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Originally Posted by GenWhy?
Did it stipulate below-grade use? Edmonton and Calgary's LRTs are light rail and run on dedicated ROWs that don't stop for car traffic. Not the worst if it has to run above grade.
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The City's link is currently broken; in the meantime, 9.1 states "... an internal planning process to design the portions of the Lands for
light rail use and walking and cycling use." In other words, anything which isn't those things is likely to summon CP's lawyers; SkyTrain may or may not count as "light rail".
Not the worst, but far from optimal either - at least in the current configuration between
16th-6th and along False Creek (current plan is to run it along 6th and put the trench up for development). Bear in mind that Calgary and Edmonton's on-road alignments generally have less walkability, slower speeds and frequencies, lower mode share and a higher accident rate than SkyTrain; at-grade is alright for a suburban route, but anything north of 16th and between 41st and 49th may need a more permanent solution.