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	CNW Telbec
		TTC track work will close Downsview Station again on Sunday, May 30 and Sunday, June 27.
		As a result, the subway will not serve Downsview Station, the most northerly station on the Spadina line.
		In its place on Sunday, shuttle buses will run an express service every five minutes between the Downsview Station bus bay area and Wilson Station.
	www.cnw.ca /en/releases/archive/May2004/14/c3294.html

	ETS Photo Express - Toronto Transit Commission 1998 Nova Bus T80-206 RTS
		TTC 7245 is seen laying over at Downsview Station while running a route 106 to York University.
		TTC 7214 is seen running a route 108 while at Downsview Station.
		TTC 7218 is seen at Finch Station ready to depart as a route 36.
	www.etspe.ca /old/ttc/1998rts.html

	Y-File
		The well-attended event, held in the Central Square Bear Pit, was designed to show off the preferred route for a subway extension from Downsview station to York and get feedback from the York community on the alignment of the route.
		Demand is high for the extension and officials at the TTC have factored in 3,000 parking spots at the proposed Steeles West station— almost one third of the TTC's current parking inventory.
		The TTC did an orgin/destination study and found the common area location was the best selection for the York University subway station," said Middlebrook.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=4546

	History
		The Downsview Station to York University Bus-Only Lanes project is the first step towards implementing one of several “Higher Order Transit Corridors” identified in the Toronto Official Plan.
		Conduct further study into the best route from Downsview Station to Steeles Avenue.
		It will also accommodate York Region Transit and GO Transit plans to begin operating higher speed express bus service from north of Steeles Avenue to Downsview Subway Station.
	toronto.ca /ttc/spadina_extension/history.htm

	Toronto Rec-Travel Guide, Brian Lucas
		Downsview station and take #106 bus (during busy periods, there's a non-stop express service).
		Eglinton west of Avenue Road; Eglinton station then #32 or #61 bus or a 15-minute uphill walk.
		Walking west from King station along King Street, north from Union Station along Bay, or east from St. Andrew along King, you enter the heart of the bank district, centered around the corner of King and Bay Streets.
	www.travel-library.com /north_america/canada/ontario/toronto/toronto-lucas-attractions.html

	Yonge-University-Spadina (TTC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the meantime, a temporary busway is planned between Downsview station and the campus.
		This line is expected to see the next phase of expansion, which will bring the line to York University, four kilometres northwest of Downsview station.
		All stations, whether by transfer or fare-paid terminal, connect to surface TTC bus and/or streetcar routes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yonge-University-Spadina_Line

	ETS Photo Express
		TTC 7616 is seen at Downsview on a new accessible route, 84 Sheppard West.
		TTC 7597 is seen working route 36 to Finch Station while at the intersection of Finch and Dufferin Streets.
		TTC 7515 is seen arriving at Broadview Station on the 87 Cosburn route.
	www.etspe.ca /ttc/2002-2004orionvii.php

	Infiltration: Toronto Subways
		In a startling contrast to Downsview, Wilson is the ugliest and worst-planned station on the line, decorated with brownish-yellow paint and artificial plants, which inspire deep feelings of pity.
		Leaving Downsview, one enters the original section of the Spadina line, which went into service in 1978.
		North York Centre Station was added between Sheppard and Finch in 1987.
	www.infiltration.org /transit-subway.html

	OCTA Communications Centre - Bus-only Corridor
		The TTC and York University are expected to announce an agreement tomorrow that clears the way for Toronto's first bus-only route, intended to reduce transit time between the university and Downsview subway station.
		From Downsview station, the city will build bus-only lanes on Dufferin Street to north of Finch Ave.
		The agreement calls for a new road to be constructed on the grounds of the university (as the TTC wants) but far enough from some buildings and residences to keep noise down (as the university demanded).
	www.octa.on.ca /forum/printthread.cfm?Forum=20&Topic=620

	City of Toronto: Toronto Transit Commission TTC
		Downsview station buses will be re-routed to Finch station for the outbound of the concert.
		The Park 'n' Ride at Downsview and Wilson stations will not be formally closed, but access after the concert will not be possible because of the road closures in the area and the crowds that will be dispersing.
		As a result of heavier passenger loads on routes in the Downsview area, longer wait times can be expected on July 30 for both regular riders and concert goers.
	www.toronto.ca /ttc/rollingstones/rollingstones.htm

	broadband » Forums » Canadian » Re: Vaughn Mills now Open
		Take the TTC Subway to Downsview Station, follow the signs to the Buses, and transfer onto TTC Route 196 York University Rocket (no paper transfer required) to York Lanes (on York's Campus), which is where the York U bus terminal is. Then board York Region Transit (YRT) Route 20 Jane-Concord, which directly services Vaughan Mills.
		Option 2 - Take the TTC Subway to Downsview Station, follow the signs to the buses, and transfer onto Route 105 Dufferin North.
		All routes in red are TTC routes that are contracted to YRT so you pay YRT fare if you're north of steeles, and TTC fare if you're south of steeles, or both if you're going across Steeles.
	www.dslreports.com /forum/remark,11777803

