Finch West Station is located under Keele Street, north of Finch
Avenue West. The hydro corridor to the north of the station
and can accommodate up to 350 cars in the parking lot. There's also a pick up and drop off across from Keele Street.
Passengers that approach the station from this area cross the Four
Winds Drive extension to enter the station through an automatic entrance
on the east side of Keele Street.
The automatic entrance, bus terminal,
and secure bicycle parking are located under an elevated substation
facility. The northern end of the substation box extends over the
automatic entrance doors providing a canopy to this entrance. This
extension is back lit to form a glowing panel to further highlight the
entrance point to patrons from the parking lot and the passenger pick-up
and drop-off.
The main entrance is located on the west side of Keele Street just
north of the intersection with Finch Avenue West. The cool roof over
this entrance and the green roof over the elevated substation box meet
the Toronto Green Standard and the Green Roof Bylaw.
There is a bird-friendly fritted glass, with occasional panels of coloured art
glass, in clear anodized aluminum curtain wall framing. The parapet wall
and façade above the glazing are clad with fibrous cement panels in a
black and white graphic pattern.
Finch West Station incorporates:
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Cool roof and green roofs;
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Increased daylight levels to reduce electric lighting power usage;
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LED lighting in pylon signs, and energy efficient lighting in illuminated wayfinding;
- Water efficient plumbing fixtures;
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Energy efficient HVAC system;
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Reduced storm water runoff into the
municipal drainage system by utilizing green roof landscaping and
soft landscaping areas adjacent to other building runoff areas;
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100 secure and 13 short term bicycle parking spaces; and
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Landscaping with native and drought tolerant species.
York University Station is located in the heart of the York
University Campus, crossing diagonally under Ian Macdonald Boulevard,
with the main entrance in the Harry W. Arthurs Common. The York
University Station is intended to remove the existing bus service
currently circulating through the Common, and to provide pedestrian
access for existing and future facilities and developments on the York
University campus. The necessary TTC, YRT, Viva, and GO bus services
will be relocated to bus terminals at Pioneer Village Station and
Highway 407 Station.
The main entrance is located on the west side of Ian Macdonald
Boulevard with two covered entry wings rising up to the north and south
side of the Common. The entrance also has a lightwell from the Common
providing daylight into the concourse and views to the campus. A roof
structure links the two entrance pavilions and the lightwell. Glazing on
the east side of the entrance structure provides natural light down to
the concourse level. The lightwells in the Common provide passenger
orientation and opportunities for daylight harvesting according to the
Toronto Green Standard.
The York University Station project incorporates the following environmental initiatives:
A major element of this station design is the roof over the upper
concourse and entrances in the Common. This metal roof is considered a
cool roof as it has a high solar reflectance and absorbs little heat. 
The roof is clad in standing seam anodized aluminum panels with
anodized aluminum cladding to the ring beam. Glazing is bird-friendly
fritted glass in painted steel curtain wall framing. The emergency exit
buildings and secure bicycle storage will have green roofs and will be
clad in opaque glass panels. Hard landscaping will be concrete. Soft
landscaping will be generally hardy and low maintenance for durability
in the local environment.
