John Street Pedestrian Bridge Community Advisory Committee
The Georgetown South (GTS) Project will build the infrastructure needed to
meet the growing demand for GO Train service and the new Airport Rail Link. As
part of the project, a pedestrian bridge will be built over the GO Train tracks
at John Street in Weston Village.
The community plays an important role in this project and a Community
Advisory Committee has been formed. The committee will be involved in the
selection of three design concepts from submissions by invited designers for the
bridge to ensure it is both aesthetically pleasing and functional for the
community.
January 20, 2011
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Meeting Report
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February 24, 2011
Final
Meeting Report
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March 31, 2011
Final
Meeting Report
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April 28, 2011
Final
Meeting Report
And the winner is...
Following a selection process that involved the Community Advisory Committee, a short list of four bridge design options was identified and the community was given an opportunity to provide feedback on the options during a consultation period from February 24th to March 31st. In total, we received 112 completed comment forms. The John Street Pedestrian Bridge Community Advisory Committee met on April 25 to review the public input and recommend a preferred option.
The winning design is the bicycle-inspired Twin Arch by DTAH. The next step will be to start the detailed design of the bridge with construction expected to begin in 2014.
