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1Donlands Station Second Exit – Preliminary Design Open HouseJuly 18, 2017
Donlands Station Second Exit – Preliminary Design Open House
July 18, 2017
2Donlands Station Second Exit – Preliminary Design Open HouseJuly 18, 2017
• Opened in 1966 as one of the original stations on Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth)
• 10,760 people use the subway platform at Donlands each day
About Donlands Station
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Second Exit
Rendering: Donlands second exit street view
Easier Access
Improvements coming to Donlands Station
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Second exits serve three functions:• As a primary exit if the main exit is blocked in
an emergency• As an additional exit at all times• As a convenience to customers as an
automatic entrance
What are second exits?
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Second exits – background• Most subway stations have more than one exit
• All new TTC stations are built with at least two exits
• 2002 Fire and Life Safety Assessment Study identified 14 priority stations needing a second exit
• TTC voluntary program retrofitting existing stations to provide an additional way out in case of emergency and to improve customer convenience
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Second exits – considerationsEffective second exits must provide:
• A fast way out of the station
• Convenience to encourage day-to-day use and familiarity in an emergency
• Integration into the neighbourhood
Donlands Second Exit street view
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Some second exits are much more difficult to plan than others for a variety of factors • Urban Context • Utilities • Property
STATION
Platform LevelEnd ofPlatform
End ofPlatform
Street LevelStation Entrance
PotentialSecond Exits
Utilities
Concourse Level
Second exits – considerations (continued)
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Second exit planning and consultation process
Phased approach to planning:
Phase 1:Develop Evaluation Framework
Phase 2:Location planning at stations
Phase 3:Design of second exits
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Planning process and principlesPhase 1: Develop evaluation framework (Complete)Phase 2: Location planning at stations (Complete)• Set up local working groups• Working groups develop second exit options • Evaluate options based on framework• Recommendation for second exit location • Expert Panel reviews recommendation
Phase 3: Design of Second Exits (Ongoing)• Community Consultation: Architecture, Urban design and
landscaping• Communications to public regarding project• Pre-construction information
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Local working group framework evaluation – categories
Five equally weighted categories:1. Safety2. Local community impact – permanent second exit3. Local community impact – temporary construction4. Customer experience5. Cost
• Scoring was completed through comparative ranking of options in each category
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0m 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130min 25m
2ND EXIT PLATF. DIST. FROM EXISTING EXIT
DIST. FROM W/B PLATF. TO OUTSIDE
DIST. FROM E/B PLATF. TO OUTSIDE
120
114
101
11
106 8
5 7 9
12 14
31
1917
13
42
LANEWAY
DANFORTH AVE
STRATHMORE BLVDE/B >>
<<W/B TTC FAN SHAFT
DONLANDS STATION
EVA SDNAL
NOD
DEW
HURS
T BL
VD
LAN
GFO
RD A
VE
PARKING TTC FAN SHAFTOUTLINE OF SUBWAY BELOW
PROPERTY LINE
NOTES:PROPERTY AND RIGHT OF WAY IMPACTS:• 17/19 DEWHURST BLVD – SECOND EXIT BUILDING LOCATION. PROPERTIES ACQUISITION REQUIRED.• 1,3,5,7,9,11 STRATHMORE BLVD – IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND FRONT ACCESS CONSTRAINTS. PERMANENT EASEMENT REQUIRED, LIMITED ABILITY FOR LANDSCAPING OVER UNDERGROUND TTC STRUCTURE.
PROPERTY AND RIGHT OF WAY IMPACTS CONT’D:• 6,8,10,12,14 STRATHMORE BLVD – IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND FRONT ACCESS CONSTRAINTS. TEMPORARY EASEMENT REQUIRED.• 2,4,13 STRATHMORE BLVD – POTENTIAL IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTABILITY CONSTRAINTS:• ANTICIPATE STRATHMORE BLVD TEMPORARY/ PARTIAL CLOSURE AND LANEWAY PARTIAL CLOSURE, TRAFFIC REROUTED DURING ALL/ PART OF CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITIES RELOCATION.
COST (OME COST IN 2016 DOLLARS):• $12-15M
DEW
HURS
T BL
VD
0m 5 10 20 40
Donlands Station Second Exit Local Working Group Location Recommendation
The TTC Board approved the Local Working Group’s recommended Second Exit location at 17/19 Dewhurst Blvd.
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
View looking north on Dewhurst Blvd. from Danforth Ave.
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
View of the laneway, looking west
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
Inside the second exit/entrance
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
Site plan
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
Section image
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
Street view of second exit on Dewhurst Blvd. looking south
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Donlands Station – Second exit/entrance: Concept design
Street view from Dewhurst Blvd.
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Danforth Ave
Strathmore Blvd
DonlandsStation
Do
nlan
ds
Ave
Elevator E1
Elevator E2
Easier Access – Donlands StationE1 - location for new elevator to eastbound platform
E2 - location for new elevator to westbound platform
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Elevator cross section
Concourse
Platform
Street Level
WESTBOUND TRAIN EASTBOUND TRAIN
Elevator E2
Elevator E1
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Donlands public art • Donlands will receive public art in accordance with
the Public Art Policy
• An open call and pre-qualification will be prepared (three artists to be selected to create an art concept)
• A jury will be formed including a local representative
• Art installed upon project completion
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Donlands Station - ScheduleDonlands Station Easier Access and Second Exit Project Timeline:
Design Ongoing Construction Start Late 2019 Construction Complete 2022