	GTBP - TTC Photo Gallery
		The shuttle service ran express, non-stop between Sheppard Station and Downsview.
		This section will show you the extra TTC buses from all divisions used on the "Papal Mass Shuttle" and at Sheppard Station.
		TTC and other transit systems in the Greater Toronto Area provided extra services for pilgrims from all over the world during the week-long Catholic event.
	gtabus.natransit.com /ttc/ttc_gal-wyd-01.html

	Y-File
		If the TTC gets its wish, the busway would end up being replaced by a subway extension from Downsview station that would serve the University and the 905 area to the north.
		The Toronto Transit Commission on July 14 unanimously endorsed the $25- to $30-million project, which would take passengers from Downsview subway station to the campus in 13 minutes — a trip that now takes up to half an hour.
		The TTC says it could be 10 years before a $1.4-billion subway link opens, but Miller said that timeline may be shortened.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=3078

	Infiltration: Toronto Subways
		Downsview station was constructed in 1996, and it is the prettiest station in Toronto.
		Kennedy station is fairly awesome; a metal ladders leads up over the office to a series of metal catwalks linked by stairs and ladders, eventually leading through some cement air ducts to a grate at street level.
		Leaving Downsview, one enters the original section of the Spadina line, which went into service in 1978.
	www.infiltration.org /transit-subway.html

	Restoration of Lancaster FM 104. Our Mission
		The Toronto Aerospace Museum has completed the major project of removing the aircraft from the pylon and transporting it to the museum which is located at the former RCAF Station, Downsview, in the historic deHavilland factory built in the 1930s.
		After many search and rescue missions, and a part in the Cuban Missile crisis, FM104s last flight was to RCAF Station Downsview to take part in the official retirement of Lancasters from RCAF service on April 9, 1964.
		Since that time, corrosion, metal fatigue and vandals have taken their toll and this once-proud aircraft is in danger of being lost forever.
	www.lancasterfm104.com /restoration.html

	Downsview, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most of the houses were built following World War II and into the 1960's, though some new houses and condos are now being built near the Toronto Transit Commission 's Downsview station.
		Downsview was originally a farm located in the 1870's near the present-day intersection of Keele Street and Wilson Avenue (Toronto).
		Downsview is an area in the north end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Downsview

	Yonge-University-Spadina (TTC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the meantime, a temporary busway is planned between Downsview station and the campus.
		George stations, it turns south again under Queen's Park, passing to one side of the legislature, and running the full length of University Avenue beyond.
		Although only two stations are actually on Spadina Road, a larger portion of the line was originally planned to follow the Spadina Expressway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yonge-University-Spadina_Line (823 words)

	Downsview (TTC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was formerly the site of an airstrip used as a military base (CFB Downsview), and by an airline manuacturer ( DeHavilland), separating the station area from the original village of Downsview.
		The original plans for the Sheppard line called for it to connect with the Spadina line at Downsview, but it was constructed in an abbreviated form, and there are currently no plans to extend it west of its current terminus at Sheppard-Yonge.
		Nearby landmarks include Downsview Park, which was the site of the World Youth Day Papal Visit in 2002, and the ' SARSstock ' concert in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Downsview_(TTC) (823 words)

	Transit Toronto - Content: Downsview Station
		Downsview Station may have been a 'subway from nowhere to nowhere', but it cut short a number of bus trips to Wilson Station and may have improved some commuters' travel times.
		Downsview is located in the middle of fields, well away even from the development of Sheppard Avenue.
		The TTC had hoped to build the line so that it would take a wide curve and swing east, giving the station at Sheppard an east-west alignment in anticipation for a link (and perhaps interlining) with the Sheppard Subway.
	www.transittoronto.org /subway/5109.shtml (823 words)

	Toronto Corso Italia - News and Articles
		- Building reserved transit lanes on Dufferin St. The lanes will go from Downsview station up to the hydro corridor and over to York University.
		The TTC had been planning to buy 100 diesel-electric hybrid buses, at a cost of $600,000-$700,000 each, as part of a purchase of 230 new buses this year.
		The TTC will be getting a billion-dollar birthday boost today, but the city is already demanding more money before it has even cashed the cheque.
	www.torontocorsoitalia.com /releases/release/358437/2211.htm (823 words)

