Metrolinx invites you to view an updated presentation for the Mount Dennis Mobility Hub Workshop. The purpose for the presentation is to present a preliminary station design concept and a series of more refined concepts for how the lands around the station could develop over time. Have your say at thecrosstown.ca.

1. Mount Dennis Mobility Hub Update +
Station Design Directions
Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit
1 April 10, 2013

2. Meeting Objectives
• Present what we heard at the public meeting on December 12, 2012
• Present and get feedback on
• More refined concepts for the areas surrounding the new station
that will form the basis of the Mobility Hub Plan
• Suggested station design directions (to inform tender documents)
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3. was created in 2006 for the
purpose of providing residents and
businesses in the Greater Toronto
and Hamilton Area (GTHA) a
transportation system that is
modern, efficient and integrated.
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4. Metrolinx LRT Projects in Toronto
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5. Eglinton Crosstown
• Project $4.9 B (2010$), funded by the Province of Ontario
• 19 kilometres east-west LRT from Kennedy to Mt. Dennis,
including 10 kilometres of tunnel
• New Transit Connections to Yonge, University-Spadina
Subway, Scarborough RT and GO Stouffville and planning
for a GO Kitchener connection
• Up to 25 stops and stations
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6. Project Schedule
• Delivered using a Public Private Partnership (PPP)
approach, also known as Alternative Financing and
Procurement (AFP)
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7. EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE
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8. Project Schedule
EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE
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9. Project Schedule
EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE
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10. Project Schedule
EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE
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11. Project Schedule
EGLINTION CROSSTOWN TIMELINE
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12. What is a Mobility Hub?
Mobility hubs are major transit station areas within the GTHA
that are particularly significant given the level of transit service
planned for them and the development potential around them.
51 mobility hubs identified in The Big Move
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13. Terminal station of
Phase 1 of the new
Eglinton Crosstown
LRT line
Mount Dennis 13 a hub in the growing regional transit system
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14. Future GO Transit
connection
Mount Dennis 14 a hub in the growing regional transit system
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15. New and existing
bus routes
connecting through
Mount Dennis
Mount Dennis 15 a hub in the growing regional transit system
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16. Mt. Dennis Mobility Hub Study Objectives
• A fully integrated transit station to
facilitate transfers between rail and bus
services, and the surrounding area
• Re-purposing the Kodak building
• Improvements to the public realm
including streetscaping
• Enhanced pedestrian/cyclist connectivity
• Potential uses of lands adjacent to
Metrolinx property for transit oriented
development
• Phasing of implementation of the mobility
hub components
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17. How will the Mobility Hub Study be
Implemented?
• Metrolinx will:
• Incorporate recommendations into the concepts for LRT
facilities and stations
• Work with the City of Toronto to support Official Plan
and Zoning By-law updates that reflect the study
recommendations
• Work with the City of Toronto to prioritize recommended
infrastructure and public realm improvements
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18. What is being planned
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19. A New LRT Station With Two Entrances
• Western Terminus of Phase 1 of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT
• Located beneath the Rail Corridor on North side of Eglinton Ave.
• Entrance addressing Weston Road
• Entrance east of the Rail Corridor
LRT Station
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20. A New Transit Overpass
• Span Black Creek Drive
• Descend towards Weston Road to travel beneath the rail corridor
Transit Overpass
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21. A 15-Bay Bus Terminal
• Required to accommodate the substantial number of bus routes
accessing the station
• Intended to be reduced in size following the extension of the LRT west
Bus Terminal
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22. A Future GO Transit Station
• Design of station is being coordinated with LRT facilities
GO Station
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23. A Passenger Pick-Up and Drop Off
• Designed to accommodate “kiss n’ ride” traffic for GO and LRT passengers
• Will include parking for future uses in the Kodak Building
Passenger Pick-up
and Drop-off
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24. A Maintenance and Storage Facility
Maintenance and Storage Facility
• Designed to serve the Eglinton Crosstown LRT on opening day and
over the long term once the line is extended west to the airport
• Required to accommodate 168 vehicles with facilities to service and
maintain them
• Plans to comply with the Toronto Green Building Standard (LEED
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25. The Mobility Hub Study focuses on five areas
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26. 5. Black Creek Business Area
1. Kodak Lands
4. Black Creek Triangle
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27. Lands Metrolinx has control over
Metrolinx Lands
(In White)
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28. Why are we looking at lands outside
Metrolinx’s ownership?
• A Mobility Hub is not just a transit station, but the lands around the
station that support use of public transit (within a 10 minute walk)
• Recommendations for lands outside the immediate station area
should support broader community objectives
• It provides guidance to the City so that they can:
• Proactively update their zoning and policy framework prior to
completion of the station
• Prioritize investments in new infrastructure
• Respond to development proposals with concrete
recommendations that support a wider vision for the station area
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29. What kind of development can we expect?
• A weak market in comparison to other parts of the city makes it difficult
to attract investment of any kind
• Over time, improved transit access (LRT) and relatively low housing
prices may lead to a gradual increase in existing housing demand and
values
• Improved housing demand will help to improve the viability of retail on
Weston Road which in turn will make it possible for higher density
forms of residential development
• Office development may occur in the long term, however it will need to
be economical to construct and require a supporting urban environment
(streets, housing, retail)
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30. 5. Black Creek Business Area
1. Kodak Lands
4. Black Creek Triangle
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31. 1 Kodak Lands
What We Heard
1. Maintain and repurpose Kodak Building No. 9
2. Design the station as a connection
3. Provide for a future road connection
4. Design the MSF to face the street and preserve for new development
5. Explore other alignments so that development can address Eglinton
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32. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
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33. 1 Kodak Lands Create an MSF to Service and Store LRT Vehicles
Key Moves
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34. 1 Kodak Lands Create a 15 Bay Bus Terminal
Key Moves
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35. 1 Kodak Lands Build a new GO Train Station
Key Moves
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36. 1 Kodak Lands Create A Passenger Pickup and Drop Off
Key Moves
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37. 1 Kodak Lands Repurpose the Kodak Building as the Heart of The
Station
Key Moves
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38. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
Passenger Pick
Kodak Building Bus Terminal
Up & Drop Off
Kodak Parking
Secondary
Entrance
Primary
Entrance
GO Station
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39. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
Illustrative Section
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40. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
Illustrative Section
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41. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
41 Opening Day

42. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
42 Opening Day

43. 1 Kodak Lands
Key Moves
Low-rise development using just the station lands
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44. 2 Eglinton Corridor What We Heard
1. Design the station as a destination
2. Improve the underpass
3. Improve the parks on either end
4. Extend the multi-use path
5. Improve the streetscape
6. Minimize traffic impacts
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45. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
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46. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
Create a Feature of the Station Wall
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47. 2
A Eglinton Corridor
Green Wall
Key Moves
Key Plan
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48. A Transparent Structure
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49. An Art Wall
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50. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
Create a Light and Airy LRT Overpass
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51. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
Renaturalise Black Creek Valley
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52. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
Create An Accessible Secondary Entrance
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53. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
Create an Eglinton Greenway
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54. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue today
Key Plan
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55. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue on opening day
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56. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue over the longer term
Key Plan
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57. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue over the longer term
Key Plan
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58. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue over the longer term
Key Plan
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59. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue Today
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60. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue Following Completion of the Station
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61. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Eglinton Avenue over the longer term
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62. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Key Moves
Key Plan
Extend the Eglinton Multi-use Path
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63. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
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64. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
From the existing multi-use path
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65. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Across a dedicated bike crossing
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66. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Along the north side of Eglinton
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67. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Through Pearen Park
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68. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Along a reclaimed merging lane
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69. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Weston Road Station Entrance
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70. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Secondary Station Entrance
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71. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Along The Eglinton Promenade
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72. 2 Eglinton Corridor
Traveling along the Eglinton Greenway
Key Plan
Along The North Side of Eglinton
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73. 3 Weston Road What We Heard
1. Preserve Weston’s main street function
2. Enhance the public realm
3. Design the station park as a destination
4. Enhance pedestrian crossings
5. Incorporate lighting into the station to improve safety
6. Explore opportunities to preserve the Scotia building
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74. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
Create a New Mount Dennis Transit Park
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75. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
Anchor the Station With New Development
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76. Low-rise development using just the station lands
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77. 77 Mid-rise development

78. High-rise development integrated with the station
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79. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
Preserve for New Retail Uses on Weston
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80. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
Encourage Mid-rise Development
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81. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
Improve Streetscaping and Sidewalks
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82. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
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83. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
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84. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
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85. 3 Weston Road
Key Moves
Create a Series of Small Open Spaces
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86. 3 Weston Road Transform the Southern Entrance to the
Community
Key Moves
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87. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
What We Heard
1. Provide safe pedestrian connections
2. Encourage new mixed use development
3. Improve the crossing to the new Community Centre
4. Provide a mix of housing types
5. Ensure new buildings address the street
6. Protect for a grocery store in this area in the future
7. Do not impact existing retail on Weston Road
8. Create new streets and a new open space 87

88. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Primarily Retail
Apartments Apartments
Retail
Apartments
Parking
Retail
Apartments
Existing No Frills
Parking
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89. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Mix of Residential and Some Retail Development
Apartments
Apartments
Apartments
Retail
Retail
Apartments
Town Houses
Apartments
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90. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Higher Density Residential Development
Apartments
Apartments Retail
Apartments
Apartments
Apartments
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91. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Higher Density Residential Development
New Street and Block Pattern
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92. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Higher Density Residential Development
A Neighbourhood Open Space
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93. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Key Moves
Buildings That Address The Street
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94. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Key Moves
Buildings That Address The Street
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95. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Key Moves
Below Grade or Structured Parking
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96. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Key Moves
Minimize Impacts of Convenience Parking
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97. 4 Black Creek Drive Triangle
Key Moves
Preserve for a Secondary GO Transit Entrance
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99. 5 Black Creek
Business
Area
What We Heard
1. Maintain existing employment uses
2. Provide shops and cafés for employees
3. Add bike lanes to protect cyclists
4. Add sidewalks and improve the streetscape
5. Development should face the street
6. Animate the area through new uses
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100. 5 Black Creek Business Area
Key Moves
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101. 5 Black Creek Business Area
Key Moves
Ensure New Buildings Address the Street
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102. 5 Black Creek Business Area
Key Moves
Secure A New Open Space for Area
Employees
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103. 5 Black Creek Business Area
Key Moves
Provide Infrastructure to Support Cyclists
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104. 5 Black Creek Business Area
Key Moves
Encourage Amenities for Area Employees
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105. 5 Black Creek Business Area
Key Moves
Provide New and Enhanced Sidewalks
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106. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Today
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107. Bringing It All Together – Opening Day
Bus Terminal
MSF Relocated Retaining Wall
With Special Treatment
Kodak Building
Passenger Pick Up Rebuilt Intersection
& Drop Off & With Improved
Kodak Parking Crossings
Primary
Entrance
Rebuilt Streetscape
(Multi-use path Weston to
Black Creek) New Photography
Drive Bridge
GO Station Secondary
Entrance
Station Park 10
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108. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Opening Day
Designing the MSF and station facility to be
a true mobility hub with seamless transit
connections, a re-purposed Kodak Building
and the preservation for long-term
development
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109. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Over Time
Transforming Eglinton into a
“greenway” connecting the two valleys
and extending the Humber trail
network east to the new community
centre and beyond
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110. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Over Time
Encouraging the revitalization of Weston Road
as the principal community and retail spine,
centred upon a new station and green plaza
space and supported by new development
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111. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Over Time
Encouraging new mixed-use development
on Black Creek Triangle which relates
positively to Keelesdale Park and the
Station and preserves for a new GO
entrance and connection between Weston
Road and the community centre
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112. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Over Time
Enhancing the image of the Black
Creek Business Area and improving
access for pedestrians, cyclists and
transit users
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113. The Long Term Vision
Bringing It All Together – Long Term Vision
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114. How does the long term vision get realized?
• Metrolinx will be implementing transit-related infrastructure + public realm
improvements
• Transit investment alone is unlikely to result in significantly more private real estate
development in the neighbourhood
• Achieving the Mobility Hub vision will require investment and coordination from a
range of stakeholders to improve public realm and attract development
Metrolinx Community Groups / Private
Members Development
Businesses / BIAs
City of Toronto, Metrolinx,
and other public agencies
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115. Next Steps
Spring / Summer 2013
• Completion of Draft Mobility Hub Plan
• Finalize Mobility Hub Plan
• Community Economic Development meetings (City of Toronto)
Late 2014 Successful project bidder selected
2014 / 2015 Final public consultation
2020 Opening Day
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116. Thank you!
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