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Originally Posted by Mazrim
Really weird how much emphasis they're placing on the temporary Strathcona access road here. It's always been labeled as temporary, and I don't think the city will want to give anyone the indication they might keep it if an interchange is built. Hopefully the Rocky Ridge access to Crowchild saga is still top of mind with city staff right now.
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I think part of it is the little strip mall right there...it would be pretty hard on those businesses if that closed. I can't think of many strip malls that are tucked so deeply into a community (Discovery comes to mind, but I don't even know what's there - just a restaurant and physio I think?)
I've never fully understood the logic of single entrance/exit communities, beyond avoiding non-residents cutting through as a shortcut. The south end of Strathcona has a bus-trap road that I don't think ever even saw a bus. In that case there are about a dozen townhouses that would be affected if it became a busier route. Now with the LRT you wouldn't want to add a left turn mess to get on to 17th EB, but it wouldn't have been crazy to make it a NB one way or something. It's kinda crazy to think ab out the amount of gas that has been used over the years by the ~hundred houses at the bottom of Strathcona over the last 40 years to climb up to 69 St every time they come or go.
As for Sarcee/Bow, IMO an interchange is completely unnecessary at this point, and probably never needed. If it occasionally takes two light cycles to get through at the very peak of rush hour as might be the case now, I'd say that is right-sized.