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Museum Station

DENTROBATE54 said:
On each pillar there's a tiny image of what each will look like when construction's through. It's largely Egyptian and Ancient Chinese themed sarcophaguses.
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The idea is admirable...the problem is the WALL! They keep those yellow ugly dirty tiles! How can they blend in with the new thing? No, they don't.
 
AndreaPalladio said:
Then pony up your cash to replace them. Or volunteer to scrub them until they gleam.
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That's exactly the kind of attitude Toronto have, no wonder we have so many below par projects being built. Half-assed effort.
 
They're not removing the tiles because the new cladding is going to be placed over them.

They were already installing brackets on the tiles two weeks ago.

Re: emergency exit. All stations have emergency exits. They're also known as tunnels. If a fire were to block the one exit from Museum station, you bet people would follow the safest exit along the subway tunnel.
 
In a real fire, you wouldn't get too far along a tunnel until being overcome by smoke.

An exit, from a subway station, would be defined as a route up to the surface. It has always surprised me that some stations have only one exit. How many people are on a train at full capacity, maybe 1,000? How long does it take for that many people to get through turnstiles and climb one stairway, in a panicked situation, and with some people carrying children, etc.?
 
From September 2007 Commission Meeting:
The design and construction of Second Exits at 14 stations is scheduled to be completed by 2012. The stations are College, Wellesley, Museum, Broadview, Pape, Chester, Castle Frank, Dundas West, Dufferin, Donlands, Greenwood, Summerhill, Woodbine and Dundas. The construction at Broadview station is ongoing and is scheduled to be completed by year end. Castle Frank station design is complete and construction is scheduled to start by year end. Design concepts for 5 stations: College, Wellesley, Museum, Pape and Chester have been submitted to the Commission previously for information. Preliminary investigation and development of concepts for the remaining stations are ongoing. Staff will report back to the Commission once the concepts have been finalized at these stations.
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For Chester and Pape Stations (Sept. 2006 Commission Meeting):
Pape:
Two options were developed for this exit building. Both options are located in an existing municipal parking area west of the station entrance and include one exit building at street level with a concourse level connecting the two staircases coming from platform level. One option exits on an existing laneway while the other opens on Pape Avenue.

The preferred option, shown in Appendix B, provides a “daily use” exit directly to Pape Avenue and will cause the loss of 5 parking spots as opposed to 8 required by the other option. It provides the best value solution that satisfies the design requirements and shall be, from this stage on, incorporated with Pape Station Modifications as part of a comprehensive design package for the modifications in that Station.

Chester:
Various concepts were developed with the exit building located in an existing municipal parking area on the east side of the station. The west side is a congested commercial and parking area providing no design benefit and was therefore not recommended for locating a second exit.

The preferred option, shown in Appendix C, includes one exit building at street level with a concourse level connecting the two staircases coming from platform level. It is designed as a “daily use” exit. The location of this exit building within the parking area best suits the requirements for future fire ventilation equipment installation.

Although the design meets the second exit design principles, the adequacy of the spacing between the vent shaft to the second exit remains to be validated. As part of the detailed design, an expert air movement consultant will investigate this issue and recommend changes if required. The Commission will be informed if significant changes are made to this concept.
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For Wellesley, College, Museum, and Castle Frank Stations (August 2005 Commission Meeting) - I saw the layouts for them a long time ago when I was working at the TTC and I believe the preferred Museum option was out onto the park:
College

Four options were developed, including options with exits located in College Park Commercial Building, on the public right-of-way south of College Park Commercial Building and in Joseph Sheard Parkette.

The preferred option (shown in Appendix B) locates the exit building on the east side of Yonge Street in the Joseph Sheard Parkette which provides for the least amount of utility conflicts and does not depend on a development connection agreement. This exit will be available for daily usage. The estimated cost of the preferred option is $3.6 million.

Wellesley

Four options were developed. Three options include exits in the parkette on the north side of Dundonald Street and the other option includes the exit on the south side of the Dundonald Street right-of-way.

The preferred option (shown in Appendix C) includes an exit building on the public road allowance on the south side of Dundonald Street. This option does not intervene with the parkette on the north side of Dundonald Street and was requested by City Staff. This exit will be available for daily usage. The estimated cost of the preferred option is $2.3 million.

Museum

Three options were developed including exits at the south end of the platform into the north side of Queen’s Park.

The preferred option (shown in Appendix D) meets the second exit design criteria and has the least impact to the future fire ventilation installation. This exit will be available for daily usage. The estimated cost of the preferred option is $1.8 million.

Castle Frank

Three options were developed exclusively on TTC property. The options included exits at either the east or west ends of the subway platform as well as into the existing bus platform.

The preferred option (shown in Appendix E) best meets all the second exit design criteria. The eastbound exit will be available for daily use. Due to operational constraints the westbound exit will be an emergency exit only. The estimated cost of the preferred option is $3.85 million.
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i'll see what i can do...

IIRC, College would have an exit where the old Church arch is on the east side of Yonge. Wellesley's exit would be in the middle of the drop off ramp of the apartment building above the north side of the station, on the south side of Dundonald St.
 
MajorComplainer said:
That's exactly the kind of attitude Toronto have, no wonder we have so many below par projects being built. Half-assed effort.
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What attitude do you mean? Your attitude that you make absolutely no contribution to civic life other than sitting and whingeing about how nothing is up your exacting standards?
 
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