The document discusses potential south side entrance options for the Eglinton West/Allen Road subway station on Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT line. It outlines 4 options for a secondary entrance in the park north of the station or in the nearby police station parking lot. Community feedback supported a south entrance but had mixed views on locating it in the park. The options vary in size, design, and estimated construction costs, with park options having advantages of access but requiring public land and potential tree impacts. A decision will consider costs, public input, and engineering factors.

1. Eglinton West/Allen Road Station
Potential South Side Entrance Options
Online Consultation
April 2nd to April 16th

2. Eglinton West/Allen Road
Station Consultation #1
• Most common comment: south side entrance very important
• Most common location requested – Ben Nobleman Park
• Conversely, comments also expressed to avoid park (community
orchard)
• Other locations requested: Police Station Lot and Everden Road
• Many expressed concerns crossing Eglinton and Allen

3. Crosstown Station Design: Principles for ALL
Stations
• One fully accessible main entrance (elevators and escalators)
• One secondary entrance
• Cannot provide multiple secondary entrances (& multiple accessible
entrances) at all stations for budgetary reasons

4. Potential South Side Entrance for
Eglinton West/Allen Road Station
• Final Decision to include an additional secondary entrance on the south
side of Eglinton will be made based on cost, community input &
engineering factors over coming months
• Must get input from local community tonight and going forward
• Final Decisions on project scope & budget will be made by Metrolinx
who is funding transit expansion

5. The Eglinton Crosstown LRT
10km Underground Central Section
10 km central underground:
Keele – Laird

6. The Eglinton Crosstown LRT
Crosstown Plan
• Underground from Keele Street to Laird Drive in Leaside
• Dedicated transit lane from Laird Dr to Kennedy Station in Scarborough
• 60% faster than bus service today (e.g. only 15 minutes Keele to Yonge)
Design Philosophy
• Integrate with surrounding neighbourhood
• Preserve space for future re-development
• Enhance the local “sense of place”
• Long-term sustainability
• Safe and enjoyable user experience
• Accessibility
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7. Pedestrian Challenges
Eglinton Avenue - looking West
•Eglinton looking West
•No Crosswalk Today
• New Crosswalk
proposed at
Strathearn,
discussions with City
Transportation

8. Pedestrian Challenges
Allen Road - looking South

9. Context: Eglinton West Allen Station

10. Eglinton West Station – Current Plan
Two Crosstown Station Entrances on North Side
South Entrance Dependent on Future Development at Police Station

11. Pedestrian Improvements
New Walkway & Sunken Garden under Allen Rd
• Walkway connecting
northside station
entrances will allow
pedestrians to cross Allen
Road underground
• Existing crossings at street
level will remain
• Existing entrance to
Eglinton West Subway
Station remains
• New Crosswalk Proposed
at Strathearn

12. Eglinton West (Allen Rd) Station
Interchange Station
• Two north side entrances to Crosstown Station
• North West entrance is fully accessible
• Underground Walkway between Entrances
• Fare lines below street level allows crossing underground (with or
without using the TTC
• Existing Eglinton West Station Entrance remains
• Accessible Transfer to Subway
• 95 metre passenger platform
• Temporary and Long Term Bicycle Storage
• Potential Secondary Entrance, on South side of Eglinton Avenue
1/25/2012 Eglinton West Station - Preliminary Design 12
Overview

13. Longitudinal Section Detail
PERSPECTIVE SECTION
VIEW ALONG EGLINTON AVENUE
INTERIOR VIEW: CONCOURSE LEVELS INTERIOR VIEW: UPPER CONCOURSE

14. North East Entrance
New Crosswalk Proposed at Strathearn

15. Eglinton West Subway Station Plaza Entrance
+ Sunken Garden Area

16. North West Entrance

17. Current Site with
Potential Locations for South Entrance
Potential
South Side
Entrance
Locations

18. Option 0 – No South Entrance (current design)
Artistic Interpretation of Study Area

19. South Station Entrance Options

20. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 1 – Ben Nobleman Park Pavilion
Artistic Interpretation of Study Area

21. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 1 – Ben Nobleman Park Pavilion
Consists of a pavilion type entrance located at the north west corner of Ben Nobleman Park.
The concept is to have a structure that is very open; almost transparent. It has continuous glazing on three sides permitting
visibility from the street to the park, and from the park to the street.
It serves as an entrance to the park, through a loggia in front of the entrance, and permits an easy connection to the existing east
to west cross path in the park.
The structure is located as far northwest as possible to limit impacts to the Park and Community Orchard as much as possible.

22. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 1 – Ben Nobleman Park Pavilion

23. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 1 – Ben Nobleman Park Pavilion
FARE LINE AT
LOWER CONCOURSE
LOWER CONCOURSE
AUTOMATIC DOOR
STAIR TO BELOW
ROOF ABOVE
STREET/LOWER
CONCOURSE
OVERLAY PLAN

24. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 1 – Ben Nobleman Park Pavilion

25. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2 – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof
Artistic Interpretation of Study Area

26. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2 – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof
Consists of a green roof structure designed so as to appear to grow out of the park’s topography.
It follows the pavilion concept in providing an entrance to the park and visibility to and from the park. The green roof’s sloped
structure will appear to be continuous with the park, but controls will be put in place to limit access onto the roof structure.

27. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2 – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof

28. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2 – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof
FARE LINE AT
LOWER CONCOURSE
LOWER CONCOURSE
AUTOMATIC DOOR
STAIR TO BELOW
ROOF ABOVE
STREET/LOWER
CONCOURSE
OVERLAY PLAN

29. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2 – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof

30. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2a – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof - Facing Everden

31. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2a – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof – Facing Everden
Option 2a consists of the green roof structure, reoriented to open to the west at Everden Road, rather than to the east.
This design eliminates the logia and entrance to the park in favour of a more compact footprint, and less impact to the park. It still provides
the amenities of a south side entrance; the cost benefits of a more economical entrance; all the while integrating into the park to be much
less noticeable from within the park.

32. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2a – Ben Nobleman Park Green Roof – Facing Everden

33. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2b – Ben Nobleman Park Glass Box
Artistic Interpretation of Study Area

34. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2b – Ben Nobleman Park Glass Box
Option 2b consists of a simple rectangular‐volume entrance located at the north west corner of Ben Nobleman Park.
The concept is to have a structure that is very open; almost transparent. It has continuous glazing on four sides permitting
visibility from the street to the park, and from the park to the street. The mullions recall the arboreal nature of the park.
The structure is located as far north west as possible to avoid impacting the existing Community Orchard as much as possible.
Entry is directly from the Everden Road sidewalk located on the west side of the building as shown in the rendering below.

35. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2b – Ben Nobleman Park Glass Box
Update with Glass box from pA

36. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2b – Ben Nobleman Park Glass Box
FARE LINE AT
LOWER CONCOURSE
LOWER CONCOURSE
ROOF ABOVE
STAIR TO BELOW
AUTOMATIC DOOR
STREET/LOWER
CONCOURSE
OVERLAY PLAN

37. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 2b – Ben Nobleman Park Glass Box

38. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 3 – Division 13 Police Station Parking Lot
Artistic Interpretation of Study Area

39. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 3 – Division 13 Police Station Parking Lot
Option 3 consists of a south side entrance – similar in design and material to the east and west entrances – within the
Division 13 Police Station parking lot. The entrance is located further south than the park side options due to the
presence of utilities running on the south of Eglinton Avenue that must be avoided. The concept is similar to the North
East Entrance in that it provides an entrance structure that can be easily incorporated into any future development of the
site.

40. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 3 – Division 13 Police Station Parking

41. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 3 – Division 13 Police Station Parking
FARE LINE AT
LOWER CONCOURSE
LOWER CONCOURSE
STAIR TO BELOW
AUTOMATIC DOOR
STREET/LOWER
CONCOURSE ROOF ABOVE
OVERLAY PLAN

42. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 3 – Division 13 Police Station Parking

43. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 4 – Division 13 Police Station Glass Box
Artistic Interpretation of Study Area

44. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 4 – Division 13 Police Station Glass Box
Consists of a Glass Box design for the south entrance. The minimal sized entrance can be easily removed in the future so as to
offer greater flexibility in design for future developments on the site – while still maintaining an entrance.

45. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 4 – Division 13 Police Station Glass Box

46. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 4 – Division 13 Police Station Glass Box
FARE LINE AT
LOWER CONCOURSE
LOWER CONCOURSE
STAIR TO BELOW
AUTOMATIC DOOR
ROOF ABOVE
STREET/LOWER
CONCOURSE
OVERLAY PLAN

47. Potential South Entrance Options:
Option 4 – Division 13 Police Station Glass Box

48. Potential South Entrance Options:
OPTION O - No South Side Entrance
Option 0 Advantages
No South Entrance
1.No interference with existing utilities
2.More available space for the proposed utility relocates
and construction staging area.
3.No impact in Ben Nobleman Park or 13 Division Police
parking lot.
Disadvantages
1.No Southern Entrance into Eglinton West (Allen)
Station.
2.Pedestrians must cross Eglinton West to enter station
West (Allen) Station.
Prelim Additional Construction Cost based on Concept –
Excludes Contractor fees/overhead
None – no south entrance

49. Potential South Entrance Options:
Options 1, 2/2A & 2b – Ben Nobleman Park Options
Ben Nobleman Park Options
Option 1 Advantages (all Park Options)
Park Pavilion 1. Excellent access for people from south side of Eglinton West.
88 sq. M. ground floor area 2. This location should capture 100% of the pedestrians south of
120 sq. m. stair construction
Eglinton West. The green roofs in Option 2&2A integrate the building
into the park. 2A and 2B face Everden. 2B smallest surface
Option 2/2a footprint
Park Green Roof Pavilion
88 sq. M. ground floor area 3. Entrance potentially serves as additional amenity to the community.
120 sq. m. stair construction 4. No major interference with existing or relocated utilities.
5. Lighting, safety, and security potentially improved within Ben
Option 2b Nobleman Park.
Park Glass Box
60 sq. M. ground floor area Disadvantages (all Park Options)
150 sq. m. stair construction
1. Requires public park land at Ben Nobleman
2. Tree impacts TBD (replacement would be done based on City policy.)
Prelim Construction Cost based on Concept –
Excludes Contractor fees/overhead
Option 1 – 2.6MM
Option 2/2a – 2.4MM
Option 2b – 2.6MM

50. Potential South Entrance Options:
Options 3 &4 - Police Station Parking Lot
Division 13 Police Station Parking
Option 3 Advantages
13 Division South Entrance 1. Provides south entrance without impacting Ben Nobleman Park.
81 sq. M. ground floor area
146 sq. m. stair construction
2. Excellent south access into station.
3. Allows for future development to have access to station.
Option 4
13 Division Glass Box Disadvantages
81 sq. M. ground floor area 1. Significant conflict between proposed stairwell and relocated
146 sq. m. stair construction sanitary and storm sewers.
2. 3 parking spots lost for Option 3 and 14 spots lost for option 4.
3. Severe police mobility disadvantage for option 3 due to elimination
of police vehicles direct access to Eglinton West Ave.
Prelim Construction Cost based on Concept –
Excludes Contractor fees/overhead
Option 3 – 3.4MM
Option 4 – 3.2MM

51. The Crosstown Team
Please Get in Touch with Us!
Franca Di Giovanni, Devin Horne, Community Office Hours — 2012
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