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CREA
TIN
G C
ON
NEC
TIO
NS
IN
THE
CITY
OF
MAR
KHAM
1
MO
HAM
ED A
LKO
KA
, DIR
ECTO
R, C
OR
RID
OR
INFR
ASTR
UC
TUR
E –
ME
TRO
LIN
X
ERIN
MO
RO
Z, D
IREC
TOR
, CO
MM
UN
ICAT
ION
S AN
D C
OM
MU
NIT
Y R
ELAT
ION
S –
ME
TRO
LIN
X
Apr
il 24
, 201
7
Res
iden
ts c
ould
spe
nd 1
09
min
utes
per
day
in tr
affic
GR
IDLO
CK
CO
STS
OU
R E
CO
NO
NY
REG
ION
AL
TRA
NSF
OR
MAT
ION
MET
RO
LIN
X
PLA
N
BU
ILD
O
PER
ATE
GO
EXP
AN
SIO
N P
RO
GR
AM
DRAF
T FO
R DI
SCU
SSIO
N
5
SER
VIC
E IM
PRO
VEM
ENTS
AN
D
NEW
STA
TIO
NS
Cur
rent
ly M
arkh
am re
side
nts
have
ON
LY p
eak
serv
ice.
Th
e G
O e
xpan
sion
pla
n w
ill br
ing
sign
ifica
nt le
vels
of
new
ser
vice
to M
arkh
am re
side
nts
incl
udin
g:
M
ore
GO
Ser
vice
dur
ing
the
day,
on
even
ings
and
w
eeke
nds
N
ew s
tatio
n bu
ildin
g an
d co
nnec
tions
to lo
cal t
rans
it at
U
nion
ville
and
Milli
ken
GO
Sta
tions
Impr
oved
leve
l cro
ssin
gs in
clud
ing
a gr
ade
sepa
ratio
n at
Ste
eles
Ave
nue
El
ectri
fied
train
s on
the
entir
e co
rrid
or
INVE
STM
ENTS
IN T
HE
CIT
Y O
F M
AR
KH
AM
To
day
ther
e ar
e 85
trai
n tri
ps o
pera
ted
per w
eek.
Tw
o ne
w tr
ips
durin
g pe
ak h
ours
wer
e ad
ded
in J
anua
ry. W
e w
ill co
ntin
ue to
pha
se in
add
ition
al s
ervi
ce a
s w
e ca
n.
A
trai
n ev
ery
20-m
inut
es fr
om L
inco
lnvi
lle to
Uni
on S
tatio
n in
the
mor
ning
and
from
Uni
on S
tatio
n to
Lin
coln
ville
in th
e af
tern
oon/
even
ing.
A
ll da
y, e
veni
ng a
nd w
eeke
nd s
ervi
ce w
ill be
com
e a
new
tra
nsit
optio
n fo
r Mar
kham
resi
dent
s –
with
60-
min
ute,
two-
way
ser
vice
bet
wee
n M
ount
Joy
and
Uni
on S
tatio
n.
In
crea
sed
conn
ectio
ns to
GO
, reg
iona
l and
loca
l bus
se
rvic
es a
t GO
Sta
tions
ens
urin
g a
mor
e se
amle
ss tr
ip fo
r cu
stom
ers
acro
ss s
ervi
ces.
