Replying to something over a week ago, sorry for the delay.
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Nenshi quote from Herald article
I was under the impression that the green line trains would be incompatible with red/blue lines. I know he isn't explicitly talking about linking the two with rail...but I guess I don't really know what he is talking about. Anyone have links to any official city planning wrt to airport lrt? Really curious where/how it would integrate into the airport
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The line connecting to the airport will be compatible with either the green or blue lines (but not both). It could also be compatible with neither, as the Airport Authority had mused in the past about having their own "People Mover" type system, which would likely be a fully automated system with a connection to either the blue or green lines, or both.
The topic was briefly touched upon in the
Northeast LRT Functional Plan, which lays out the plan to extend the Blue Line northeast by 4 stations.
Here are the possibilities on the Blue Line end:
Basically, it's the possible combinations of: connect directly to the airport or not; and operate as a spur of the Blue Line or not.
My guess is that the airport LRT will directly connect to the airport terminal (i.e., do the "U" shaped loop) and also be a spur line of the Blue Line at the 88th Avenue Station (Option 1B). It will then have a connection with transfer to the 96th Avenue Green Line Station.
As far as priorities go, I think it would/should look like:
1. Green Line
2. Northeast LRT Extension (88 Ave. and Country Hills Blvd. Stations)
3. West LRT Extension to Aspen Woods.
4. South LRT Extension (Silverado and 210th Ave. Stations, plus LRV Storage and Maintenance Facility)
5.
Airport LRT Connection
6. 8th Avenue Subway
7. Future (17th Ave. SE, MRU spur, etc.)
This is not including BRT projects (SW BRT, 17th Avenue SE BRT with transitway, North Crosstown, South Crosstown). Most of these will be done around the same time as Green Line, if not be finished before.
Some circumstances could change this, such as the Olympics or the Airport Authority committing to funding part of the Airport LRT Connection. Also, 2-4 could move around and/or be done around the same time.
The connectivity options between Green Line, Airport and Blue Line will have to be studied further (as alluded to by Muta below).
Spoiler!
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Originally Posted by Muta
There already is an RFP out for a functional study of the blue line being extended to the airport, with six new stations along the way.
There is some actual work behind what Nenshi is saying, and it's been out since before he said it. From my view, this is further along than most people probably think.
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