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Originally Posted by Policy Wonk
If the height restrictions are so burdensome to what would otherwise be the natural development pattern of the area why doesn't the area outside of the restrictions look like Dubai?
The actual corridor where the height restrictions related to runway 34/16 are harshest are roughly between 105th and 109th street. And that is 232 feet south of Jasper Ave, 210 feet south of 104th ave and 135 feet south of 107th ave. These could be revisited with a modern 5.5 degree approach procedure like those used at other urban airports... but I don't think it would make a tremendous difference.
And the cart is before the horse because Edmonton and Edmonton Airports have no particular leverage. I spent most of last year trying to bring a project from hell to some sort of conclusion. The only leverage we had with our "partners" was threatening to cancel the entire project. Edmonton and Edmonton Airports now has a dozen battles to fight and they can't change their course. When Sturgeon County says "build your own damn watermains for Villeneuve" Edmonton Airports can't say "fine, we will just keep the Muni open and close Villeneuve instead."
At the end of the day they might have to close Villeneuve anyways if they can't reach an agreement and that certainly won't hasten the demise of the Muni.
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not that this is either the forum or the thread, but how hard were you and your "partners" pushing for this "project from hell" and/or villeneuve improvements prior to last years decision or was the status quo perfectly acceptable up until then? how many of those "partners" were prepared to - even if they were able to - seriously participate in those discussions under that status quo? perhaps if the same efforts and resources that were wasted on all sides attempting to keep an airport open that shouldn't be there were devoted to getting the improvements we all know are needed at villeneuve, you wouldn't be stuck in pergatory. regardless, i still contend that committing to close the muni was finally hitching the horse to the cart, not getting it backwards.