Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (TTC)

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
Location Highway 7 at Millway Ave.
Vaughan, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°47′39″N 79°31′39″W / 43.79417°N 79.52750°W / 43.79417; -79.52750Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 79°31′39″W / 43.79417°N 79.52750°W / 43.79417; -79.52750
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks 2
Connections Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Terminal (York Region Transit)
Highway 7 Rapidway
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Architect Grimshaw Architects
Other information
Status Under construction
History
Opening Proposed for 2018[1]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
Terminus Yonge–University Extension in 2018
toward Downsview

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre[2] is a subway station under construction on the extension of the western branch of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

It is located under Millway Avenue on the north side of Highway 7, west of Jane Street, and is one of two new stations that are outside the City of Toronto in York Region. The project was expected to be completed by the autumn of 2016 but it is now estimated that 31 December 2017 will be the earliest achievable date to deliver the project.[1]

The TTC has not decided how this will affect fare pricing; TTC bus riders are now required to pay extra fare when their bus crosses Steeles. However, in 1968, five subway stations opened inside the TTC's "fare 2" region at the time (Islington, Royal York, Old Mill, Victoria Park and Warden), yet no extra fare was required to reach those stations.

Geographically, this will be the northernmost station in the system.[3]

Description

On 27 November 2009 the ground-breaking ceremony was held for the Spadina Extension, and major tunnelling operations began in June 2011. The original project schedule expected the completion by 2015[4] but that is now delayed to autumn 2016-2018.[5]

Grimshaw Architects have been retained to design the station, which will have a domed ovoid entrance building just north of the Viva platforms on Highway 7. The building will have four entrances in an X pattern; these will be the only entrances at the station's opening, but knockout panels are planned for future underground access to the station from evolving development (including a future YRT bus terminal).[6]

Station name

Since the Spadina extension had been first drawn up, the TTC proposed "Vaughan Corporate Centre" as the station name and this is the name that the TTC still today uses in all their construction references. A Viva stop at the site of the station has the same name. On September 30, 2010, a TTC committee recommended that the name be changed to "Vaughan Centre", despite the City of Vaughan's request that it be named Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. However, the TTC delayed a final decision on the committee's report[7][8] until February 2012, when Vaughan's preference of the full name was adopted.[2] The TTC originally rejected the name to avoid branding it to a specific development. As well it would be long causing inconvenience when conveying it. Additionally "Vaughan Centre" is more consistent with other regional centre station names (i.e. North York Centre and Scarborough Centre).[9] A survey was conducted between September 23 and October 21 of 2011 by the TTC to determine the preferred name. 80% supported "Vaughan Centre", 5% supported "Vaughan Corporate Centre", 9% supported "Vaughan Metropolitan Centre" and 7% supported another name.[9] Other discussed names were "Highway 7", "Highway 7 West", "Jane North", "Edgeley", "Creditstone", and "Applewood"'.[9]

Proposed surface connections

York Region Transit is constructing bus-only lanes on Highway 7 for its Viva system. These plans coincide with the subway station's construction and include relocating the Vaughan Corporate Centre bus stop to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Terminal directly above the subway station. This bus stop will also be used by Brampton Transit's Züm system.

City centre development

Vaughan plans to build a transit-oriented city centre from scratch around the station in what is a low density area featuring big box stores. Vaughan projects that by 2031, the new downtown will have 25,000 residents and employment for more than 11,000 people. Vaughan planning commissioner John MacKenzie said that Mississauga took 20 to 25 years to build its city centre without a subway, but hopes to accelerate the process in Vaughan with the help of the subway extension.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 A. Byford, CEO (26 March 2015). "Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension – Schedule and Budget Change" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved February 2015. The TYSSE project is currently 70 per cent complete. However, it has been determined that the publicly stated opening date of the end of 2016 and the approved budget are not achievable. This report recommends that a comprehensive project “reset” involving a new third-party project manager be undertaken to deliver the project by December 31st, 2017 Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 David Nickle (Feb 29, 2012). "TTC gives blessing to Vaughan's preference on station name". InsideToronto. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved February 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ "First Look: New TTC Map - Vaughan Metropolitan Centre". Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  4. ↑ Kalinowski, Tess (27 November 2009). "TTC breaks ground on subway extension". The Star. Toronto.
  5. ↑ TYSSE Schedule Status Update
  6. ↑ TTC Report December 16, 2009
  7. ↑ http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2010/Sept_30_2010/Supplementary_Reports/Toronto_York_Spadina.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/1059433--subway-stops-need-names
  9. 1 2 3 http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives/weblog/2012/02/28-toronto_tr.shtml
  10. ↑ Noor Javed (6 April 2012). "Toronto's subway brings downtown vision to Vaughan". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
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