New Rail Yard in East End Approved by Toronto City Council
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In a decisive vote following a marathon council session, the motion deciding the alignment of the duture downtown relief line has been decided, following the Queen to Leslie route. Most controversially, the siting of the new required train yard was confirmed in what is currently a quiet residential neighbourhood in the Woodbine and Gerrard area. City staff submitted a proposal that would see construction of the new yard on the north side of the current Norway Cemetery, requiring the expropriation and demolition of nearly 100 residential properties along Eastwood, Glenmore and Kingsmount streets. Local community groups decry that the move would "leave a scar" in the neighbourhood and bring down property values. Local councillor McMahon stressed that even after the removal of streets and numerous homes, the remaining residents will be faced with the noise and situation resulting from the presence of a large industrial facility and 24 hour subway operations above ground immediately adjacent to homes. "It was the best of a series of imperfect options" remarked TTC manager Joe Daffguy, citing the realities that any new developments require corresponding infrastructure "no matter where we put it, it would inconvenience someone, this option, with the cemetery to the south, impacts the fewest people". Mayor John Tory remarked that "short term pain for long term gain" is required and that the city needs to get on with building transit. "Local people, certainly the business community, is pleased with the jobs and investment this will bring to the Upper Beaches neighbourhood, which does not have many employment options" and that he was relieved that a "final, legally binding and irreversible course" had been decided.
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