STO
UFF
VILL
E: S
ERVI
CE
IMPR
OVE
MEN
TS
STO
UFF
VILL
E C
OR
RID
OR
: NEW
STA
TIO
NS
B
ased
on
a st
atio
n an
alys
is th
at lo
oked
at o
ver 5
0 po
tent
ial n
ew
stat
ion
loca
tions
, the
Met
rolin
x B
oard
of D
irect
ors
appr
oved
m
ovin
g fo
rwar
d w
ith fo
ur n
ew s
tatio
ns a
long
the
Sto
uffv
ille
line,
th
at w
ill b
e fu
nded
by
City
of T
oron
to:
oFi
nch
East
o
Law
renc
e Ea
st
oG
erra
rd (a
lso
serv
ed b
y La
kesh
ore
Eas
t)
oD
on Y
ard/
Uni
leve
r (al
so s
erve
d by
Lak
esho
re E
ast)
S
ever
al n
ew s
tatio
n si
tes
in th
e C
ity o
f Mar
kham
wer
e in
clud
ed
in th
e an
alys
is b
ut w
ere
ultim
atel
y no
t rec
omm
ende
d as
par
t of
the
GO
RE
R 1
0-ye
ar p
rogr
am:
o14
th A
venu
e: M
ajor
tech
nica
l cha
lleng
es d
ue to
exi
stin
g ra
il gr
ade
sepa
ratio
n o
Den
ison
: Pro
xim
ity to
exi
stin
g M
illike
n st
atio
n o
Maj
or M
acke
nzie
: Pro
xim
ity to
Mou
nt J
oy s
tatio
n
UPD
ATE
ON
CIT
Y O
F M
AR
KH
AM
R
AIL
INFR
AST
RU
CTU
RE
M
etro
linx
is u
nder
taki
ng o
ne o
f the
larg
est i
nfra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts in
Nor
th A
mer
ica.
Maj
or fi
nanc
ial i
nves
tmen
t has
bee
n co
mm
itted
to b
ring
mor
e tra
nsit
optio
ns a
nd n
ew le
vels
of s
ervi
ce to
Yor
k R
egio
n an
d C
ity o
f Mar
kham
.
Ther
e w
ill be
tem
pora
ry c
omm
unity
-leve
l dis
rupt
ion
to
build
a re
gion
-wid
e, in
tegr
ated
tran
sit n
etw
ork.
INFR
AST
RU
CTU
RE
NEE
DS
FOR
GO
EXP
AN
SIO
N
STO
UFF
VILL
E C
OR
RID
OR
PR
OG
RA
M O
VER
VIEW
Infra
stru
ctur
e Bu
ild:
D
oubl
e tra
ck fr
om U
nion
to U
nion
ville
Sign
al im
prov
emen
ts
“T
urn
arou
nd” t
rack
at U
nion
ville
Brid
ge s
truct
ure
mod
ifica
tions
Layo
ver e
xpan
sion
and
mod
ifica
tions
Stat
ion
mod
ifica
tions
Impr
oved
rail
cros
sing
s
Gra
de s
epar
atio
ns
C
usto
mer
exp
erie
nce
impr
ovem
ents
Scar
boro
ugh
(LSE
)
5 1 1
3
3 8
3 2 4
El
ectri
ficat
ion
is p
lann
ed fo
r the
ent
ire le
ngth
of t
he S
touf
fville
line
from
U
nion
to L
inco
lnvi
lle.
In
ord
er to
ele
ctrif
y, w
e ne
ed to
bui
ld in
frast
ruct
ure
incl
udin
g tra
ctio
n po
wer
sub
stat
ions
, sw
itchi
ng s
tatio
ns, p
aral
lelin
g st
atio
ns, o
verh
ead
cont
act s
yste
ms
and
vario
us s
afet
y m
odifi
catio
ns.
Th
is in
clud
es tr
actio
n po
wer
faci
litie
s ne
ar U
nion
ville
(with
in 4
07 h
ydro
co
rrid
or) a
nd a
par
alle
ling
stat
ion
at L
inco
lnvi
lle (w
ithin
layo
ver f
acilit
y).
D
esig
n ex
celle
nce
is p
art o
f des
igni
ng th
is in
frast
ruct
ure.
o
Por
tal/G
antri
es w
ill b
e ac
com
mod
ated
with
in th
e ra
il rig
ht-o
f-way
.
ELEC
TRIF
ICAT
ION
Trac
tion
Pow
er F
acili
ty a
t Lin
coln
ville
.
Par
alle
ling
Sta
tion
at U
nion
ville
.
