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Originally Posted by Slava
Sure, but it’s not just that. Amusingly, as I headed home from the Rio Can session yesterday and turned onto 90th, the turn into Glenmore Landing was backed up. This just illustrates the issue with the area as it is; Glenmore Landing does need to be redeveloped and there are traffic flow issues as it stands. I’m not an expert in these matters, but you what won’t fix this? 3000 more people, and say 1000 more vehicles.
It’s pretty evident that people who actually use Glenmore Landing today, are totally against this. It’s because we all see the current situation and this is just going to exacerbate the issues. I actually think the redevelopment is awesome, just not the six towers of people portion.
But I know we’re going to be stuck with this, and that’s why I went to the session (to see what we’re in for). I’ll just avoid that area like the plague because it’s going to be unusable.
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Densification near a BRT sounds great in theory. But as you say, you need to look at the details.
Glenmore Landing is already extremely busy. And not just at rush hour - go there at 11 am on a Tuesday and the traffic is a ####show. It can only be accessed from one side, because the other three sides are blocked by Glenmore Park and the BRT. The only side that’s accessible to traffic has two right-lane turns in, and one set of lights out. I haven’t seen the plans, but I don’t know how they’ll increase capacity in and out of the development.
And any notion that because it’s on a BRT the residents will use transit most of the time is delusional. The big commercial and restaurant zone nearby is Macleod Trail, and the BRT doesn’t go to Macleod Trail. Residents aren’t going to take the BRT to Heritage Dr, then a bus to Heritage Station, then the C-Train to go shop at Chinook or eat the Keg. So most of the residents will have cars and they’ll drive those cars. Go to Glenmore Landing today and imagine it with 1,000 more vehicles using it on a daily or near-daily basis.
A much more sensible densification project is the one being developed at the Oakridge Co-op. The site has access from three sides, and the development will add three new mid-rise residential complexes totalling 250 units. Unsurprisingly, there was little to no community opposition.