I originally posted this in the "advocacy" thread, but probably better suited for here.
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Originally Posted by Ferreth
Edmonton trail might be interesting if :
1) They hook it into the 8th Ave. Subway via the currently built City Hall connection.
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I'm not 100% sure, but I thought that the City Hall tunnel/future station curves a bit from 8th Avenue and starts pointing South, similar to how the above-grade tracks currently are, just under City Hall instead. I'm not sure that getting a line in there that is coming from the North and East would be feasible.
I think that I'm going to try and attend one of these meetings and also submit some feedback by email. I think that Centre Street would be optimal, but the expense could prove prohibitive. I would imagine that the tracks would have to be elevated or buried for much of the route, neither of which are cheap.
Edmonton Trail would be a reasonable compromise to me, but they'd have to find a way to prevent sharing the track into downtown for that short stretch from Memorial, over the river, and into whatever downtown corridor they decide to use (7th, 8th, etc.)
Nose Creek would be a disaster. Nobody lives there, nobody will be able to park there, and it will serve as a suburban express line into downtown. If they go that route, they probably shouldn't even put any stations between Beddington and the new Science Centre (sarcasm, mostly). Some people will like that, obviously, but I would see it as a missed opportunity to really enhance Centre or Edmonton Trail. Even though Edmonton Trail isn't as developed as Centre at the moment, I can picture the area doing very well with an LRT - it would really provide a shot in the arm.
How far up Edmonton Trail would the line go I wonder? Suppose it goes all the way up to McKnight, where would it go after that? Into Nose Creek valley until Beddington Trail? Cut across somehow to Centre? Continue up Edmonton/4th Street NE where the bus trap presently is? There's a nice little green area that could allow it to cut across to Centre near 41st Avenue, but then you'd need to elevate/bury it from there until Beddington Trail. There's no easy route for this one, unfortunately.
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