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Form Revised: September 1999
TORONTO
TRANSIT COMMISSION
REPORT NO.
MEETING DATE: April 6, 2005
SUBJECT: GO TRANSIT (ACCESSIBLE
ELEVATOR) - FINCH STATION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the
Commission approve the negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Greater
Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit) and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
for the installation of an accessible elevator and wheelchair ramp at Finch
Station (Concourse level) as illustrated on Appendix “A” hereinafter referred
to as the GO Works.
FUNDING
All work associated with the design,
construction and maintenance of the wheelchair ramp and elevator will be
incurred by GO Transit and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and as a result
there are no funding implications for the TTC.
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to an agreement dated
June 4, 1991 between the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority (now known as
the Greater Toronto Transit Authority or GO Transit), the TTC, Silman
Developments Limited (the interest of which is now owned by Sun Life) an
underground tunnel “Finch Tunnel” was constructed that extended from the Sun
Life lands through and under the GO Transit Regional Terminal and connected to
the Finch Subway Station (see Appendix “A). The above referenced agreement sets
out the terms and conditions for the repair, maintenance, security and
liability for the Finch Tunnel between the parties.
GO Transit is now intending to
construct a barrier free elevator and wheel chair ramp, within the Finch Tunnel
(GO Works), that would serve the passengers of both the Regional Bus Terminal and
those utilizing the TTC Finch Subway Station. Therefore an agreement between
the parties is required to set out the obligations with respect to the
maintenance, repair and liability measures associated with the GO Works
specifically the new elevator and wheel chair ramp. The GO Works agreement is
not intended to replace the existing Finch Tunnel agreement dated June 4, 1991.
DISCUSSION
The Finch Station Regional
Terminal is considered a major transit transfer point by GO Transit and other
regional bus carriers where passengers can board regional buses within the GTA destined
for the subway at Finch Station. The Finch Subway Station has already been made
accessible (1999) under the Easier Access Phase II project, exclusive of the
transfer to this regional terminal.
Accordingly, the proposed elevator
and wheel chair ramp are designed to provide an accessible means of access linking
the GO Regional Terminal at street level (north/east corner of Yonge Street and
Bishop) down to the north end of the TTC Finch Subway Station’s concourse
level. Access to the subway concourse level would be possible by the
construction of a new wheel chair ramp placed entirely within the City owned
property within Finch Subway Station.
It is intended that GO Transit will assume the repair,
maintenance, replacement, and structural inspections/repair of the elevator and
wheel chair ramp and monitoring of the CCTV security cameras. Sun Life will assume the janitorial services
associated with the day to day cleaning of the GO Works that includes the wheel
chair ramp and elevator, signage and will continue to be responsible for the
obligations of the June 4, 1991 agreement.
Construction of the accessible
facilities at Finch Station is scheduled to be completed and available for
public use in 2005.
JUSTIFICATION
Based on the
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