ELEC
TRIF
ICAT
ION
STAT
ION
UPG
RA
DES
AN
D
MO
DIF
ICAT
ION
S
Agin
cour
t GO
Mill
iken
GO
De
sign:
20
16 -
2017
15%
Com
plet
e Co
nstr
uctio
n:
2017
-201
9
* Da
tes S
ubje
ct to
Cha
nge
Desig
n:
2016
- 20
17
15
% C
ompl
ete
Cons
truc
tion:
20
17 -
2019
Uni
onvi
lle G
O
Desig
n:
2016
- 20
17
15
% C
ompl
ete
Cons
truc
tion:
20
17-2
019
STO
UFF
VILL
E LI
NE:
STA
TIO
N M
OD
IFIC
ATIO
NS
300
New
Sur
face
Pa
rkin
g Sp
aces
New
Sec
ond
Trac
k an
d Tu
rnar
ound
/Poc
ket T
rack
New
Tun
nels,
Ele
vato
rs
and
Stai
rs
New
Med
ian
Plat
form
an
d Ea
st P
latf
orm
with
Ca
nopy
STO
UFF
VILL
E: U
NIO
NVI
LLE
GO
STA
TIO
N
TORO
NTO
ST
OU
FFVI
LLE
MA
RK
HA
M C
ENTR
E M
OB
ILIT
Y H
UB
STU
DY
STO
UFF
VILL
E: M
ILLI
KEN
GO
STA
TIO
N
N
New
Tun
nels,
El
evat
ors a
nd S
tairs
Steeles Avenue
New
Eas
t and
Wes
t pl
atfo
rms w
ith
plat
form
can
opie
s
TORO
NTO
ST
OU
FFVI
LLE
M
illike
n Ar
ea S
tatio
n Pl
an c
urre
ntly
und
erw
ay.
Bu
ilds
on fi
rst p
hase
of s
tatio
n im
prov
emen
ts to
add
ress
ad
ditio
nal s
tatio
n ac
cess
nee
ds re
late
d to
RER
Im
plem
enta
tion.
Key
Issu
es to
be
addr
esse
d:
oN
ew o
ff-st
reet
bus
faci
lity
for T
TC a
nd Y
RT
at S
tatio
n o
Bicy
cle
faci
litie
s o
Com
mut
er p
arki
ng e
xpan
sion
MIL
LIK
EN A
REA
STA
TIO
N P
LAN
LEVE
L C
RO
SSIN
GS
AN
D
GR
AD
E SE
PAR
ATIO
NS
W
ith o
ver 5
0 le
vel c
ross
ings
in Y
ork
Reg
ion,
they
will
cont
inue
to b
e a
sign
ifica
nt fe
atur
e of
the
netw
ork.
All l
evel
cro
ssin
gs o
n th
e G
O n
etw
ork
wer
e as
sess
ed
base
d on
four
crit
eria
whi
ch in
clud
ed a
num
ber o
f co
mpo
nent
s:
LEVE
L C
RO
SSIN
GS
– R
OA
D/R
AIL
INTE
RSE
CTI
ON
S
Usa
ge a
nd E
xist
ing
Con
ditio
ns (6
0%)
•E
xpos
ure
Inde
x (tr
affic
and
rail
volu
mes
) •
Geo
met
ry
•A
ccid
ents
/Col
lisio
ns
•A
djac
ent r
oadw
ays
and
queu
ing
O
pera
tions
(20%
) •
GO
Ser
vice
impr
ovem
ents
•
Spe
cial
use
rs (e
.g. l
ocal
tran
sit,
emer
genc
y se
rvic
es)
•S
ervi
ce re
liabi
lity
•S
tatio
n pr
oxim
ity
Soc
ial a
nd E
nviro
nmen
tal (
10%
) •
Visu
al im
prov
emen
t •
Noi
se im
prov
emen
t •
Com
mun
ity c
onne
ctiv
ity
C
ost (
10%
) •
Con
stru
ctio
n •
Pro
perty
•
Mai
nten
ance
LEVE
L C
RO
SSIN
GS:
SO
RTI
NG
REV
IEW
Amon
g hi
gh a
nd m
ediu
m p
riorit
y lo
catio
ns, a
tier
ed a
ppro
ach
was
ad
opte
d to
info
rm p
riorit
izat
ion
and
disc
ussi
ons
with
mun
icip
aliti
es.
