You're invited to participate in the online consultation for the Central Station Reference Concept Design. In this consultation you will learn more about the preliminary designs for the LRT stations, surface stops and alignments and the City's Eglinton planning study. You can share your input with the project team by completing the survey at www.thecrosstown.ca.

1. Welcome to the Central Station
Reference Concept Design
Online Consultation
Please review the presentation and complete the
survey.
February 28, 2013 to March 14, 2013
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2. Online Consultation Overview
February 28, 2013
 Provide a brief Crosstown update
 Update on the AFP Process
 Present The Crosstown station and stop design philosophy
 Provide latest details on locations of stations and stops
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3. Crosstown Map
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4. Overview
What is The Crosstown?
 $4.9B Project ($2010) funded by the Province of Ontario
 19 kilometres east-west Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Kennedy to Mt. Dennis,
including a tunnelled central section
 New transit connections to Yonge, University-Spadina Subway, Scarborough
RT and GO Stouffville line and future connection to GO Kitchener line
 Up to 26 stations
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5. Overview
Where we are in the process
 Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launch shaft approaching completion
 Soil testing is currently underway from Don Mills Road to Weston Road
 West tunnel contract awarded summer 2012
 Conceptual design and requirements identification
What’s next
 Utility relocation at station locations beginning with Keele Street in winter 2013
 Construction of TBM launch and extraction shafts at Eglinton West station
 TBMs arriving on site in spring 2013
 Tendering of project
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6. 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
 Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway (formerly the Windsor-Essex Parkway)
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7. Owner’s Role Changes with AFP
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8. 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 value for money
 Design, construction, cost escalation, schedule delays, operations,
maintenance, life cycle and financial risk
Cost certainty
 Optimal cost combination: combines capital, maintenance and life cycle costs
 Integration of design and construction
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9. New Approach: Roles and Responsibilities in the Design
Build Finance Maintain Model
Metrolinx Role  Finance
 Design • Project Budget
• Overall scope (inclusion of • With Infrastructure Ontario, run a
maintenance, operations, competitive procurement
etc.) process; select the winning
• Project-Specific Output contractor
Specifications (with  Maintain
Consultant team)
• Testing & Commissioning (with
• Real Estate Acquisition (with Toronto Transit Commission)
City of Toronto)
• Safety Certification and Project
 Build Acceptance
• Oversee Construction Phase  TTC to operate
• Quality Assurance • Integrated with existing TTC
system
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10. Approach to new transit: Light Rail Transit
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11. Approach to Station Design: Urban Design Principles
 Locate station entrances and vents to limit the amount of frontage impacted
 Explore opportunities to consolidate and locate above grade mechanical vent
shafts where their impacts on adjacent development can be minimized
 Site station entrances and ventilation infrastructure with possible new
development in mind
 Locate primary and secondary entrances so that they can help to contribute to
the creation of a consistent building setback
 Minimize the impact of vents and other facilities through careful siting
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12. Approach to Station Design: Architectural Principles
 Station and stop designs should reflect their
civic role through high quality architecture and
urban design
 Logos, station names, and signage should be
used boldly and consistently to reinforce station
identity
 Signage and way finding shall be highly
standardized
 Variation of treatments used to differentiate
stations
 Stations can embrace the local context through
design or art installations
 The Public Realm should be used as an
opportunity to enhance user experience and
integrate stations into their surroundings
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13. Approach to Station Design: Safety and accessibility
 Elevators will be included in all stations
 Designated waiting areas will be included in all stations
 Stations will use standard elements to make them familiar to passengers with
accessibility challenges
 Integrate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles into
station design
 Light colours will be used to improve safety and efficiency
 Incorporate fully glazed station entrances to maximize light
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14. Approach to Station Design: Public Realm Elements
Public Realm
 Implementation of streetscape, furniture, and tree planting standards
 Widen sidewalks within station area
 Stations entrances will be identified by a consistent pylon sign
 Some stations will include landscaped plazas which will:
• Compliment the design of the station
• Include pedestrian level lighting
• Include trees, hard and soft landscaping
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15. Approach to Station Design: Public Art
 Stations will feature public art
 Artwork will be integrated with
architectural finishes or
elements of the stations and
plazas
 Surface stops may also include
public art
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16. Reference Concept Design
 Stations are shown as a Reference Concept Design (RCD)
 Reference Concept Designs, or functional designs, are used in the AFP model
as inputs to the development of the Request for Proposal (RFP)
 The functional design is intended to identify the location of entrances, exits and
ancillary station (ventilation) equipment
 Functional designs are not intended to provide architectural details for stations
 The AFP partner will be developing designs for the stations and these will be
subject to public input
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17. EGLINTON WEST STATION
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18. Eglinton West – Allen Station
Local Context: Demand
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19. Eglinton West – Allen Station
Local Context: Demand
