This will certainly increase usage at Pioneer Village and York University (to a lesser extent). From the Vaughan Secondary Plan
To be frank I think the TYSSE is more or less a project I am proud of, of course I think the priority that it was given over more important projects is ridiculous however that being said it has given us:
- Some Beautiful Standout Stations (York, DVP, VMC being my favourite)
- Some actually significant connections to York and VMC (which is growing rapidly and has a fantastic connection to Viva)
- A sense that this line (Spadina) is basically in its final state with no logical extensions after this
- A new connection to an all day GO service which actually has some tangible benefits beyond future proofing (people going to York U or Yorkdale can now transfer here)
- Another *high quality* GO station
- Some more ridership drivers on the underused Spadina Line
That all seems to be south of the railway tracks. I believe the discussion was about Highway 407 station. I expect the east side of Jane will always be a dead zone, but what about the lands around and to the west of the station.
Though even the area around the Exchange/Jane intersection would be walk able to the station, if development there allowed convenient access to Jane, and you could actually walk into the station from Jane street. It seems rather inaccessible from the north, with signs on the sidewalk to the station saying no pedestrians.
Would it have killed them to have simply put a sidewalk to an entrance where that big window is pointing towards Jane Street?
I looked it up. This is correct.MTO just wants a standard 14m setback from any land they own, regardless of use. Plus some noise barriers and minimal signage facing the highway.
There's already plans for a mid-block crossing over Highway 400 from Colossus Drive to Interchange Way. But in terms of a mid-block crossing over Highway 407, one could be aligned with Commerce Street (the one that intersects Highway 7) and in the future when the buildings are redevelop then it can be connected. Then in the far future, a connection with Adesso Drive to Steeles Ave. However, if anything is to be developed on the west side of Highway 407 Station, that terrible and confusing access from Jane Street needs to be fixed.If we went down that road an alternative road access option might be to the north via a bridge over the 407. Commerce st and exchange ave seem to be good candidates...
York U station has plenty of room for growth as the University has a lot of room to grow. And not just on campus. North of Steeles is basically empty. Which means plenty of growth for Pioneer Village as well.
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^Practically empty as in it only has a large UPS facility, a rail corridor and a grave yard.....none of which scream out "develop these lands now!"
This will certainly increase usage at Pioneer Village and York University (to a lesser extent). From the Vaughan Secondary Plan
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From the Secondary Plan:
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The SP is calling for 10-11k, and realistically developers here will shoot for taller and more dense than prescribed. I am not sure if that figure includes the UPS centre or not.
The present ridership of Pioneer Village station is 17,300 daily riders. If we call full build-out scenario as 15k, and assume a conservative 30% transit mode share, that is roughly 4,500 daily riders that could be added. (Unless I should be doubling that figure to 9,000, for morning & evening ridership.)
There's already plans for a mid-block crossing over Highway 400 from Colossus Drive to Interchange Way. But in terms of a mid-block crossing over Highway 407, one could be aligned with Commerce Street (the one that intersects Highway 7) and in the future when the buildings are redevelop then it can be connected. Then in the far future, a connection with Adesso Drive to Steeles Ave. However, if anything is to be developed on the west side of Highway 407 Station, that terrible and confusing access from Jane Street needs to be fixed.
From the Secondary Plan:
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The SP is calling for 10-11k, and realistically developers here will shoot for taller and more dense than prescribed. I am not sure if that figure includes the UPS centre or not.
The present ridership of Pioneer Village station is 17,300 daily riders. If we call full build-out scenario as 15k, and assume a conservative 30% transit mode share, that is roughly 4,500 daily riders that could be added. (Unless I should be doubling that figure to 9,000, for morning & evening ridership.)
From the Secondary Plan:
View attachment 168365
The SP is calling for 10-11k, and realistically developers here will shoot for taller and more dense than prescribed. I am not sure if that figure includes the UPS centre or not.
The present ridership of Pioneer Village station is 17,300 daily riders. If we call full build-out scenario as 15k, and assume a conservative 30% transit mode share, that is roughly 4,500 daily riders that could be added. (Unless I should be doubling that figure to 9,000, for morning & evening ridership.)