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City Council consideration on December 15, 2021
| CC38.19 | ACTION | | | Ward: 3 |
Property Acquisition for New TTC Bus Garage and Additional Operational Uses |
Confidential Attachment - A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the City of Toronto (the "City"). |
Origin |
(December 8, 2021) Report from the City Manager and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management |
Recommendations |
The City Manager and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management recommend: 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, to negotiate and execute a Letter of Intent, agreement of purchase and sale and any additional or ancillary agreements required for the acquisition of the Property identified in Confidential Attachment 1 of this report, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 of this report, and on such other additional or amended terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. |
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If they stick another bus garage in the east end, I wont even know what to say.
Theoretically (if this is not taking Obico into consideration) this new garage should be in the west end or central part of the city. In either case, we wont be seeing this garage built for another 15+ years, and wont be in operation until ~2038.
Theoretically (if this is not taking Obico into consideration) this new garage should be in the west end or central part of the city. In either case, we wont be seeing this garage built for another 15+ years, and wont be in operation until ~2038.
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The report for this appeared on the supplementary agenda for the Dec 8th meeting fairly last minute.
Worth saying here....from the report is that the TTC is actually targeting the need for additional bus capacity for 2038!
However, there are other TTC uses being displaced which need at least a temporary home.
As well as some concern that electrifying garages may cause some displacement permanent/temporary; as well as some displacement resulting from the TTC redeveloping existing garage sites to include employee parking on decks to make more room for buses.
From the report:
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Northern Light
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There is a definite need for a centrally located garage if only to have run-as-directed buses more closely placed to the downtown subway network if needed for emergency shuttle services; as well as to reduce deadhead time to central routes.
In just the last 30 or so years the TTC shuttered:
Danforth Garage
Eglinton (Yonge) Garage
Lansdowne
And before that
Shuttered Parkdale
Given where industrial land can be found, I think, ideally one would consider an expanded Lakeshore garage and/or a site off Eastern Avenue somewhere.
The next logical spot might be the Leaside Industrial area, which is obviously disappearing quickly to residential/retail/office.
If that's its future....grab a spot while ya can!
For the record, I don't have any knowledge of which site is under consideration, but strongly suspect it is none of the above.
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Keep in mind that "New" Eglinton - opened in 2003 - replaced both Danforth and old Eglinton, and without any real loss of capacity.
And since then, almost doubled the size of Birchmount and built 2 full garages (Mt Dennis and McNicol). They've also increased the capcity of Queensway somewhat although that was mainly through operational tactics and not through any real increase in facility size or capability. Supposedly Malvern is also bigger on paper with the addition of a property on the east side of it, but there's been no real change to the number of buses based there.
I've heard rumours of a conversion of Lakeshore to a 40' bus garage for going on 10 years or more, and according to some that may still be in the cards.
But the real need, from a garage standpoint, is in the west end of the City. At one point a couple of years ago, they had been looking at the northwest corner of Etobicoke up around Woodbine Racetrack - I don't know if that is still planned.
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The other garage shuttered in the last 30 years was Davenport, on the Hillcrest Complex site. But it was small; designed to handle smaller buses in the 1930s for what was a small fleet of buses serving inner city routes left over from a much larger streetcar network. The building is still used by the TTC for other purposes.
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TTC's proposed 2022 budget returns service to pre-pandemic levels with no fare increase
Dec. 13, 2021
TTC staff today released a proposed 2022 operating budget that returns service to pre-pandemic levels with no fare increase.
The $2.24-billion operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans services will fund restoration of service to 100 per cent of pre-pandemic levels on the conventional network with some room for new and enhanced TTC programs.
The budget includes funding for:
• The opening of Line 5, Eglinton-Crosstown in 2022 and preparing for the opening of Line 6 Finch West in 2023.
• Restoration of full pre-pandemic service levels in the second quarter of 2022.
• Increased Wheel-Trans service to meet demand.
• A Service Plan reset and Ridership Reacquisition Strategy, critical to serve anticipated post-pandemic changes in transit demand and travel patterns;
• Completion of the 10-Year Fare Collection Strategy to modernize the TTC’s fare collection system;
• Innovation and Sustainability review focused on embedding innovation, environmental sustainability and climate change resilience at the TTC; and
• Enhanced diversity, anti-Black racism and mental health training, allowing the TTC to be a leader in inclusive and accessible transit service.
This year’s share of the $12 billion 2022-2031 capital budget plan is approximately $1.7 billion, comprising $1.2 billion for infrastructure projects and $525 million for vehicle projects. Consistent with the 10-year Capital Plan, approximately 60 per cent is dedicated to state of good repair with the balance allowing the TTC to begin or continue work on critical service improvement projects and to complete vehicle-related procurements.
