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Originally Posted by bomberjet
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Page 25 of the RFP
"(f) Improve crosstown and downtown connectivity by exploring the opportunity to develop an east-west crosstown “Parkway” corridor between Transcona and the Airport Precinct (passing through Point Douglas and the north side of downtown) running parallel to exiting CN and CP main railway lines. This corridor would be envisioned to be a multi-modal facility including a limited-access roadway (taking advantage of existing bridges), exclusive transitway and truck lanes, dedicated bicycle pathway and pedestrian walkways. This would be seen as an opportunity to develop sustainable
transportation infrastructure, “green” an otherwise drab industrial urban landscape, and improve connectivity in the overall transportation network."
Sounds like the city is interested in making a potential splash... yes for the transit aspect, absolutely. The limited access roadway sounds like it would be prohibitively expensive and destructive, mind you, mostly to industrial lands and the like. The hardest and most disruptive bit would likely be the Point Douglas area. Only option not to destroy the congruity of the cityscape there would be to go underground... again, stupid expensive.
After sifting through the rest, it looks like this plan is expected to be quite the document and could have the power to be exceptionally good for the city. The main thing I would like to see once the plan is published is that the city stick to the vision and implement planning for developments etc. accordingly...