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ST. CLAIR Right-of-Way is a proposed design for the new streetcar tracks on St. Clair. The two middle lanes are reserved for streetcars and emergency vehicles. The platforms are widened, and the streetcar lanes raised six inches.

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Ways to Help Greenlight

1. SIGN OUR PETITION

Sign our petition online @

www.script2004.ca
Send your friends and neighbours to the site or call us @ 416-535-1617 for a printed copy.

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2. CONTACT CITY HALL
Let Mayor Miller and your local Councillors know that you support this important project.
Mayor David Miller 416-397-2489 Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor, 100 Queen St. West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 [email protected] WARD 11 Frances Nunziata 416-392-4091 [email protected] WARD 21 Joe Mihevc 416-392-0208 [email protected] WARD 17 Cesar Palacio 416-392-7011 [email protected] WARD 22 Michael Walker 416-392-7906 [email protected] Dont know who your city councillor is? Find out @ www.script2004.ca

Vibrant communities. Strong business. A road that works.

A Plan That Makes Sense.

The St. Clair Right-of-Way Project.

the St. Clair Right-of-Way !!!
3. VOLUNTEER or DONATE
SCRIPT is a local volunteer community group that is campaigning for the rightof-way. SCRIPT brings together people who live, work, and shop in the St. Clair area. Please join our many supporters who are campaigning for their local community. To volunteer or donate:

www.script2004.ca 416-535-1617 [email protected]

Over the long run, it is the best way to promote transit use and build viable communities.

the right decision is obvious.

Toronto Star Editorial, April 19, 2004

John Barber, Globe and Mail, April 15, 2004

With the St. Clair Right-of-Way Everybody Wins.

Next year, the TTC has to replace the aging streetcar tracks on St. Clair. Over the past year, City and TTC staff have consulted with our community in over 45 meetings to determine how to improve transit service and traffic flow on St. Clair. In September, the staff will present their report to City Council and recommend a right-of-way for the St. Clair streetcar. In the proposed design, the two middle lanes are reserved for streetcars and emergency vehicles, the platforms widened, and the streetcar lanes raised six inches. Heres why this plan makes sense for St.Clair.
2004 City of Toronto

The proposed design for St. Clair. Toronto will join cities around the world who have already revitalized their downtown neighbourhoods and businesses by building or improving transit rail lines.

A vibrant community.
This project represents a significant investment in our community, bringing $10 million or more for revitalizing the St. Clair streetscape. We will all gain:

A road that works.

With separate lanes for cars and transit, traffic will flow more smoothly on St. Clair. for transit riders... wider, safer platforms shorter wait times and fewer short turns at rush hour, a streetcar every 2 1/2 minutes as scheduled for pedestrians... a place to stop halfway when crossing the street for drivers... less stressful driving conditions and fewer accidents 93% of on-street parking maintained left turns and u-turns at every traffic light for emergency vehicles... a fully accessible lane they can use to bypass traffic

a calmer, safer and less polluted St. Clair a more attractive and vibrant streetscape livable neighbourhoods for decades to come

A boost to business.
Reliable transit will bring more shoppers to the area. And with more people walking, more people are shopping. Look whats happened on Spadina...

Spadina has become a destination for both locals

and visitors. Queen & Spadina is one of the citys premiere tourist stops. had either a positive or neutral effect on their business. (City of Toronto survey)

Cleaner air.
What people want most from public transit is reliable service. More reliable service equals more people taking transit more often. And that equals cleaner air. Its that simple.

86% of Spadina businesses feel the right-of-way has

Get on track, get the facts...

I heard that a right-of-way would only save riders a few minutes... Thats a few minutes on average. Actually, in rush hour, riders often wait 10-15 minutes. Streetcars get stuck behind stalled and left-turning cars and arrive 2 or 3 at a time, leaving big gaps in service. The streetcars are then short-turned, leaving riders on the curb again.

Why don t we give the streetcar the right-of-way just at rush hour? The only way to do that is with lines painted on the pavement and signs. Thats what we have on King Street. It doesnt work. The signs are ignored. And with traffic only getting worse downtown, it wont be long before this is more than just a rush hour problem.

I heard the TTC plans to take streetcars off the line... This was an idea originally floated to cover the costs of the project. The TTC has now committed the needed funds and have pledged to keep the current number of steetcars. Cant we improve service on St. Clair by just adding more streetcars? Adding more streetcars can improve service if they have their own lane. But with streetcars competing with traffic, adding more streetcars will have little benefit theyll all be stuck in traffic.

I heard this is going to cost over $35 million and will take a long time to construct Most of the cost and construction is just to replace the tracks, which is necessary with or without a right-of-way. Upgrading an existing streetcar line is an affordable way to dramatically improve transit service.