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Glad to see there's some sort of plan in the works. The curbside rest stops on hwy 2 really need to be eliminated asap. Incredibly unsafe for how busy the highway often is. I've even experienced one cause major congestion on a Friday night with how poorly it was placed. Delayed my trip home to...

Not sure what the proper term for them is, but it might be time for Alberta to get into some more mega rest stops. It's been a while since I've driven in Ontario, but the ones they had with multiple gas stations and a sort of mini food court with a half dozen fast food joints would probably...

It might not be feasible with the initial Banff route, but ultimately with a HSR link it would be great to have a smaller DT/YYC train running every 15 minutes. That would really nail the cab coffin closed! But for the initial proposal, agree that the single seat from YYC to Banff is huge, not...

Spending a lot of money to provide service that's on par with an existing option isn't a great deal in my opinion. I do get the argument about providing access for employees though, and that why ultimately I think it would be best to have both LRT and HSR access to YYC. HSR to provide a...

If there is sufficient switching on the line it should be possible to provide some sort of express service mixed with the trains that serve all stations, but a more direct method would still be better. I haven't seen any numbers for the YYC/Banff proposal, but iirc there were some numbers that...

Great reading, really puts a spotlight on the bureaucratic bloat that is burdening all of society, not just green line. Certainly doesn't seem there's a simple way to simplify things though..

I do really like the idea of the YYC/DT/Banff rail link, but ultimately I think the airport would be best served by switching the DT link to a HSR line that also connected to YEG on the way to Edmonton. The Banff rail row in nose creek could then be refocused on commuter rail up to Airdrie...

I like the idea of a circle line as well, it would really tie the network together. Nose hill does present a pretty huge obstacle in the north though, maybe more of a horseshoe line would work better? Can you elaborate on your opposition to having heavy rail to YYC? While LRT access there...

I don't totally disagree, but from a design philosophy standpoint the idea with this route was to service more areas that aren't already covered, and centrally that meant providing access to more of the beltline. On the east end, users heading to DT proper can transfer to GL at Inglewood or...

Agree on the lack of direct red/blue transfers, not sure how to resolve that, but it's something I'll continue to ponder. I chose Crowchild for an elevated row to balance access to the neighborhoods, a stop near 33av still provides access to marda loop, but also the areas west. I'm not sure...

It would be a challenge to do well, but not impossible. And given the costs quoted for the underground stations, I can't see it being more expensive. The train itself would have to run above the +15, so on that block you could either have a larger +15 plaza sort of thing, or fully join the two...

I like it, more or less what I had in mind for an ideal GL. Could be beneficial to extend the airport spur to the blue line to maximize the network effect. I still think HSR should link into the airport as well, but there's nothing wrong with doing both!

Alright, hate to derail all the bot love but here's a couple of rough pics of what I had in mind. East portion is the purple brt upgraded to lrt with possible extension further east. It would interline with GL for Inglewood and 4st se stations. This would be the tunneled portion in city...

Hate to change the subject, I know you really like the idea of these tunnels and underground stations, but seems to me you've unintentionally scored another point for the elevated ROW. Very few people work in basements downtown, but an elevated station that links right into the +15 system is...

That's definitely annoying if GL ends up going elevated on 10th, but not necessary a total loss. If 11av is util free now, that row could still be used for a future line. I've been pondering ways that a LRT upgraded purple line could be extended down through beltline and on to MRU. I'll post...

Why? What could possibly go wrong with at grade rail... 😐

That seems wildly shortsighted.. Wouldn't a building close to a new transit line be more desirable, not less? Was there opposition like that to linking buildings into the +15 network when it was rolled out?

There are plenty of those sound walls on Taipei's brown line, but that fully covered concept may be best if elevated 2st is the chosen route.

Yeah something to mimic TransLink or metrolinx was sort of what I had in mind. Will be interesting to see what comes of Rail Alberta, but between the cities transit networks, HSR and tourist or commuter rail projects there should be plenty of steady work for decades.

Well at a high level, the logic is "don't build mega projects". It may end up taking longer to build the line from end to end, but it should be somewhat more efficient as institutional knowledge is built. Knowledge that can be used on other smaller projects like red or blue line extensions, or...