Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

[The_Cat]

I wish these intersections could have left turn restrictions during certain times. For example, 109 Street at 104 Avenue Westbound could have no left turn restrictions from 3:30-6:00 pm.

 

[thommyjo]

Please, everyone, submit these on 311 or email Jennifer from Marigold here: jennifer.sheehan@marigoldinfra.ca

I’ve been fighting with them about the same issue on 95ave and 156. Takes 2 minutes for the full cycle to go around. Cars often clear the intersection in less than 20 seconds and then sits empty while everyone idles cars and pedestrians freeze.

 

[Gronk!]

I wish these intersections could have left turn restrictions during certain times. For example, 109 Street at 104 Avenue Westbound could have no left turn restrictions from 3:30-6:00 pm.

A big hard NO.

Either have left turns or no left turns. Having left turn restrictions during certain hours of the day is what confuses drivers, who proceed to wait until they can turn left anyway, pissing off other drivers and pedestrians (looking at you, 101 Street at Jasper Ave).

 

[J_gordo]

Better signal timing fixes this. Agreed with Gronk, driving downtown is such a mess in the mornings because drivers ignore the banned left turns from 7-9am. People who want left turns banned all together are just silly and likely never drive anywhere ever. Goodluck achieving that, people will revolt if that happens, even if only along 104 ave.

 

[ChazYEG]

Better signal timing fixes this. Agreed with Gronk, driving downtown is such a mess in the mornings because drivers ignore the banned left turns from 7-9am. People who want left turns banned all together are just silly and likely never drive anywhere ever. Goodluck achieving that, people will revolt if that happens, even if only along 104 ave.

The entire planet does well without left turns except for North America. They are absolutely useless, dangerous, make traffic worse and serve no beneficial purpose.

 

[Seamusmuldrew]

The entire planet does well without left turns except for North America. They are absolutely useless, dangerous, make traffic worse and serve no beneficial purpose.

I’ve heard left turns characterized as a North American thing a few times on here and I struggle to see how that’s true. From a quick non-comprehensive streetview search, they seem to be permitted in most places (Spain and Brazil were the exception from where I looked).

I do agree we should restrict them a lot more than we do, especially when LRT is in the median or there’s no room for turning lanes (75 street I hate you) but I don’t think saying only we do it is accurate.

 

[archited]

^ Plus (as a point of humor) left turns are allowed in all of these countries: the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, South Africa, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Guyana and all of the former British colonies in the Caribbean and Oceania. as well as Macau and Hong Kong. Correspondingly, none of these countries have a ban on right-lane turning. Left-hand turning for most right-lane driving countries has more to do with local restrictions than national bans. Most of Europe, for example, does not ban left turning as a national law, but local municipalities within those countries may do so in terms of traffic organizational matters.

 

[The_Cat]

At least 104 Avenue has left-turn lanes and signals. I guess it will be something like 111 Street or 83 Street. I hope that the signal phases can be adjusted.

 

[buildings]

I have a feeling that those who program the light cycles have simply applied some default timings for now with the ultimate timings being tweaked as real traffic flow data is gathered and analyzed.

 

[J_gordo]

 

[The_Cat]

 

[The_Cat]

Valley Line West construction:

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I sort of wonder when the bus terminal that was temporarily moved to the other side of the mall will be return to its former location. Will they bring bus service back once the construction is done at the LRT station or will they wait until the LRT station is ready to open?

 

[Barnaby]

I sort of wonder when the bus terminal that was temporarily moved to the other side of the mall will be return to its former location. Will they bring bus service back once the construction is done at the LRT station or will they wait until the LRT station is ready to open?

Depends on how turnover works to the City. I'm gonna suspect that the bus terminal remains on the north side until turnover of the line to ETS or TransEd happens, when testing begins.

Yes, I said ETS or TransEd.

 

[Yegpeople]

Depends on how turnover works to the City. I'm gonna suspect that the bus terminal remains on the north side until turnover of the line to ETS or TransEd happens, when testing begins.

Yes, I said ETS or TransEd.

I believe bus terminal will be given to ETS when it’s finished but line will be run by transed as they are already running half of the line for 30 years it’s practically not possible to have 2 different operators