They have deals to do, but the city already owns the ROW down 52nd Street and has park and ride lots in place, for instance, so work can begin there first. On that basis alone, I suspect downtown to Seton opens before downtown to North Pointe.
But 25 stations in nine years. That is definitely going to be ambitious.
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I am sure they will, just divert some of that environmental money to this green transit alternative
Now how does Cgy pay its 1.5B portion? If only they were working on a City Charter with the province to come up with alternative funding mechanisms (ie taxes).
Can anyone speak to the use of low-floor LRV's and not going with the current trains? I like the idea, but wonder what will happen with breakdowns on the new line - you can't use cars from the red or blue line, so how many will CT need to have as extra?
As nice as this is, I'm concerned about it only showing one station between 16th Ave and 4th St.
I hope that's just a placeholder for whatever the downtown plan will be.
Yeah, the video mentioned the alignment is still to be determined so hopefully that's why it's missed . Having that much of a gap between stations, especially inner city areas would be a huge miss. Need a stop as it hits the top of the hill and before 12th ave IMO. That'd be a big gap.
Watching the video really puts into perspective how huge of a project it is. That's a lot of track being laid.. but also I forget it's the low floor trains so we won't see big massive stations along this route.
Love stops in Inglewood and Crossroads though. Should really help connect these areas to the rest of the city.
Wow. Can't speak about the SE leg, but this is a game-changer for residents and businesses in the North (there is a big difference between 30+ years and < 10!).
I imagine this will significantly reduce the #3 bus service and effectively eliminate the 301 route (at least on the north side), meaning a lot of the new articulated buses won't be needed. Perhaps they could be relocated to other lines -- a nice problem to have I guess.
Can anyone speak to the use of low-floor LRV's and not going with the current trains? I like the idea, but wonder what will happen with breakdowns on the new line - you can't use cars from the red or blue line, so how many will CT need to have as extra?
I would hope that brand new rail cars wouldn't have as many breakdowns in the early years (giving you time to build up the fleet over time). I imagine there could be a bit of a transition period to start though, especially the first few winters.
I imagine this will significantly reduce the #3 bus service and effectively eliminate the 301 route (at least on the north side), meaning a lot of the new articulated buses won't be needed. Perhaps they could be relocated to other lines -- a nice problem to have I guess.
That is an example of how NOT to build an LRT. It creates a major division between both sides of the track. Not to mention it's awful for left turns during rush hour. 36th street has the chance to be built into a nice urban boulevard in combination with a TOD corridor, but the LRT will have to be elevated/buried for it to reach it's potential.
Would be nice to make that the next project after the Green Line. Although downtown really needs that 8th avenue subway...still a lot of work to do on the current system.
What was the latest cost estimate on the 8th Avenue subway? Maybe it could be done more efficiently in conjunction with or immediately following the new green line tunnel.
Either way, this green line announcement is huge. I'm sure that there will be delays, shortfalls, etc., but having this funding in place really kicks this into gear.
