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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
AND OTHER COMMITTEES
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998
YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
REPORT No. 11
1Eglinton Subway Line Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton
City of Toronto
REPORT No. 11
OF THE YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
(from its meeting on September 16, 1998,
submitted by Councillor Bill Saundercook, Chair)
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998
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Eglinton Subway Line
Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, struck out and referred this Clause to the Urban Environment and
Development Committee for further consideration.)
(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of Council to be
held on October 28, 1998.)
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(Clause No. 15 of Report No. 10 of the York Community Council)
The York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following resolutions:
(August 31, 1998) from Councillor Frances Nunziata:
WHEREAS the former Metro Toronto Council endorsed and approved the construction of the Eglinton and Sheppard
Avenue subway lines, which also were to receive financial support from the Ontario Government; and
WHEREAS the subsequent withdrawal of a significant portion of funding by the Harris Government for completion of
these two lines resulted in the Eglinton subway line extension being shelved, at a cost to taxpayers of approximately $150
million; and
WHEREAS the Eglinton subway line would be a catalyst for job creation and economic development in the York
community and is in the best transportation interest of the City of Toronto as a whole; and
WHEREAS if the Province should decide to provide funding to the City, Mayor Lastman has requested a report from the
TTC on cost estimates of three major subway expansions, none of which include the Eglinton subway line expansion;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the York Community Council unanimously request, that the City of Toronto
Council endorse and reaffirm its support for completion of the Eglinton subway line as the number one transportation
priority, if and when, any financial support is offered to the City by the Provincial Government for major development or
projects.
(August 31, 1998) from Councillor Bill Saundercook:
WHEREAS the Eglinton Subway would have created thousands of jobs in the former City of York; and
WHEREAS cancelling the Eglinton Subway meant the loss of many developments, and the decrease in the overall
economic revitalization of many areas in York; and
WHEREAS the Eglinton Subway was recommended in the recent past as a compatible means of linking the TTC system to
Mississauga Transit and linking the TTC to an airport transit corridor on the Milton/Georgetown GO Transit line; and
WHEREAS studies have shown that passenger demand currently exists along Eglinton Avenue West to support rapid
transit, with projected ridership in the year 2011 at 15,000 rides per hour;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the York Community Council endorse and express its continuing support for an
Eglinton Rapid Transit Line; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be sent to the Federal and Provincial Ministers of Transportation, and
the Toronto Transit Commission.
(A copy of the newspaper clipping dated August 30, 1998 "Subways top Mel's wish list" and a copy of Councillor
Nunziata's letter (August 31, 1998) to Mayor Mel Lastman, were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of
the York Community Council meeting of September16,1998 and copies thereof are on file in the Clerk's Department, York
Civic Centre.)
Respectfully submitted,
BILL SAUNDERCOOK
Chair
Toronto, September 16, 1998
(Report No. 11 of the The York Community Council, consisting of one Clause only, was struck out and referred to the
Urban Environment and Development Committee for further consideration, by City Council on October 28, 29 and 30,
1998.)
