Green Line LRT - $4.6 Billion Project

[DizzyEdge]

Let's say all 3 levels signed a cheque today. How long do you think it would be before the first construction began?

[MalcolmTucker]

For the contract being signed? 18 months would be optimistic.

[MichaelS]

Originally Posted by Wooster

If the province doesn't find a way to pony up for Green Line given that there is $1.53 billion on the table from the feds, and the City can (and very likely will) lock in its 1/3 through tax room, the NDP might as well pack up shop, they'll have zero chance of electoral success next time.

It'll happen one way or another probably by spring. I suspect it'll be a long term allocation to debt finance the project.

Is this still the case, given that the Conservative's lost the election? Have the Liberals promised this level of funding?

[MalcolmTucker]

“You’ll be happy to know, I hope, that the Cities Matter survey is going out to the parties ... and one of the core questions is, ‘will you honour the commitment for the Green Line funding if you’re elected?’” Nenshi told his council colleagues.

“And (Liberal leader Justin) Trudeau, last week explicitly said he would, (NDP leader Tom) Mulcair has not yet said that, I anticipate he will, so I’m feeling like we’re going to get that funding regardless of that happens in October.”

http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/09/21/des...-green-line-lrt-funding-is-likely-secure

[MichaelS]

Thanks. I didn't follow the election too closely, so wasn't sure.

[Canadian74]

Originally Posted by MichaelS

Is this still the case, given that the Conservative's lost the election? Have the Liberals promised this level of funding?

It's in their platform I believe

[PPAR]

I believe the Liberal funding commitment was actually superior to the Conservative commitment, in that funding was similar in amount, but with less strings and more rapid roll out of the money.

[fusili]

Originally Posted by PPAR

I believe the Liberal funding commitment was actually superior to the Conservative commitment, in that funding was similar in amount, but with less strings and more rapid roll out of the money.

From the little information I saw, I believe the Liberals were going to quadruple transit infrastructure spending over the conservative plan.

[MalcolmTucker]

Originally Posted by fusili

From the little information I saw, I believe the Liberals were going to quadruple transit infrastructure spending over the conservative plan.

From the National Transit Thread:

Originally Posted by ;7209354

So here is the existing plus incremental funding the party campaigned on:

source: https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/investing-now/

New spending is this:

https://www.liberal.ca/files/2015/08/An-historic-investment-plan.pdf

Changes to old spending is this:

https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/new-building-canada-fund/

Also, for the provincial and city portions, for places that can't issue debt at as low of an interest rate as the federal government:

https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/canada-infrastructure-bank%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/

[MalcolmTucker]

Originally Posted by fusili

From the little information I saw, I believe the Liberals were going to quadruple transit infrastructure spending over the conservative plan.

From the National Transit Thread:

So here is the existing plus incremental funding the party campaigned on:

source: https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/investing-now/

New spending is this:

https://www.liberal.ca/files/2015/08/An-historic-investment-plan.pdf

Changes to old spending is this:

https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/new-building-canada-fund/

Also, for the provincial and city portions, for places that can't issue debt at as low of an interest rate as the federal government:

https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/canada-infrastructure-bank%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/

[UofC.engineer]

Brian Mason is going to deliver a funding announcement today at 12:30.

http://www.660news.com/2015/11/09/green-line-lrt-almost-a-go/

[Canadian74]

Originally Posted by UofC.engineer

Brian Mason is going to deliver a funding announcement today at 12:30.

http://www.660news.com/2015/11/09/green-line-lrt-almost-a-go/

What happened at the announcement?

[VIce]

Originally Posted by Canadian74

What happened at the announcement?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mason-alberta-infrastructure-announcement-grants-1.3310782

[*Stardust*]

Anticlimactic

[ClaytonA]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/green-line-measures-approved-by-calgary-council-1.3313034

City council has approved the route and station locations for the new southeast leg of the LRT and will now formally ask the Alberta government to come up with its share of the funding for the $4.5-billion Green Line mega-project.

City staff will set about acquiring the necessary land for the southeast portion of the new C-Train line, which will eventually run from the city's northern periphery through downtown and all the way to the community of Seton.

Ward 7 councillor Druh Farrel is doing a presentation on the Vancouver-Seattle-Portland trip;

Dates: Monday, November 16th, 6:00pm Sharp (Doors at 5:30pm) or Wednesday, Dec 2nd at Noon.

Location: John Dutton Theatre, Central Library 2nd Floor, 616 Macleod Trail SE

Subject: Presentation by Councillor Druh Farrell on how the experiences of other cities can shape the future of the Green Line LRT

[Spring2008]

^Good news, this is prob the single most influential infrastructure project ever here. Lots of infill potential down centre st/edmonton trail, 16 ave, east beltline, inglewood, ramsay etc.

[Calgarian]

Have they decided how to handle the downtown to 16 ave part yet? I still think a tunnel is the best way to go, but I get the hesitation of putting a station that far underground.

[Chadillaccc]

I'd say axe the Crescent Heights Station and just build the 16th Ave Station between 16th and 15th, and don't daylight the line until 24th Avenue with a station at 25th.

It would be nice if this city could figure out how to do sort of "urban express" trains between 25th Avenue and Inglewood Stations. Similar to what Toronto is going to do with the underground portion of the Eglington Line. This way, many people would be able to bypass the inevitable clusterfucks that will be caused by having trains in mixed traffic.

[nick.flood]

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[lineman]

A good chunk of our system was built on compromise. Now we're stuck with cl'ucks like 36th St NE and 7th Ave. It seems to be the way to do things here in Alberta, and frankly I hope we can get the get past that overbearing conservative mentality. I'd really like to see this line built for the next 100 years. To me that means tunnels and a deep station.