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Originally Posted by Knalus
I take this route daily to work. What were your plans/hopes for the beltline portion of the 17 route? I really like the idea of the route heading down Edmonton Trail so I can pick up things easier on my way home. But I don't want this route to stop going through the length of downtown, I need that to get to work.
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Well, this is what was proposed as part of the West LRT route changes (this map is a little old, but the route 17 proposal hadn't changed)
We proposed the route 17 to go further along 11th/12th Avenue, and enter downtown at either 1st Street East or 4th Street East as opposed to the 1st Street West/5th Street West combination.
In our discussions with Calgary Transit, they actually were willing to propose much the same as what we were (enter downtown at 4th Street East). For the northeast part of the route, they would actually create a new route (basically severing the route 17 at downtown), which is presented in the two options in the survey (this is why they don't appear to connect to anywhere near 4th Street East). Part of their reluctance was because they wanted to determine if the northeast riders were okay with the route not continuing through to the Beltline and off to the Shaganappi Point Station area. As to which one keeps the route number 17, who knows?
The two options in the survey:
The new route they proposed for the northeast section, as it would continue west from the two options presented in the survey, would would go south along 5th Street West to 12th Avenue, head east on 12th for a block and then loop back north along 4th Street West.
We'll be holding an open house regarding the changes to route 17, tentatively scheduled for October 29th, in the Beltline.