	COMMISSION REPORT MACRO
		The bus trip from Downsview Station to York University, now scheduled to take 18 minutes in the morning in the peak direction, would be reduced to by 28 per cent, to 13 minutes, and would be much more reliable, with little chance of the current situation of long and unpredictable trip time owing to congestion.
		TTC staff are also analyzing the pro’s and con’s of re-routing other TTC routes to take advantage of the increased speeds which would be provided by this new facility.
		Gerrit de Boer, who owns the property on the north-west corner of the Sheppard/Allen intersection, voiced concerns at the meeting, and in subsequent discussions with the EA team, regarding the recommendation to widen Allen Road, on the basis that the road is already very wide and “unfriendly” to pedestrians.
	www.ttc.ca /postings/gso-comrpt/documents/report/f2114/_conv.htm (823 words)

	Infiltration: Exploring Toronto's Subway Stations and Tunnels
		Downsview station was constructed in 1996, and it is the prettiest station in Toronto.
		Kennedy station is fairly awesome; a metal ladders leads up over the A.P. (authorized personnel) office to a series of metal catwalks linked by stairs and ladders, eventually leading through some cement air ducts to a grate at street level.
		Museum is one of the least used stations, and the gates are not monitored at all, so it didn't take much effort for my two comrades and I to scurry beyond the gates and into the tunnels.
	www.infiltration.org /subway.htm (3849 words)

	Subway Milestones - Expansion
		Downsview Station, Bloor-Yonge Station, and Union Station become the first fully-accessible subway stations.
		This line was eight miles long, added 18 new stations and more than doubled the size of the subway system.
		That first stretch of subway line ran 4.6 miles between Union Station and Eglinton Station.
	www.archives.gov.on.ca /english/exhibits/subway/milestones_2.htm (3849 words)

	Transit Toronto - Content: A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets
		Kipling and Kennedy stations would be the last new subway stations to open on the system until North York Centre opened in 1987, and the last extensions to open until the Spadina line was pushed north to Downsview in 1996.
		At the bottom were the station platforms themselves, followed by a large mezzanine level with underground connections to street exits serving Eglinton Avenue, the nearby neighbourhoods, and the commuter parking lots (585 spaces and a Kiss ‘N’ Ride facility).
		Although the extension followed the underused railway that paralleled the tracks southwest of Warden station, complaints from local residents and problems crossing railway spur lines forced the TTC to build the extension underground, in a cut-and-cover tunnel that was longer than the entire University subway.
	www.transittoronto.org /subway/5104.shtml (8058 words)

	Downsview Ontario Downsview Station
		Downsview Station Downsview Station is the northern terminus of the University-Spadina subway line in Toronto.
		Downsview is a community in Toronto 's north end, centred around the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Dufferin Street, in the former City of North York.
		Downsview, Ontario Downsview is a community in Toronto's north end, centred around the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Dufferin Street, in the former City of North York.
	www.masterliness.com /a/Downsview.htm (8058 words)

	Y-File
		The TTC’s "best-solution" for an express bus service to York from Downsview travels along existing — and already fast-moving — curbside bus lanes to just north of Finch; west along a Hydro corridor to the southeast corner of York’s Keele campus, then up to the bus stops in the Common and out to Steeles Avenue.
		According to Stephanie Rice, a senior project coordinator with the TTC's engineering and construction department, people were most interested in the subway route, the station locations and funding for the extension.
		Rice was one of several TTC representatives ready to discuss the TTC's plans with students, staff and faculty who attended the afternoon open house.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=2733 (8058 words)

	NOW: Broke-down transit, Jul 24 - 30, 2003
		The TTC is currently spending millions to plug water leaks in tunnels throughout the system, including the emergency repair of damaged roof beams at Rosedale station that just happened to be spotted by city works crews during a bridge inspection.
		What the TTC is doing: An overhaul program was initiated in 97 to replace escalators that had reached their 25-year life expectancy, but each overhaul takes 18 weeks, and only 64 of the 276 in the system have been completed so far.
		The problem: Buses in the TTC fleet are on average 14 years old, six years older than those used in other Ontario transit systems and twice as old as transit buses operating in the U.S. What it means: Buses have to be continuously repaired and overhauled to stay in service.
	www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2003-07-24/news_insight.php (8058 words)

	Greater Toronto Story: Stations need more parking, TTC suggests - October 13, 1999
		The $5 million first phase would see 1,200 spaces added at Kipling, Downsview, Wilson, Finch and Kennedy stations.
		The authority, which nets about $16 million annually from city-owned lots, could then cover the costs of expanding the station lots.
		TTC chair Howard Moscoe is sold on the proposal.
	gtabus.natransit.com /news/991013parking.html (8058 words)

	Pischke piscis
		The route maps in the trains have had stickers placed over them indicating where Downsview is. The route maps in the stations have also been changed.
		The York University Express was renamed to route 106E when Downsview station opened.
		In other Downsview news, the Toronto Star reported that a mixture of debris and lubricant was blamed for shutting the line between Wilson and Downsview for an hour and a half on Monday.
	www.nevarts.com /pischke (8058 words)

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