Calgary Public Transit - Discussion

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Ahuch

Whoever lives that close to the c-train is surely going to hate life soon.

They knew it was coming for a long time, shouldn't be any surprises.

[frinkprof]

Renderings of the Chinook Station refurbishment









http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/c...tion_info.html

[Lil Pedro]

Any plans to do something similar like this at Heritage? Or are they just extending the platform to accommodate 4 car trains?

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by Lil Pedro

Any plans to do something similar like this at Heritage? Or are they just extending the platform to accommodate 4 car trains?

Just extending the platform at Heritage. That work will begin shortly actually.

[frinkprof]

This is the first part of a series I've been meaning to do for awhile. I will give a look at what other cities are doing. For now it will be a listing (much like the one on the first page) of extension projects in other cities. After awhile, I may get into more detailed profiles of select cities. Not sure how fast this will roll out, but probably only when I get some time to work on it.

I know this is inherently off-topic, but I'd rather keep it in here rather than in its own thread.

Heavy Rail

Honolulu

Hololulu Rail Transit

www.honolulutransit.org/

Description: Honolulu's first rail transit line will connect downtown Honolulu through Pearl Harbour, the Honolulu International Airport, Aloha Stadium to the western suburbs of Pearl City and Kapolei. It will operate on predominantly elevated rail.

Length: 20 miles (32 km)

Stations: 21

Opens: Kapolei to Aloha Stadium, 2015; to Middle Street, 2017; full line to Ala Moana Center, 2019.

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

Miami

MetroRail Airport Rail Link

http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/imp...portlink.asp#4

Description: The Airport Rail link will be an elevated line that connects Miami's existing Earlington Heights Station on the Green Line to Miami International Airport. The Airport Rail link is the first part of the Orange Line which will eventually link Miami with western suburb Sweetwater and northern suburb Carol City.

Length: 2.4 miles (4 km)

Stations: 1

Opens: July 28, 2012

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

Future Orange Line buildout:

New York

Second Avenue Subway

http://www.mta.info/capconstr/sas/

Description: The long-planned Second Avenue Subway is under construction and will provide service along the east side of Manhattan Island. The need for a Second Avenue Subway to relieve the immense pressure on the rest of New York's subway system - the Lexington Avenue line in particular, was identified as early as the 1920s but has hit a number of stumbling blocks up to now.

Length: Phase 1: 2 miles (3.2 km), Full buildout: 8.5 miles (13.7 km)

Stations: 16

Opens: Phase 1: 2016

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

Number 7 Subway Extension

http://www.mta.info/capconstr/7ext/

Description: The number 7 subway line will be extended west along 42nd Street and south along 11th Avenue to W 34th Street. This extension is part of the grander Hudson Yards Redevelopment.

Length: 1.5 miles (2.4 km)

Stations: 1 now, 1 optional at a later date

Opens: June 2014

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

San Francisco

BART Warm Springs/Fremont Extension

http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx/

Description: This extension goes from the existing southern BART terminus station Fremont along a primarily at-grade alignment into the Fremont municipality.

Length: 5.4 miles (8.6 km)

Stations: 2

Opens: 2015

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

BART Berryessa Extension

http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx/

Description: The Berryessa Extension will bring the BART system south from Warm Springs/Fremont Station south into San Jose. It is part of the longer-term project of extending BART into the Silicon Valley. Construction will be concurrent with the Warm Springs/Fremont extension. The line will run predominantly at-grade.

Length: 10 miles (16 km)

Opens: 2018

Stations: 2

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

Washington DC

Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (Silver Line)

http://www.dullesmetro.com/

Description: This extension project will link the existing Orange Line at East Falls Church station westward to Tyson's Corner, Dulles International Airport and beyond. The line will run in a predominantly elevated alignment.

Length: 12 miles (19 km)

Stations: 11 now, 1 optional infill station may be be added later

Opens: Phase 1 to Wiehle/Reston East Station in 2013. Phase 2 to Dulles International Airport and further to Route 772 in 2016.

