TORONTO, October 5, 2005 -- The preferred alignment for a subway extension between Downsview Station and a York Region Transit gateway north of Steeles Avenue will be on display at an Open House at York University on 
Thursday, October 6, 2005.
Toronto Transit Commission staff will be on hand to talk about the subway alignment, station locations, bus terminals, commuter parking, passenger pick-up and drop-off, entrances and minimizing environmental impact.
Right: map of the proposed route
"It is extremely important that the York community turn out to provide comments and express our support for the subway initiative," said Ted Spence, senior policy adviser and executive director of York's Office of Institutional Research & Analysis.
The open house is being held from 1 to 5 p.m. in York’s Central Square (see campus map for directions). It completes the last phase of an environmental assessment process. The completed assessment will be presented to Toronto city council in December.
The proposed subway extension will be about six kilometres and feature four new stations: Sheppard West connecting with the GO Bradford Line; Finch West at Keele Street; the York University Common; and Steeles West, an inter-regional transit station (connecting to GO Transit and York Region Transit), north of Steeles Avenue.
York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto, Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 50,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 180,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 faculties and 21 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.
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For more information, contact:
Janice Walls, Media Relations, York University, 416-736-2100 x22101 / wallsj@yorku.ca
