain Testing & Commissioning (with Toronto

Transit Commission) Safety Certification and Project Acceptance

TTC to operate Integrated with existing TTC system

Metrolinx Role: