1 / 61

UNION STATION PRECINCT STUDY – PHASE 2

UNION STATION PRECINCT STUDY – PHASE 2. Union Station Precinct Study – Phase 2 Phase 1 Summary Phase 2 Work Heritage Trainshed Development Transportation -Licence Plate Trace Survey Results - Taxi and Pick up/Drop off Strategy Front Street Options Next Steps.

niabi
Download Presentation

UNION STATION PRECINCT STUDY – PHASE 2

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. UNION STATION PRECINCT STUDY – PHASE 2

  2. Union Station Precinct Study – Phase 2 Phase 1 Summary Phase 2 Work • Heritage • Trainshed Development • Transportation -Licence Plate Trace Survey Results -Taxi and Pick up/Drop off Strategy • Front Street Options • Next Steps

  3. Study Schedule Timing • Phase 1 Research: • - July to September 2005 COMPLETED • Phase 2 Design Exploration: • - September to December 2005 ONGOING • Phase 3 Synthesis: • - January to March 2006 Public Forums • October 25, 2005 • December 13, 2005 • February 21, 2006

  4. S U M M A R Y P H A S E 1

  5. Goals Transportationprovide recommendations concerning through-traffic, taxi queuing, and other transportation issues to make Front Street more accessible to pedestrian traffic Heritageprotect and enhance the historical context Urban Designcreate an enhanced and integrated public realm through a design that coordinates the findings of the transportation and heritage components of the study

  6. Importance of Front Street • Four Big Moves (Union Station Master Plan, 2004) • An Integrated Public Realm • A Modern Station, Accommodating Change • Revitalization of Underutilized Spaces • Maximized Porousness through Extended Pedestrian Connections • Front Street is a key part of the first Big Move • “one of the great places to linger in the City of Toronto” • Accommodate pedestrian hustle – proportionately the most significant users of the street • High quality urban design standards

  7. Urban Analysis

  8. At-Grade Proposed Improvements to the Public Realm

  9. P H A S E 2

  10. H E R I T A G E

  11. Proposed Precinct Boundary – Phase 1 LakeshoreWalks and Gardens Rail Corridor Union StationLyle Plan - Area of Influence North Railway landsHarbourfront Harbourfront Area of influence southUnion Station Pedestrian Area of InfluenceProposed PrecinctStudy BoundaryProposed Precinct BoundaryLake/City Connections

  12. Proposed Precinct Boundary – Phase 2

  13. Heritage Character 18 Yonge St. Construction of Royal York Hotel

  14. Beaux Arts Toronto Dominion Public Building Royal York Hotel Union Station

  15. Modern Post-War BCE Place CN Tower

  16. Rail History Round House Toronto Club

  17. T R A I N S H E D D E V E L O P M E N T

  18. Why Consider the Potential Development of the Trainshed? When the City purchased Union Station, the legal development rights above the trainshed were preserved (would require a rezoning) As a source of financing to fund a major transportation upgrade Alternative private access to the tracks Ownership • GO Transit owns from the tracks to 27 feet above • GO Transit undergoing Union Station Rail Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program including a major investment in the trainshed

  19. Chronology 1989: Council adopts report; Steering Committee struck; Technical Subcommittee formed to consider potential to develop/overbuild trainshed 1990: – “Review of Possible Overbuilding of Union Station and Corridor” – Railway Lands East Part II Plan (now Railway Lands East Secondary Plan) 2005: Union Station Precinct Study

  20. Key Considerations View Corridors Building Size & Scale Major Issues with Development over the Trainshed • Structural feasibility - not possible to thread structure and service core through the trainshed without losing tracks • No street address - because main floor would be approximately 60 feet in the air

  21. Future Conditions • Not a viable option in the near future due to the current investment by GO Transit and in the interests of supporting the expected doubling of ridership in this timeframe Long Term Future Conditions • Redevelopment would have to consider: • Burying tracks in order to provide a street address to the building • Possible changes in train technologies that could permit required space

  22. T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

  23. NorthWest PATH Connection • Integrated with findings from concurrent Pedestrian Study by Arup Napa • Phase 1 – Part 2 of Arup Napa’s study recommended a tunnel north from Union Station under York Street • Ongoing considerations: • Create legible space • Pedestrian-friendly • Animated by retail activity • Clear wayfinding

