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Waterfront LRT Inches Closer

by YQNA July 25, 2022

Our interim City Councillor, Joe Mihevc, wasted no time in contacting YQNA and other downtown neighbourhood associations to discuss a staff report headed to the Mayor’s Executive Committee on June 8, 2022. The subject was “Advancing City Priority Transit Expansion Projects – Eglinton East Light Rail Transit and Waterfront East Light Rail Transit.” With a long history on City Council and sitting on the TTC Board, Joe was quite familiar with these transit projects. He was seeking community support for his motion of pushing for more funding to get the Waterfront LRT studies completed sooner to a higher level of design, so that construction funding could be secured.

YQNA sent a supportive letter to the Committee, as did several of our neighbours. At Council on June 15, 2022 Joe’s motion was adopted:

“1. City Council direct the City Manager to determine potential undertakings to expedite the budgetary and design processes for the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit line. 

2. City Council direct the City Manager to engage with officials of the Provincial and Federal Governments to identify and secure funding to advance the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit line as expeditiously as possible.”

YQNA sits on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) for this project. We received an update on the status of the study on June 20, 2022 following the report to Executive Committee and Council. Further public consultation is planned for Fall 2022.

The design work of the LRT is at the 30% stage. This means that the basic route and concepts are established, and preliminary costs can be estimated. However, many details remain to be worked out, and the current focus is on “value engineering”, which means eliminating parts of the project to save money. YQNA expressed concerns with some of these proposals, such as deferring the canopies over the tunnel portals and reducing the improvements to the Union and Queens Quay stations.

The tunnel construction for the LRT is under TTC’s control, while the surface sections of Queens Quay East and Cherry Street are done by Waterfront Toronto, as is so much of the successfully completed Waterfront. A new tunnel under Queens Quay East will be built so that streetcars can run continuously along Queens Quay, even as the tunnel to Union is being renovated.

City Staff were seeking authority to review what can be constructed in light of other projects along the LRT route. They expect to report back with a new cost estimate and a funding, financing and implementation strategy next year. The City’s own report on the Next Phase of Waterfront Revitalization is also expected next year.

YQNA continues to monitor this study and to work with staff and the Councillor’s office to ensure the best possible outcome for our wonderful Waterfront.

July 25, 2022 0 comment
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Welcome to MPP Chris Glover

by YQNA June 26, 2018

The election in May brought significant changes to the Waterfront, among them Chris Glover as our new member of Provincial Parliament. He was among the candidates who presented their platform at the spring YQNA meeting, and was swept into office on an NDP wave that covered the entire downtown. Chris went from school trustee to MPP for the Spadina-Fort York riding. He lives in a Waterfront condo, and as a former teacher who just received his PhD, he is keenly aware of the need for more schools in our densely populated area, where children are a growing part of the demographics.

Chris sees his role in the opposition party to Doug Ford’s majority PC government as the conscience and watchdog of Parliament. He met with YQNA’s Planning Committee on a beautiful summer day to hear our concerns for the Central Waterfront and proved to be a good listener. His agenda is very similar to ours: more transit and expanded LRT on Queens Quay, affordable housing, more protective measures for condo owners and renters, better help for the disabled and finding employment for them. We look forward to working with Chris and hope to see him as our frequent guest in YQNA.

(Photos by Neal Colgrass)

June 26, 2018 0 comment
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Take Part in Waterfront Transit ‘Reset’

by YQNA May 16, 2016

 The revitalized Queens Quay West in the Central Waterfront. Photo: Nicola Betts

The revitalized Queens Quay West in the Central Waterfront. Photo: Nicola Betts

You are invited to attend a public meeting for the Waterfront Transit “Reset” Phase 1 Study. Two public meetings are coming up — one at Harbourfront Centre, the other at a location in the Western Waterfront. A presentation, hosted by Waterfront Toronto, will show the progress and ideas of the study to date on a range of transit concepts.

The Study

The City of Toronto, in partnership with the TTC and Waterfront Toronto is establishing a vision and plan for a comprehensive Waterfront transit network.

During phase 1 of this study, Waterfront Toronto is reviewing existing Waterfront transit, previously planned transit initiatives, and current and future transit needs.

Of special interest to Waterfront residents is the ongoing work to develop a preferred east-west Waterfront transit solution that will integrate north/south transit and link people from across the City to the Waterfront.

