A couple of reports recently added to the CT Website:
Southwest BRT Functional Planning Study
- Goes over stop locations
- Cost is estimated to be just shy of $40M, including exclusive right of way on west side of 14th Street, 90th Ave. underpass and expansion of Crowchild Trail shoulder operation. It is mentioned that this estimate could vary wildly depending on the exact implementation of a few of the measures.
- Suggests possible shoulder operation on Glenmore Trail and/or southbound to eastbound flyover from Crowchild Trail to Glenmore Trail. These aren't included in cost estimate
- The terminus would be in Woodbine, a couple options are given for how that would operate.
- The study concludes that it would be a beneficial project to implement.
http://www.calgarytransit.com/pdf/ca...y_20110802.pdf
The Southeast BRT - Year One Report
For those that live in McDouglasdaleTowne - or worse - there was a report done to evaluate the SE BRT after one year of service, which was in August 2010. The report was published in June 2011, but was just added to the website.
It's fairly short, but the major points are:
- Travel time reliability improved
- Overall transit ridership in the southeast improved by 10% during a period where the system as a whole saw static ridership. Meanwhile service hours in the Southeast increased by 37%.
- Community routes in the southeast lost some ridership - likely due to people boarding the SE BRT directly instead.
- Tweaks to alleviate choke points are being looked at
- Service will be extended to the South Hospital area when it opens in late 2012 or early 2013
http://www.calgarytransit.com/pdf/se...w_20110802.pdf