Maps and Renderings:

Spoiler!

Wiehle Station





Dulles Airport Station:



Construction photo. Look familiar?

Next Part: Light Rail Projects

[TurnedTheCorner]

It's a little disheartening to hear that NYC is just now getting around to a transit project identified almost 100 years ago.

[Ozy_Flame]

I can't imagine the cost it must be to build a completely new, separate line in Manhattan. Good lord the logistics of that project would be tremendous.

[nik-]

the cost is estimated at 17 billion.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Here's a couple of pictures of the public art at Martindale Station.

I'm a big proponent of public art but that looks like it was inspired by a bad rash.

Can't believe a developer was that greedy to squeeze in another lot next to the station. Oh wait....yes I can....

[Byrns]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

I'm a big proponent of public art but that looks like it was inspired by a bad rash.

Can't believe a developer was that greedy to squeeze in another lot next to the station. Oh wait....yes I can....

Reminds me of moldy bread.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

I'm a big proponent of public art but that looks like it was inspired by a bad rash.

Can't believe a developer was that greedy to squeeze in another lot next to the station. Oh wait....yes I can....

Looks like the Hawaiian islands, but with some sort of strange infection.

[You Need a Thneed]

Rider's Guide for the new NE LRT extension.

[frinkprof]

Since this thread has been bumped, here's a photo of the piles for the new bus shelter at Chinook from Wednesday.

[stampsx2]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Here's a couple of pictures of the public art at Martindale Station.

The city needs to have a look at this. This is not right. You can't put a house at arm's length away from an lrt platform. Those bells are loud when the arms come down. Not to mention the rumble from the train.

Whoever bought the house may have never lived in a big city before and not realized how loud it gets.

Calgary is actually a very well planned out city compared to any other in north america but this is quite bad.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

The city needs to have a look at this.

Yeah, after reserving the right of way in the early 1980s, approving funding in 2009 and 3 years of construction, they probably haven't looked at it yet.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

The city needs to have a look at this. This is not right. You can't put a house at arm's length away from an lrt platform. Those bells are loud when the arms come down. Not to mention the rumble from the train.

Whoever bought the house may have never lived in a big city before and not realized how loud it gets.

Calgary is actually a very well planned out city compared to any other in north america but this is quite bad.

As frinkprof said, the City did it's part and told everyone that the LRT was going to be there. It was the greedy developer that decided to squeeze in houses at bare minimum distances in instead of leaving it as green space.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

The city needs to have a look at this. This is not right. You can't put a house at arm's length away from an lrt platform. Those bells are loud when the arms come down. Not to mention the rumble from the train.

Whoever bought the house may have never lived in a big city before and not realized how loud it gets.

Calgary is actually a very well planned out city compared to any other in north america but this is quite bad.

[getbak]

Here's the Streetview of the area from before construction was started, and there's a sign that clearly says "LRT Corridor": http://maps.google.com/?ll=51.117758...12,56.4,,0,1.1

If you bought a house along there without knowing what was coming, you deserve what you get.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by getbak

If you bought a house along there without knowing what was coming, you deserve what you get.

I totally agree, but you've got to imagine that whomever bought it is likely buying their first house and probably is new to Calgary/Canada and probably wasn't fully aware what they were getting themselves in. I can imagine the developer downplaying any questions they had about it just to sell the lot.

Living in those houses is going to be downright hellish. The houses that back onto the SWLRT line are loud enough, and they are separated by a noise barrier, and a good amount of space. The fence in that picture doesn't even cover half of their main floor, add in the crossing bells, and.....yeesh that'll suck

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by getbak

Here's the Streetview of the area from before construction was started, and there's a sign that clearly says "LRT Corridor": http://maps.google.com/?ll=51.117758...12,56.4,,0,1.1

If you bought a house along there without knowing what was coming, you deserve what you get.

Agreed.

That little tree in front of the house sure didn't grow much either.