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20. Eglinton West – Allen Station
Plan View
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21. Eglinton West – Allen Station
Preliminary Station Concept
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22. Eglinton West Allen Station
Profile View
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23. Challenges of interchange stations
Interchange stations are much more complex to build than inline
stations for many reasons:
 Little clearance between existing subway and new deeper station platform
which would require underpinning of existing subway structure
 Existing subway stations and bus terminals must remain in operation during
construction
Complex stations being built in already built-up areas
 Interchanges with surface transit must be incorporated
 Opportunities for natural light will be difficult due to depth of stations
 Vertical movement must provide proper connectivity between two platform
levels
Clear wayfinding signage needed for efficient passenger flow
Resolution of code issues arising from the integration with existing structures
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24. BATHURST STATION
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25. Bathurst Station
Local Context: Demand
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26. Bathurst Station
Local Context: Land Use
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27. Bathurst Station
Plan View
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28. Bathurst Station
Preliminary Station Concept
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29. Bathurst Station
Profile View
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30. Bathurst Station
Primary Entrance
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31. Bathurst Station
Secondary Entrance
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32. CHAPLIN STATION
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33. Chaplin Station
Local Context: Demand
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34. Chaplin Station
Local Context: Land Use
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35. Chaplin Station
Plan View
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36. Chaplin Station
Preliminary Station Concept
Looking East
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37. Chaplin Station
Entrance Locations
Primary Entrance Secondary Entrance
Secondary Entrance
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38. AVENUE STATION
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39. Avenue Station
Local Context: Demand
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40. Local Context: Land Use
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41. Avenue Station
Plan View
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42. Avenue Station
Preliminary Station Concept
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43. Avenue Station
Longitudinal Section
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44. Avenue Station
Profile View
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45. Avenue Station
Primary Entrance
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46. YONGE STATION
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47. Eglinton Yonge Station
Local Context: Land Use
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48. Eglinton – Yonge Station
Local Context: Demand
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49. Eglinton Yonge Station
Plan View
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50. Eglinton Yonge Station
Preliminary Design Concept
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51. Eglinton Yonge Station
Profile View
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52. Eglinton Yonge Station
Longitudinal Section
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53. MOUNT PLEASANT STATION
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54. Mount Pleasant
Local Context: Demand
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55. Local Context: Land Use
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56. Mount Pleasant
Plan View
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57. Mount Pleasant Station
Preliminary Station Concept
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58. Mount Pleasant Station
Longitudinal Section
Possible
Future
Entrance
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59. Mount Pleasant Station
Profile View
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60. Mount Pleasant Station
Primary Entrance
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61. BAYVIEW STATION
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62. Bayview Station
Local Context: Demand
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63. Local Context: Land Use
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64. Bayview Station
Plan View
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65. Bayview Station
Preliminary Design Concept
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66. Bayview Station
Longitudinal Section
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67. Bayview Station
Profile View
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68. Bayview Station
Primary Entrance
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69. LAIRD STATION
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70. Laird Station
Local Context: Demand
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71. Local Context: Land Use
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72. Laird Station
Plan View
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73. Laird Station
Preliminary Station Concept
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74. Laird Station
Longitudinal Section
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75. Laird Station
Profile View
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76. Laird Station
Primary Entrance
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77. Traction Power Substation
 Traction power substations (TPSS) provide
system power to light rail vehicles
 For underground stations TPSS are
integrated with stations building
 They are planned with an average spacing
of 1.5 km along surface sections and 2 km
along underground sections
 Integrated with adjacent landscape
 Final locations still to be determined
• Keele • Wynford
• Dufferin • Jonesville
• Bathurst • Warden
• Yonge
• Bayview
• Don Mills
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78. Contact Us
 Community Office: 1848 Eglinton Ave W.
 416-782-8118
 crosstown@metrolinx.com
 http://thecrosstown.ca
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79. www.metrolinx.com
Thank you
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