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Originally Posted by YYCguys
I wish the name Olympic Way would go away, for what's left of the street and for the proposed downtown transit station. It understand the significance of the name, but to just randomly assign it to some insignificant street that has no real presence or importance in the neighbourhood seems so arbitrary to me. Olympic Way needs to be applied to a street that has much more presence and importance, like 7th Ave, for example.
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I'm assuming it received its name because it was the route to the Olympic Saddledome and if that's the case, I think it should retain its name. Why? Character.
In older cities, there are numerous examples of streets with names that don't speak about their current surroundings but tell a story about what use to be there. It's one of those small things that humanizes a city and adds to the sense of place.
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Originally Posted by artvandelay
I can see this busway being built and stagnating for years before the LRT conversion - as has happened in Ottawa.
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If 240,000 passengers a day is stagnation, I'll take a cup of that.
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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
I really wish they were putting it down 17th rather than 10th Ave. Just have it under 17th then travel down 2nd Street from there. I'm dreaming obviously  But it is certainly the best choice, being our most popular weekend street. |
Your idea isn't that far fetched.
Most of the overground rail lines (i.e. commuter rail) in London initially terminated at the edge of Central London. When the London Underground opened, it linked these terminal stations and provided a new option for people to transverse Central London. Instead of having the underground support the overground, Calgary could have a tram support the LRT.
It would be interesting to see the LRT enter the Beltline via 11th, 12th or 17th and be connected to the core via tram lines that run North/South or maybe even in a circle.
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