Your participation and feedback are important to help shape the future of Waterfront transit.

Meeting in the Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre

Date: Wednesday May 25, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Open house begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by a presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Location: 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, at Brigantine Room at Harbourfront Centre (major intersection is Queens Quay West and Lower Simcoe Street)
Transit: Closest TTC subway station is Union Station. Take the 509 Harbourfront streetcar or the 510 Spadina streetcar to Harbourfront Centre. Walk west on the south side of Queens Quay to Harbourfront Centre at Lower Simcoe Street.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessibility is at the main entrance.

To learn more about the Transit “Reset” Project please click here.

May 16, 2016 0 comment
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Enter Local Transit Study and Contest

by YQNA November 23, 2014

Travel Survey

University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute (UTTRI) is launching a smartphone-based travel survey in partnership with Waterfront Toronto. Install the app and you could win $1,600 prizes while improving transportation in the region!

Toronto.Datamobile (iOS) and UofT-Waterfront Travel Survey (Android) allow users to feed travel data directly to civil engineers and geographers to improve the sustainability and functionality of transportation networks in Toronto.

Toronto.Datamobile (iOS) and UofT-Waterfront Travel Survey (Android).

Toronto.Datamobile (iOS) and UofT-Waterfront Travel Survey (Android).

The app was developed on behalf of Waterfront Toronto and is used to monitor travel and transportation-related energy use and emissions.

GTHA users who install the app and provide their email address are entered into a four-week contest with three $100 draws every week, starting on November 28, 2014. An additional $100 is also up for grabs every week for users who submit data through the project’s web validation tool – a link to this will be sent to active app users after installation.

The apps can be downloaded at the following link:

http://goo.gl/forms/QcSEi5GkAq

For further information, please contact:

Chris Harding & Yunfei Zhang
Phone: 647.963.6950 / 647.202.1106
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://uttri.utoronto.ca/research/projects/waterfront-toronto-survey/

November 23, 2014 0 comment
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Waterfront Transit Update July 2013

by YQNA July 26, 2013

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Courtesy of Waterfront Toronto

Transit expert and blogger Steve Munro has posted a thorough summary of ongoing transit changes and long-range plans affecting the waterfront.

A few of the highlights:

  • Spadina streetcars are expected to operate again to Queens Quay Loop (the corner of Spadina and Queens Quay) by Christmas. However, construction at Union Station will continue to block access to the Union Station underground loop until February 2014.

  • Development plans for the Lower Yonge Precinct (Yonge to Jarvis) are still unclear, but will likely include tall condo towers on the north side and redevelopment of the LCBO warehouse and store. Redevelopment of the Loblaws site is also possible.

  • A reconfiguration of Harbour Street will include demolition of the York Street off-ramp. (YQNA notes: a park will be maintained at York and Queens Quay.)

  • Development of the East Bayfront between Jarvis and the Parliament Street slip is underway to make it similar to the western section of Queens Quay. But transit plans are incomplete, with LRT a possible future option and some sort of enhanced bus service likely.

Munro’s report includes detailed analysis of transit plans for the entire area. It also has links to detailed reports covering transit activities on the Central Waterfront, Lower Yonge Precinct, East Bayfront, West Don Lands, Cherry Street, Lower Don Lands, Port Lands, Union Station Second Platform, and the Gardiner Expressway Replacement or Reconstruction. Click for the full article.

July 26, 2013 0 comment
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Waterfront Happenings

MP Kevin Vuong hosts a Town Hall on Harbourfront Centre’s future: Friday Feb. 3, 6:30pm at the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre.

See what happened at our last meeting.

Sign petition to bring back Harbourfront Centre’s skating rink.

George Brown Waterfront Campus offers free Covid and flu shots on Jan. 18 (Covid only) and Feb. 15.

Enjoy winter events on the Waterfront.

Cruise ships in Toronto Bay?

Underground cable repairs along Queens Quay.

Narrower sidewalks by Love Park for a while.

Learn about traffic improvements on Queens Quay West.

Take a look at the fascinating history of Toronto's Waterfront.

Fill out a Waterfront BIA survey to help shape our public spaces.

Big Waterfront park can transform Toronto.

City Planner Tommy Karapalevski on development at 390-396 Queens Quay West.

Get your first, second or booster shot at the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

Senior City Planner Susan McAlpine on the latest developments at 200 Queens Quay West.

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