You’re Invited: Coxwell Station Upgrade Open House & Toronto Community Mural Consultation Feb.26, 2013

This video presents “Hawkers At Coxwell Station”:

You are invited to the following two events which start at the same time in the same venue, regarding the Coxwell subway station during the renovation project:

Two Events – One Night

City on the Move – Young Artists in Transit

Community Mural Consultation

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

East York Civic Centre, Council Chamber
850 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Please RSVP Ann Brokelman 416-396-5230 or abrokel@toronto.ca

• Join Councillor Janet Davis (Ward 31 Beaches-East York), Councillor Mary Fragedakis (Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth), MPP Michael Prue (Beaches-East York) and neighbours to share your ideas on commemorating the community in a mural to be exhibited at Coxwell subway station during the renovation project

• Local youth will work with a professional artist at Children’s Peace Theatre to design a mural depicting the neighbourhood’s stories

  • This community mural will be exhibited starting in Summer 2013 during the renovation of Coxwell subway station

  • City on the Move, Young Artists in Transit is a partnership between the City of Toronto and the TTC with community partners Children’s Peace Theatre and Arts for Children and Youth

    • The program builds youth skills in visual storytelling, self-expression and community leadership

• What would you like to see represented?

• Find out more at the public meeting!

• Refreshments will be served

Coxwell Station Upgrade Project’s Pre-construction Open House

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

East York Civic Centre, Foyer
850 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is committed to making its services accessible in order to better meet the needs of seniors and people with disabilities in the City of Toronto

• Through the easier access program TTC will make the remaining 40 subway/RT station accessible to all transit riders

• For Coxwell Station, the easier access program and state of good repair program will be combined into one project to reduce disruption

  • Barrier free path to all levels of the station including the installation of:

    • Two elevators to access eastbound and westbound platforms

    • Two accessible fare gates

    • Three automatic sliding doors to enter station

    • Improved signage and wayfinding

    • CCTV – Security Cameras

  • State of Good Repair – Station improvements include:

    • Re-paving of bus loop

    • Upgrading station power

    • Enhanced lighting with new light standards in bus loop

    • Replacement of fence on the west side of the property

    • New landscape design adjacent to bus loop

• Coxwell Station will be undergoing renovation starting summer 2013

  • The work will include new elevators, resurfaced bus loop, landscape improvements and upgraded lighting

    • Access to Coxwell Station will be maintained at all times

    • Expected completion date is late 2014

  • TTC staff will be available to explain how the station will be fully accessible once completed as well answer any questions about construction impacts and scheduling

• For further information:
  Lito Romano
  TTC Community Liaison
  416-397-8699
  Lito.romano@ttc.ca

Please click here for more info on TTC’s Coxwell Station Easier Access Program.

Advisory

Toronto, Ontario

February 25, 2013

City of Toronto and TTC community mural consultation

Councillor Janet Davis (Ward 31 Beaches-East York) will be joined by Councillor Mary Fragedakis (Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth) and MPP Michael Prue (Beaches-East York) at a community consultation that will ask the public for input on what they would like to see on a mural that will depict the community surrounding Coxwell subway station.

Date: Tuesday, February 26
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave.

This community mural will be created by local youth working with a professional artist, and will be exhibited starting in Summer 2013 during the renovation of Coxwell subway station.

City on the Move, Young Artists in Transit is a partnership between the City of Toronto and the TTC with community partners Children’s Peace Theatre and Arts for Children and Youth. The program builds youth skills in visual storytelling, self-expression and community leadership.

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