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Originally Posted by fusili
I think this is a pretty decent long term plan, especially if a few of the routes start as limited stop buses, then BRT (dedicated lanes) and finally
1. Yellow line. This is a pretty good idea. I wonder what the likelihood is of using the CPR ROW through downtown to connect the two ends of the line when they are LRT? It just might be feasible. One comment though is that the south portion should go over the causeway and south via Cedarbrae/Palliser rather than through the Weaslehead. There just aren't any riders in that area. Also, going through 26th avenue in the SW seems problematic.
2. Green line. Many parts of this would be quite costly for little ridership- such as the extension in the NE past Stoney, or the portion through Country Hills/Shaganappi. The South portion makes sense to me, but most of the northern section doesnt.
3. Red line. Interesting ideas. You are basically combining the North Crosstown with the 52nd street BRT and adding in a south crosstown on Anderson. However, if the southern portion will just be a limited stop bus, why build a new river crossing at Anderson rather than just using the Ivor Strong and going up via 24th street?
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1.Yeah, when I made that "yellow line" I wanted to somehow better connect the Beltline with the LRT. Since then, I've reconsidered, and would probably now keep the line on 10th/CPR until Crowchild. As for following 37th St instead of 14th St, my rationale was to avoid competition with the SLRT, encourage bidirectional travel on the red and orange lines, avoid additional crossings at Fish Creek, and allow for massive Sprawl in Evergreen. I also had imagined that it would allow development along 37th (Imagine the view from the 6th floor of a retirement home there! - It's all just a bit of fantasy anyway..). 14th St could also work.
2. Green Line. The reason I extended it so far is because I was trying to imagine what Calgary would look like in 50 years. Already, it is very difficult to get between the NW and NE by transit, and I thought the city might one day need a connector that runs north of Nose Hill. In my imagination, it would be BRT for years, gradually being upgraded bit by bit, eventually allowing a big non-stop arc from new communities east of the Airport, to YYC, through the NW to UofC and Foothills and MRU, etc.
3. Red Line. One thing that bothered me about the last iteration of RouteAhead was how disjointed everything was. For instance, if I lived in Forest Lawn and was going to SAIT, I'd much prefer to take one route rather than transfer; same if I lived in Vista Heights and worked in Quarry Park; or lived in Braeside and worked at the PLC. Having two high-frequency routes terminate at the same point creates needless transfers, especially when they head opposite directions from the hub. As for your point about Ivor Strong, I think it's a good one.
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Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker
The quickest win I see there is adding an LRT station at Northland Village Mall (or is it shoppes). I would like to see how much it would slow down the system.
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I've always felt it was a little strange to have no station and Northland, but it wouldn't help the situation with Foothills, ACH, West Campus, and Market - all of which have a far greater need. That said, I think a station at Northland would be at least as busy as Dalhousie, Crowfoot, and Tuscany. We also could have built it for a lot cheaper than adding Tuscany...
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