March 27 - Leslie Street Connection Track Construction & Traffic Management Consultation Project Update

Please join representatives of City of Toronto Transportation Services and the TTC at a meeting to discuss traffic impacts and phasing of the Leslie Street Connection Track and how to reduce construction impacts in your community. We are seeking community input to develop a comprehensive traffic and disruption management plan that meets the needs of local residents, businesses, and all pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists who live and travel through the area. Come review the draft plans and give your suggestions to improve them.

Date: March 27, 2013 Time: 7:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. Location: S. H. Armstrong Community Rec Centre 56 Woodfield Road

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Background

With 204 new, accessible streetcars on order and the Leslie Barns facility well into construction, the City of Toronto and TTC are gearing up to begin major construction on Leslie Street this year. The project is about much more than a new streetcar track on Leslie Street from Commissioners to Queen. Starting this Spring, we will begin upgrades to streetscaping, street lighting, sewers, watermains and utilities. All work is being coordinated under one contract to reduce disruption, with the majority of work coming in advance of the new streetcar track installation.

Traffic and Disruption Management

The city is planning to implement a comprehensive approach to traffic and needs your input. This includes strategies to prevent infiltration onto residential streets and keep traffic flowing on major roads. We know that construction won’t be easy, but we are committed to keeping you informed early and often and to reducing disruption as much as possible. After community input is reviewed and the contractor has improved the plans, a second meeting will be to held to present the final schedule, construction phasing and disruption management plan for the community. Ensuring pedestrian, cyclist and driver safety is the top priority.

Streetscape Improvements

The streetscape will be significantly upgraded along Leslie Street between Queen Street and Tommy Thompson Park. The design includes wider sidewalks, customized street lights and hundreds of native tree plantings around the future facility.

City Public Meeting Contact

Martin Maguire, Manager of Transit Projects, City of Toronto Tel: 416-338-1954 To be added to the project update list, please contact us: Email: [email protected] Web: www.lesliebarns.ttc.ca

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