The Eglinton East Light Rail Transit (EELRT) is a proposed 18.6-kilometre LRT in Scarborough, with a total of twenty-seven (27) stops. The alignment begins at Kennedy Station, continues east on Eglinton Avenue and Kingston Road, and proceeds north on Morningside Avenue, Ellesmere Road, New Military Trail, Sheppard Avenue East and Neilson Road. The EELRT terminates at two locations, one at Sheppard-McCowan Station, currently under construction by Metrolinx for the Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE), and the other at Malvern Town Centre. The EELRT will travel through, or adjacent to, seven Neighborhood Improvement Areas (NIAs), providing higher-order transit service to historically underserved communities in the city. By providing connections to the TTC and GO Transit networks, the EELRT will also offer more transportation options to residents in eastern Scarborough. City staff last reported to City Council on the EELRT through EX33.2 - Advancing City Priority Transit Expansion Projects - Eglinton East Light Rail Transit and Waterfront East Light Rail with the outcomes of a constructability assessment related to interface conflicts between the EELRT and the SSE at Kennedy Station. Through this report, City Council adopted the staff recommendation to proceed with a distinct-service concept with an at-grade connection at Kennedy Station, which could deliver additional benefits including cost savings, shorter construction duration, reduced property impacts, and design flexibility by avoiding dependency on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT technology, operations, and maintenance requirements, thereby enabling vehicles to be accommodated at the preferred Maintenance Storage Facility at the Conlins Yard over the long-term. In response to City Council direction to advance the above noted distinct-service concept, this report seeks approval of the EELRT alignment, summarizes the updated initial business case, and provides a status of the preliminary studies in advance of the Transit Project Assessment Process. This report also seeks City Council authority for City staff to modify a portion of the EELRT alignment should there be an overlap with a confirmed Provincially-led extension of rapid transit along Sheppard Avenue, east of the existing TTC Line 4. Additionally, the report also seeks City Council approval to advance the required next steps to progress the EELRT project, including securing accommodation of the EELRT by adjacent projects to the extent possible.
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