EI =
EXP
OSU
RE IN
DEX
Met
rolin
x w
ill co
ntin
ue
to w
ork
with
mun
icip
al
coun
terp
arts
to p
lan
for
and
adva
nce
grad
e se
para
tions
whe
re
poss
ible
. M
etro
linx
reco
mm
ends
a
long
er te
rm p
lan
be
cons
ider
ed b
eyon
d th
e cu
rrent
pro
gram
to
mov
e ad
ditio
nal p
roje
cts
forw
ard
thro
ugh
plan
ning
and
des
ign,
su
bjec
t to
appr
oval
s an
d fu
ndin
g.
This
wou
ld a
llow
for
cont
inue
d pr
ogre
ss o
n a
pipe
line
of lo
catio
ns n
ot
proc
eedi
ng im
med
iate
ly
as p
art o
f thi
s R
ER
pr
ogra
m.
RE
R Pr
ogra
m
RER
Grad
e Se
para
tions
Futu
re P
roje
cts
Re
com
men
ded
addi
tiona
l pla
nnin
g an
d de
sign
(sub
ject
to a
ppro
vals
and
fund
ing)
Beyo
nd R
ER
Mun
icip
al
Part
ners
Fe
dera
l Su
ppor
t
LEVE
L C
RO
SSIN
GS:
LO
NG
TER
M P
LAN
RER
Prog
ram
Gra
de s
epar
atio
ns to
sup
port
incr
ease
d se
rvic
e in
Mar
kham
:
Stee
les
Aven
ue E
ast:
adja
cent
to s
tatio
n, E
A un
derw
ay
by C
ity o
f Tor
onto
, Not
ice
of C
ompl
etio
n fil
ed
LEVE
L C
RO
SSIN
GS:
RES
ULT
S
*
*
* - w
ithin
/bor
derin
g C
ity o
f Mar
kham
*
Gra
de
sepa
ratio
ns
requ
iring
fu
rther
stu
dy
Stou
ffvill
e Li
ne T
ier O
ne C
ross
ings
STEE
LES
AVEN
UE
GR
AD
E SE
PAR
ATIO
N
STEE
LES
AVEN
UE
GR
AD
E SE
PAR
ATIO
N
STEE
LES
AVEN
UE
GR
AD
E SE
PAR
ATIO
N
W
e co
ntin
ue to
wor
k w
ith M
arkh
am s
taff
on
train
whi
stlin
g.
M
etro
linx
does
not
hav
e le
gal s
tand
ing
unde
r the
regu
latio
n to
app
ly fo
r an
exem
ptio
n bu
t wor
ks w
ith m
unic
ipal
ities
that
w
ish
to m
ake
thei
r ow
n in
form
ed c
hoic
es a
bout
the
appr
opria
te b
alan
ce to
stri
ke b
etw
een
publ
ic s
afet
y ris
k an
d co
mm
unity
dis
rupt
ion.
As
per
the
mos
t rec
ent M
arkh
am s
taff
repo
rt (M
arch
201
7):
oM
etro
linx,
the
City
and
Yor
k R
egio
n ha
ve re
ache
d ag
reem
ent o
n th
e sc
ope
of c
ross
ing
upgr
ades
to b
e co
nstru
cted
by
Mar
kham
to e
nabl
e an
ti-w
hist
ling;
fina
l rev
iew
of t
he d
etai
led
desi
gn is
ong
oing
o
A M
emor
andu
m o
f Und
erst
andi
ng (a
ddre
ssin
g is
sues
suc
h as
lia
bilit
y) is
in p
rogr
ess
oM
arkh
am w
ill si
mul
tane
ousl
y co
mpl
ete
wor
k to
mee
t fut
ure
Tran
spor
t C
anad
a sa
fety
sta
ndar
ds; M
etro
linx
will
fully
com
pens
ate
Mar
kham
fo
r the
se re
late
d co
sts
TRA
IN W
HIS
TLES
: MA
RK
HA
M A
NTI
-WH
ISTL
ING
NEX
T ST
EPS:
LEV
EL C
RO
SSIN
GS
G
rade
Sep
arat
ion
Proj
ects
:
Fina
lize
mun
icip
al a
gree
men
ts
C
ompl
ete
or in
itiat
e En
viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t as
requ
ired
St
udy
to m
ake
reco
mm
enda
tions
for r
emai
ning
leve
l cr
ossi
ngs
acro
ss G
O-o
wne
d ne
twor
k
Mun
icip
al in
put w
ill be
par
t of t
his
exer
cise
Safe
ty a
sses
smen
t of S
touf
fville
line
cro
ssin
gs in
Mar
kham
al
read
y co
mpl
eted
due
to c
olla
bora
tion
with
Mar
kham
-led
wor
k on
Ant
i-Whi
stlin
g In
itiat
ive
R
ecom
men
ded
impr
ovem
ents
to m
eet T
rans
port
Can
ada
safe
ty
stan
dard
s an
ticip
ated
to b
e co
nstru
cted
in c
once
rt w
ith C
ity w
ork
R
egio
n-w
ide
Com
mun
ity A
dvis
ory
Com
mitt
ee
En
hanc
ed S
afet
y an
d Ed
ucat
ion
Awar
enes
s
ENG
AG
EMEN
T
M
etro
linx
reco
