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===Change of plans to an extension to Vaughan===
In 2000, the City of Vaughan again lobbied for a subway extension to their municipality as they planned to build a new city core (today's [[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre]] (VMC)) at [[Ontario Highway 7|Highway 7]] and [[Jane Street (Toronto)|Jane Street]]. This second lobbying effort was ultimately successful and led to the abandonment of the loop proposal.<ref name="Bow3" /> During the proposal stage of this plan, the TTC had concluded there were insufficient projected population densities to justify the line north of Steeles Avenue, with some of the new stations projected to be among those with the lowest ridership of the subway system.<ref name="G&M-2017-12-14">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-subway-extension/article37324030/ |title=Next stop, Vaughan: Inside the Toronto subway's big move beyond the city limits |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |first1=Oliver |last1=Moore |first2=Jeff |last2=Gray |date=December 14, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215035217/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-subway-extension/article37324030/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The preferred alignment and placement for four stations for the extension beyond Downsview station to Steeles (one station farther than what was planned in 1994) via York University were finalized in September 2005.<ref name="2005-ea"/><ref>{{cite web |date=February 12, 2012 |title=Spadina North extension preferred alignment |url=http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/ttc/spadina_extension/prefered_alignment.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524220409/http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/spadina_extension/prefered_alignment.htm |archive-date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=February 17, 2012 |publisher=City of Toronto}}</ref> In March 2006, the provincial government announced $670 million in funding for the extension, with the caveat that the line would also be extended to serve the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2006 |title=Liberal budget heavy on money for transportation |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2006/03/23/to_budgettwo20060323.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601035855/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2006/03/23/to_budgettwo20060323.html |archive-date=June 1, 2008 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=CBC News |quote=$670 million to extend TTC subway system to Vaughan, north of the city.}}</ref> At the time, the area around the mostly vacant VMCVaughan Metropolitan Centre site was occupied by [[big-box store]]s and [[freeways]], and lacked the dense development that surrounds most other subway stations.<ref name="TheStar-2012-04-06">{{cite news |last=Javed |first=Noor |date=April 6, 2012 |title=Toronto's subway brings downtown vision to Vaughan |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/04/06/torontos_subway_brings_downtown_vision_to_vaughan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815164327/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/04/06/torontos_subway_brings_downtown_vision_to_vaughan.html |archive-date=August 15, 2016 |access-date=June 30, 2016 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> The preferred alignment and placement for the two stations in York Region was finalized in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Subway To York University and Beyond - Transit Toronto - Content |url=https://transittoronto.ca/subway/5114.shtml |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=transittoronto.ca}}</ref>
The TTC board approved design principles for stations in 2006, before approving a station design philosophy in 2009. This included integrated design by architects, [[public art]] and stations to meet Toronto Green Standards.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2009 |title=Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project - Station design philosophy |url=https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2009/September-24/Reports/Toronto_York_Spadina3.pdf |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Toronto Transit Commission}}</ref> Consultations on the detailed design of stations took place in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2009 |title=Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project - York University station Approval of conceptual design |url=https://transittoronto.ca/subway/stations/images/york-university-conceptual-design.pdf |access-date=July 27, 2024 |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2010 |title=Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project - York University station Approval of finishes and artwork |url=https://transittoronto.ca/subway/stations/images/york-university-finishes.pdf |access-date=July 27, 2024 |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission}}</ref>
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