Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

[The_Cat]

I must have misread the #56 brochure. I stand corrected.

Good to hear that there's more frequent bus service there.

 

[The_Cat]

 

[Kosy123]

Saw them testing the train at like 9 PM yesterday in downtown as well! Hopefully a good sign?

 

[Barnaby]

I'm hoping that something nice can be done under the guideways along the alignment. Basketball/Tennis courts at WEM would make sense, along with a MUP path linking Argyl with the Davies Transit Centre.

 

[The_Cat]

I think the only challenge about the multi-use path from Argyll to Wagner could be the CPR crossing. Will the railway allow it?

 

[The_Cat]

Edmonton doesn’t have a lot of north-south roads because of the North Saskatchewan River. The Valley Line will add another option.

 

[J_gordo]

I think the only challenge about the multi-use path from Argyll to Wagner could be the CPR crossing. Will the railway allow it?

I believe this is why they never put a trail there during construction / planning

 

[Barnaby]

An at grade crossing with gates would be great. Hopefully that becomes an option, because it would connect the commercial business area better to the station.

 

[Dubas]

Another vehicle-train collision has occurred

 

[Barnaby]

Another vehicle-train collision has occurred

Near Churchill Square I saw vehicles driving down the north/south bike lane on 99th where the city wisely removes the delineators temporarily. Since it's a 1 way, there are no traffic lights in the southbound direction other than the bike lane light. It wouldn't surprise me if a moron driver nailed a train there.

My opinion is that where there are vehicle/train conflicts, vehicles should be essentially removed.

 

[The_Cat]

Perhaps these train entrances also need bollards too.

 

[Barnaby]

Perhaps these train entrances also need bollards too.

Implementing more European style tram trains are great, but a shock to the city manager will be that the solution to collisions is also European style hostility towards cars when these two forms of transportation interact.

The idea around the use of bollards is great, but people are worried about the harm to vehicle occupants when cars inevitably slam into them.

 

[Barnaby]

I can confirm that they are still running on schedule with station announcements and info screens accurately correlating with arrival times.

 

[The_Cat]

It's still less damage than a train.

 

[Seamusmuldrew]

I can confirm that they are still running on schedule with station announcements and info screens accurately correlating with arrival times.

They have audible station announcements going?