Pioneer Village Subway (New)

Pioneer Village Station runs diagonally under the intersection of Steeles Avenue West and Northwest Gate and is intended to provide access for existing and future developments, along Steeles Avenue West. Station surface buildings have been laid out to maximize the potential for transit oriented development to occur.
Commuter parking for 1,881 vehicles and associated access roads are located in the hydro corridor to the north of the station. The main entrance to the subway is located on the north side of Steeles Avenue West and provides access to the YRT bus terminal, the on-street Passenger Pick-Up and Drop Off and commuter parking. Between the main entrance and the YRT bus terminal is the TTC substation. The YRT bus terminal will be operated and maintained by York Region. A pedestrian walkway from the commuter parking lot through the YRT bus terminal will be designed to provide a protected route for passengers moving to and from the main entrance.
An automatic entrance is located south of Steeles Avenue West on the east side of Northwest Gate, adjacent to the TTC bus terminal. The bus terminal has access from the new Track & Field Road, Northwest Gate, and a new east-west road link south of the bus terminal. A second automatic entrance is located at the south end of the TTC bus terminal.
There are two concourses, one at each end of the station, allowing utilities and to allow future utilities and services to cross over the top of the station. The additional weight of backfill also helps reduce the impact of buoyancy caused by the high water table.
The Pioneer Village Station project incorporates the following environmental initiatives:

• Cool roofs and green roofs;
• Increased daylight levels to reduce electric lighting power usage;
• LED lighting in pylon signs, and energy efficient lighting in illuminated wayfinding signage to reduce power consumption;
• Water efficient plumbing fixtures;
• Energy efficient HVAC system;
• Reduced storm water runoff into the municipal drainage system by utilizing green roof landscaping and soft landscaping areas adjacent to other building runoff areas;
• Short term bicycle parking spaces; and
• Landscaping with native and drought tolerant species.

The roofs over the entrance buildings are cool roofs and the roofs over  the TTC bus terminal and substation building are green roofs. Glazing is clear bird-friendly fritted glass. The façades are clad with weathering steel metal panels with matching porcelain enamel panels at the base. The TTC bus terminal, entrance buildings and substation are clad in solid weathering steel panels above the touch zone with glass or porcelain enamel below.
Hard landscaping will be white and grey concrete in a pattern to match the architecture. Soft landscaping will be hardy and low maintenance for durability in the local environment.