Ontario looks to cut costs on Yonge North subway extension
By Ben Spurr- Toronto Star March 18, 2021 The Ontario government is seeking to contain the cost of the Yonge North subway extension by eliminating some proposed stations and building a portion of it above ground. The extension of the TTC’s Line 1 from Finch Station to Richmond Hill Centre is one of the Ontario PC government’s priority transit projects and
Ontario scales back on proposed Yonge subway extension
By Oliver Moore - The Globe and Mail March 18, 2021 Ontario is scaling back its plan for an extension of Toronto’s subway system into Richmond Hill, reducing the number of stations and putting less of it underground in a bid to rein in soaring cost projections, according to a pair of transit planning reports obtained by The Globe and
Route announced for Yonge subway extension to Richmond Hill features fewer stations, above-ground section
By Heidi Riedner- Markham Economist & Sun March 18, 2021 The latest developments on the $5.6-billion Yonge North Subway Extension don’t exactly line up with the overall vision put forward by York Region officials and may garner pushback from some Thornhill residents. In an effort to contain costs of the subway, the Ontario government is eliminating some proposed stations and
Yonge Subway Extension Alignment Concerns
On March 17, 2021, I received a confidential briefing by Metrolinx on their initial business case for the Yonge North Subway Extension. Most notable among the items presented was the proposed alignment of the subway as it travels north of Centre Street/Thornhill Summit Drive in Thornhill. Metrolinx is proposing that the subway swing east close to Royal Orchard Blvd.
Tunnel vision over Yonge subway extension threatens Markham neighbourhoods, critics charge
By David Olsen- for TRNTO March 2, 2021 A shopping centre in Thornhill may soon be home to several residential rental towers and a new park as part of a redevelopment that a local councillor has called inevitable. An official plan and zoning bylaw amendment application have been submitted to the City of Markham by the Goldberg Group, on behalf
Metrolinx considering route for the Yonge subway extension that would take it above ground
By Ben Spurr for the Toronto Star June 24, 2020 Metrolinx is proposing an alternate alignment for the long-planned subway extension to Richmond Hill that would take the line east of Yonge Street and have it run above ground for a portion of its route, the Star has learned. The alternate alignment for the Yonge North Subway Extension is one