Criteria
Many considerations factor into the assessment of new sites including:
Connectivity and Ridership Drivers
- How many trips will start and end at this station?
- Does the station connect to other transit lines and have the potential to improve service?
- Does the station connect to key destinations?
Travel Time Savings
- What are the time savings associated with the new station?
Market Potential
- How well situated is the station in relationship to future market demand?
Development Potential
- Can the station support future development and intensification?
Policy Alignment
- Does the Station Area conform to Regional land use policy?
Construction Affordability
- What is the cost to construct the station?
Ease of Construction
- Can the required facilities be constructed in this location?
Don Mills-Bond
This station has been evaluated as follows:
- High: Construction affordability, ease of construction.
- Medium: Policy alignment.
- Low: Travel time savings, connectivity and ridership, market potential, development potential.
What are your thoughts on this analysis? Have we missed anything?
Comments
Location
FrankyThe location for this station is too poor to generate any usage. This station should not be built.
Decent compromise, but not great
EnviroTOThis station seems to be a compromise to avoid putting a station at Lawrence in a low density area, and avoid putting one at York Mills which would be very close to Oriole GO. But it ends up not serving York Mills nor Don Mills Centre very well.
Proximity to Don Mills
DSappThis proposed location is too remote. In my opinion this station makes sense only if it's constructed closer to Don Mills. The Don Mills TTC buses are very popular and a location closer to Don Mills gives better connections to employment along Don Mills to the north and south than the Bond station would have to the Scarsdale Road businesses.
Location
FrankyThe location for this station is too poor to generate any usage. This station should not be built.
Don Mills Bond
OpalLove the idea of a GO station on Don Mills. Needs to be at Eglinton to connect to new Eglinton Metrolinx or up at Fairview Mall to connect East and west Sheppard corridor to Scarborough. Need to connect Barrie line to Don Mills as well.