  24. Activity on Front Street West (Bay to York Streets) • Existing pedestrian-to-auto ratio is almost 10:1 • Future pedestrian activity is expected to more than double • Example: Weekday Morning Peak Hour • Current (approximately): 10,000 pedestrians; 1,100 vehicles/hour • 2021 estimate: 25,000 pedestrians • At adjacent intersections, weekday morning peak hour pedestrian movements outnumber vehicles, in some cases by a ratio of nearly 3:1 • Example: Weekday Evening Peak Hour • Current (approximately): 5,000 pedestrians; 1,600 vehicles/hour

  25. Front Street Licence Plate Trace Survey Results • Conducted at 3 peak times • Taxis: 20% to 30% of traffic • 1 lane of lane of “through” traffic in the peak direction • 1/3 of traffic is destined to Front Street corridor (Simcoe St. – Church St.); • 1/3 of traffic: areas north of Front St.; • 10% - 15% of traffic: areas south of Front St. • 6% of traffic: entire Front Street corridor (Simcoe St. – Church St.) • U-turns: approximately 150 U-turns (AM) and 250+ in the PM • 200 or more vehicles making pick-ups / drop-offs • 70% of these are taxis

  26. F R O N T S T R E E T O P T I O N S

  27. Importance of Front Street • First impression of the City • Civic prominence • Integration: major transportation hub and key part of city’s public realm • For the near future, draw is still movement north of Union Station – making Front Street even more important as the number of commuters increase • City is taking an opportunity to make this an amazing space, within a thoughtfully designed and planned Precinct

  28. Taxi, and Pick up/Drop off Strategy – Option 1

  29. Taxi, and Pick up/Drop off Strategy – Option 2

  30. Evaluation Criteria • Expand Pedestrian Realm – Increase Sidewalk • Expand Pedestrian Realm – Make Front Street “one of the great places to linger” • Expand Pedestrian Realm – Improve Street Crossings • Enhances Heritage Qualities of Front Street • Accommodates Cyclists • Accommodates Taxi Waiting Areas and Pick-up/Drop-off Facilities • Accommodates Traffic • Accommodates Maintenance and Emergency Vehicle Access • Roadway Design Elements

  31. Option 1 – Status Quo York St. Bay St. Option 2 – Bicycle Lane Bay St. York St.

  32. Option 3 – Layby (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St. Option 4 – Layby (Four Lanes) York St. Bay St. Option 5 – Layby (Two Lanes & Median) York St. Bay St.

  33. Option 6 – Median (Two Lanes) Bay St. York St. Option 7 – Median (Four Lanes) Bay St. York St.

  34. Option 8 – One Way (One Lane) York St. Bay St. Option 9 – One Way (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St.

  35. Option 10 - Closure

  36. Option 11 – Centre (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St. Option 12 – Centre (Four Lanes) York St. Bay St.

  37. Option 13 – Narrowed Road (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St. Option 14 – Narrowed Road (Four Lanes) York St. Bay St.

  38. Option 9 - One Way (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St. This option includes two lanes of eastbound traffic, and taxi queuing and pick-up/drop-off activity accommodated in laybys. It would also be necessary to implement this scheme from Bay Street to Yonge Street, at which point Front Street is an existing one-way street in the eastbound direction.

  39. Option 11 - Centre (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St. This option includes an at-grade centre median, used partially to accommodate taxi queueing, and one lane of through traffic in each direction. The curb lane is used for brief pick-up and drop-off activity, opening up the street between Union Station and the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

  40. Option 13 - Narrowed Road (Two Lanes) York St. Bay St. This option includes one lane of through traffic in each direction, and taxi queuing and pick-up/drop-off activity accommodated in laybys.

  41. Option 14 - Narrowed Road (Four Lanes) York St. Bay St. This option includes two lanes of through traffic in each direction, and taxi queuing and pick-up/drop-off activity accommodated in laybys.

  42. Public Realm Surface

  43. Clean up the Street

  44. Clean up the Street

  45. Clean up the Street

  46. Clean up the Street

  47. Clean up the Street

  48. Clean up the Street

  49. Clean up the Street

  50. Streets - Washington Paving Pattern - Precedent

More Related