gniz
es th
at w
ith n
ew in
frast
ruct
ure
and
cons
truct
ion
com
es im
pact
s to
the
com
mun
ity th
at m
ust b
e w
orke
d th
roug
h w
ith
resi
dent
s, b
usin
esse
s, a
nd th
eir e
lect
ed o
ffici
als.
A
regi
onal
Mun
icip
al a
nd C
omm
unity
regi
onal
tour
is c
urre
ntly
un
derw
ay th
at c
reat
es a
n an
nual
sch
edul
e fo
r get
ting
to e
very
m
unic
ipal
cou
ncil
and
for p
rovi
ding
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
sum
mar
y fo
r ea
ch m
unic
ipal
ity th
at d
etai
ls w
hat t
he p
rogr
am w
ill lo
ok li
ke lo
cally
.
W
e ar
e de
velo
ping
a c
omm
unity
cha
rter w
hich
will
com
mit
the
orga
niza
tion
to b
uild
ing
the
regi
onal
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
in a
way
th
at is
resp
ectfu
l of t
he c
omm
uniti
es it
touc
hes.
Th
is is
in a
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on to
the
stan
dard
com
mun
ity re
latio
ns s
uppo
rt th
at
we
have
trad
ition
ally
pro
vide
d on
the
grou
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info
rm th
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tails
of t
he
proj
ect,
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esig
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ns a
nd b
uild
m
omen
tum
.
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us o
n m
inim
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impa
ct
to re
siden
ts/b
usin
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s,
keep
ing
the
com
mun
ity
info
rmed
and
m
anag
ing/
bein
g re
spon
sive
to is
sues
as t
hey
arise
.
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mal
con
sulta
tion
perio
d in
clud
ed in
the
Tra
nsit
Proj
ect A
sses
smen
t Pro
cess
•Int
rodu
ce th
e pr
ojec
t to
mun
icip
al p
artn
ers a
nd
com
mun
ity a
nd a
sk fo
r in
itial
feed
back
•W
ork
with
resid
ents
to
esta
blish
why
the
proj
ect i
s ne
eded
and
pro
pose
d ap
proa
ch
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ning
and
Fe
asib
ility
Envi
ronm
enta
l As
sess
men
t (o
nly
appl
ies t
o ne
w
infr
astr
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and
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ent
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truc
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OM
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RTE
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se 1
we
soug
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our
inpu
t on
the
six
them
es d
rivin
g th
e C
omm
unity
Cha
rter.
Info
rmed
by
your
Pha
se 1
co
mm
ents
, we’
re b
ack
now
for
Phas
e 2
whe
re w
e in
vite
you
r fe
edba
ck o
n th
e si
x C
omm
unity
Cha
rter p
rom
ises
w
e’ve
dev
elop
ed.
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back
for P
hase
2 c
lose
d on
Apr
il 21
st, a
nd w
ill he
lp to
se
t reg
iona
l pro
mis
es a
nd
serv
ice
stan
dard
s.
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our r
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n gr
ows
our t
rans
it sy
stem
nee
ds to
gro
w to
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