Green Line LRT | ?m | ?s | Calgary Transit

[darwink]

I wonder if the plan is to move this under Alberta Infrastructure management. That would make sense in no longer needing a full project team for the green line. Just Calgary input into the larger project.

Its really too late to do it. If the province was ready, it could have shown faith in the technical leadership of the project by 'buying' the project team instead of telling the city to fire them.

 

[lemongrab]

One thing missing from all this is who will be making the final decision on the downtown alignment.

AECOM? Or are they just providing a report? Council? Either way once that decision is made is there a separate RFP that needs to go out? I wonder what the contract looks like with the current winning bidder?

Outside of alignment still so many questions...

City wants province to take it. Province wants city to do it. Green Line Board seems to want to wash their hands of it, too...I didn't realize the board was still winding down, but I wonder if it's because the board members simply want out?

Not good if the governance reverts to council, in an election year no less!

 

[CalgaryTiger]

in an election year

I think this gets it across the line sooner than it otherwise would. If you're on council and running you want the fact it's going to get done on your resume.

With the proverbial provincial funding gun to their head I assume it goes through.

In saying that...

I worry Gondek will take the AECOM report and will want to take it to the people. In the news she's angling at a "people don't know me" pitch and I think she'll want to be seen as listening to Calgarians. I really fear that council is spooked by their satisfaction numbers and will hesitate to make a decision pushing a downtown alignment decision into the election.