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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Bow Valley Parkway will be closed to vehicle again this summer to allow cyclists easy access although the road will be open during the peak summer months from June 26 to the end of August.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...erta-1.6434800

I understand the desire to allow vehicles at the peak, but it seems so obvious to make it 1-way only from Fireside to Johnstons Canyon with the other lane for 2-way non-motorized.

They need to address parking at the eastern terminus of the 1A, but that could be easily done by killing the EB TCH->WB 1A exit (easy alternative of the Norquay overpass 5km away, but that should be a really rare movement anyways)...this is hard to explain but basically the WB TCH exit would stay the same, but the portion to/from EB TCH would become EB only (exiting back onto TCH EB). This would free up a lane of pavement for parking and/or dedicated lane for non-motorized traffic from the Legacy Path to the classic park gates at the Fireside turnoff.

https://goo.gl/maps/y2wFBgbRXvo7BDNeA (left side of yellow becomes EB only, right side becomes parking, pave the gravel shoulder+barrier as MUP.