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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

AND OTHER COMMITTEES

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998

YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

REPORT No. 11

1Eglinton Subway Line Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton



City of Toronto

REPORT No. 11

OF THE YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

(from its meeting on September 16, 1998,

submitted by Councillor Bill Saundercook, Chair)

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998

1

Eglinton Subway Line

Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton

(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, struck out and referred this Clause to the Urban Environment and Development Committee for further consideration.)

(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on October 28, 1998.)

________

(Clause No. 15 of Report No. 10 of the York Community Council)

The York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following resolutions:

(August 31, 1998) from Councillor Frances Nunziata:

WHEREAS the former Metro Toronto Council endorsed and approved the construction of the Eglinton and Sheppard Avenue subway lines, which also were to receive financial support from the Ontario Government; and

WHEREAS the subsequent withdrawal of a significant portion of funding by the Harris Government for completion of these two lines resulted in the Eglinton subway line extension being shelved, at a cost to taxpayers of approximately $150 million; and

WHEREAS the Eglinton subway line would be a catalyst for job creation and economic development in the York community and is in the best transportation interest of the City of Toronto as a whole; and

WHEREAS if the Province should decide to provide funding to the City, Mayor Lastman has requested a report from the TTC on cost estimates of three major subway expansions, none of which include the Eglinton subway line expansion;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the York Community Council unanimously request, that the City of Toronto Council endorse and reaffirm its support for completion of the Eglinton subway line as the number one transportation priority, if and when, any financial support is offered to the City by the Provincial Government for major development or projects.

(August 31, 1998) from Councillor Bill Saundercook:

WHEREAS the Eglinton Subway would have created thousands of jobs in the former City of York; and

WHEREAS cancelling the Eglinton Subway meant the loss of many developments, and the decrease in the overall economic revitalization of many areas in York; and

WHEREAS the Eglinton Subway was recommended in the recent past as a compatible means of linking the TTC system to Mississauga Transit and linking the TTC to an airport transit corridor on the Milton/Georgetown GO Transit line; and

WHEREAS studies have shown that passenger demand currently exists along Eglinton Avenue West to support rapid transit, with projected ridership in the year 2011 at 15,000 rides per hour;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the York Community Council endorse and express its continuing support for an Eglinton Rapid Transit Line; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be sent to the Federal and Provincial Ministers of Transportation, and the Toronto Transit Commission.

(A copy of the newspaper clipping dated August 30, 1998 "Subways top Mel's wish list" and a copy of Councillor Nunziata's letter (August 31, 1998) to Mayor Mel Lastman, were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the York Community Council meeting of September16,1998 and copies thereof are on file in the Clerk's Department, York Civic Centre.)

Respectfully submitted,

BILL SAUNDERCOOK

Chair

Toronto, September 16, 1998

(Report No. 11 of the The York Community Council, consisting of one Clause only, was struck out and referred to the Urban Environment and Development Committee for further consideration, by City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998.)

 

   
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