The capital budget report also updates the TTC’s 15-year, $37 billion Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and introduces the TTC’s first Real Estate Investment Plan, a 15-year strategic roadmap that supports the CIP.
Highlights of the TTC’s 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan include:
• Funding for essential safety and state of good repair capital work to ensure safety and reliability of our system
• Funding to meet legislative requirements related to full accessibility of the system by 2025
• Advancing delivery of the fleet procurement strategy for the procurement of 60 Streetcars, 300 hybrid buses, 300 battery-electric buses and 70 Wheel-Trans vehicles
• Continuing work on three major capacity improvement projects (Bloor-Yonge, Line 1 and Line 2)
• Facilitating business modernization such as SAP; Maximo; Vision, Wheel-Trans and Stations Transformation
• Enhancing coordination of activities and resourcing within the major projects group where 27 projects or programs account for nearly three quarters of the total $12.1 billion Capital Plan
The TTC Board will hold a special virtual meeting regarding the 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets on Mon., Dec. 20, 2021. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and be streamed live on the Official TTC YouTube Channel.
The TTC Board will conduct the meeting using an online video conferencing platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic, TTC Board meetings are being conducted by electronic means.
The public can register to make deputations by submitting a request to commissionservices@ttc.ca
Deputations will be by way of written correspondence or by telephone only, and more information will be provided upon registration. The deadline to register is Fri., Dec. 17, 12 noon.
Details of the virtual meeting are as follows:
Date: Mon., Dec. 20, 2021.
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Live-streamed on the Official TTC YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialTTCchannel
Dec. 13, 2021
TTC staff today released a proposed 2022 operating budget that returns service to pre-pandemic levels with no fare increase.
The $2.24-billion operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans services will fund restoration of service to 100 per cent of pre-pandemic levels on the conventional network with some room for new and enhanced TTC programs.
The budget includes funding for:
• The opening of Line 5, Eglinton-Crosstown in 2022 and preparing for the opening of Line 6 Finch West in 2023.
• Restoration of full pre-pandemic service levels in the second quarter of 2022.
• Increased Wheel-Trans service to meet demand.
• A Service Plan reset and Ridership Reacquisition Strategy, critical to serve anticipated post-pandemic changes in transit demand and travel patterns;
• Completion of the 10-Year Fare Collection Strategy to modernize the TTC’s fare collection system;
• Innovation and Sustainability review focused on embedding innovation, environmental sustainability and climate change resilience at the TTC; and
• Enhanced diversity, anti-Black racism and mental health training, allowing the TTC to be a leader in inclusive and accessible transit service.
This year’s share of the $12 billion 2022-2031 capital budget plan is approximately $1.7 billion, comprising $1.2 billion for infrastructure projects and $525 million for vehicle projects. Consistent with the 10-year Capital Plan, approximately 60 per cent is dedicated to state of good repair with the balance allowing the TTC to begin or continue work on critical service improvement projects and to complete vehicle-related procurements.
The capital budget report also updates the TTC’s 15-year, $37 billion Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and introduces the TTC’s first Real Estate Investment Plan, a 15-year strategic roadmap that supports the CIP.
Highlights of the TTC’s 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan include:
• Funding for essential safety and state of good repair capital work to ensure safety and reliability of our system
• Funding to meet legislative requirements related to full accessibility of the system by 2025
• Advancing delivery of the fleet procurement strategy for the procurement of 60 Streetcars, 300 hybrid buses, 300 battery-electric buses and 70 Wheel-Trans vehicles
• Continuing work on three major capacity improvement projects (Bloor-Yonge, Line 1 and Line 2)
• Facilitating business modernization such as SAP; Maximo; Vision, Wheel-Trans and Stations Transformation
• Enhancing coordination of activities and resourcing within the major projects group where 27 projects or programs account for nearly three quarters of the total $12.1 billion Capital Plan
The TTC Board will hold a special virtual meeting regarding the 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets on Mon., Dec. 20, 2021. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and be streamed live on the Official TTC YouTube Channel.
The TTC Board will conduct the meeting using an online video conferencing platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic, TTC Board meetings are being conducted by electronic means.
The public can register to make deputations by submitting a request to commissionservices@ttc.ca
Deputations will be by way of written correspondence or by telephone only, and more information will be provided upon registration. The deadline to register is Fri., Dec. 17, 12 noon.
Details of the virtual meeting are as follows:
Date: Mon., Dec. 20, 2021.
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Live-streamed on the Official TTC YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialTTCchannel
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Nothing on funding for Queens Quay East LRT, surely it would appear here?
Northern Light
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Ok.........I was going to go read the entire TTC budget for everyone and report..........but the TTC website appears to have exploded..........
Edit to add: On Firefox the website is exploded; on Chrome it looks normal but the budget documents aren't available.
Edit to add: On Firefox the website is exploded; on Chrome it looks normal but the budget documents aren't available.