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What do you think of this project?

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I really wish this was an ETS project. This is the transit connection that Strathcona needs to the LRT system. Maybe not as good as an LRT down Whyte, but getting people quickly across the river isn't just a tourist attraction.

I'm frustrated with the lack of support by city council. Integrate it into the ARC system as a condition of building. If the project goes bankrupt, it's not a white elephant, it's valuable ETS infrastructure. Win/win.
 
Barnaby said:
I really wish this was an ETS project. This is the transit connection that Strathcona needs to the LRT system. Maybe not as good as an LRT down Whyte, but getting people quickly across the river isn't just a tourist attraction.

I'm frustrated with the lack of support by city council. Integrate it into the ARC system as a condition of building. If the project goes bankrupt, it's not a white elephant, it's valuable ETS infrastructure. Win/win.
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Now that the private venture has been denied and the group fallen apart, what would it take to get ETS to pick it up? What is their process for deciding on new and future projects?
 
I don't really think it would be ethical or even legal for ETS to basically steal the idea. Obviously the city could get them to integrate this into the transit system and collect the ARC fares. I would be in favour of this.

Hopefully they succeed in building it, because I'll use it if it's priced like the rest of the transit system.
 
Would a different station alignment make this project feasible? This and High level line would both serve our central city very well in different and complimentary ways. Hope it happens one day. Rossdale needs help.
 
Hopefully. What bothered me most was how they brought a problem without offering any reasonable solutions. When I see the low $100-200 million price tag for important infrastructure, I get angry. I get even more angry at the fact that it was planned to be privately funded.

Strathcona and Rossdale need this connection.
 
occidentalcapital said:
Wonder if any city councilors are regretting their sophmoric dismissal of this project. It's not like people are lining up to do cool things in the city. Have to take the opportunities that come up.
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My guess is absolutely not and it's not even on their radar anymore until perhaps another proposal comes forward in which case they will have to deal with it.
 
thommyjo said:
Would a different station alignment make this project feasible? This and High level line would both serve our central city very well in different and complimentary ways. Hope it happens one day. Rossdale needs help.
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Given what Council honed in on during the meeting, a different alignment, particularly in Rossdale further away from the power plant, would likely do wonders to get this to move ahead. I'm honestly surprised it wasn't mentioned much during the meeting. It was largely because that stop was seen as an anchor stop for the line, but I don't see it going ahead while that remains in the plans. The monumental costs of bringing the power plant up to occupancy don't make it viable anytime soon, given the state of the City's finances, notwithstanding the political considerations. They should look at a Royal Glenora or Telus Field connection instead. I imagine they will also need to look to the feds and province if they need any subsidies.
 
^ "They should look at a Royal Glenora"
What a win for the members of the private club but not the public as there is nothing there but a walking trail. The lower parts of the Legislature grounds may offer a better solution.
 
EdmTrekker said:
^ "They should look at a Royal Glenora"
What a win for the members of the private club not two much the public as there is nothing there but a walking trail. The lower parts of the Legislature grounds may offer a better solution.
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I was mainly looking at something at the same elevation as the previous proposed stations. The lower parts of the leg grounds are still at quite a bit of a higher grade. Given that "walking trail" is one of the primary connections to the river valley and across the LRT bridge, it would be a good spot for people walking and those with accessibility challenges. If the City makes Touch the Water a priority, it could also be a good connection to that as well.
 
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