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Go Elevated or try for Underground?

  • Work with the province and go with the Elevated option

    Votes: 58 69.9%

  • Try another approach and go for Underground option

    Votes: 22 26.5%

  • Cancel it altogether

    Votes: 1 1.2%

  • Go with a BRT solution

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Total voters
    83
lemongrab said:
get it down to 212th and then turn due east.
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I don't think so... there are homes on either side of Seton Way.
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Could turn east before Main Street. But there is still no right-of-way there.
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CalgaryTiger said:
I don't think so... there are homes on either side of Seton Way.
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From inside edges of sidewalks (MUPs) its generally about 29 meters wide. On either side of the Main St circle it briefly shrinks to just 24 meters. Compared to Centre St north that has long stretches where it's just 19 meters wide.

But it is weird that they didn't seem to plan with it in mind
 
InfrastructureEnthusiast said:
I thought it would be interesting if GL could go west from there instead and connect with RL at 210 av. Maximize network effect and all that
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Gotta cross Stoney, navigate Cranston and its tricky topography and then cross the Bow River, and then I think another pretty big hill to climb. And it would be like 6 kms. An aerial tram/gondola would be a cool way to connect, but that distance is too far IMO.

The better spot to connect them would be Quarry Park to Southland Dr (by gondola!)
 
In the old plans like the Area Structure Plan or the 2017 Green Line alignment and stations report, it was supposed to angle back eastwards after the station.

But the road network and land usage in the immediate surrounding area has changed a lot since then, looking at the Seton lot map it seems like it would require some tight maneuvering to reach a corridor to go either east or south.


It could be that Seton Station is the end terminus for the Green Line and there wouldn't be enough additional riders in Ricardo Ranch or Rangeview to make it worthwhile to go further.

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CalgaryTiger said:
This alignment confuses me, are they not using the right of way? At this point I'm only counting 29th Street (2).
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The map here is definitely just drawn wrong.

Red Star said:
It's too bad. I really wish they'd build an overpass for the LRT crossing at Highfield Blvd. There's already one there for freight:
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I think in a really old version of the alignment it was elevated over Highfield

lemongrab said:
I never noticed the conflicts with some spur lines here - it looks like at least one of them is still in service (near the top centre of this photo you can see 4 train cars on the east side of the building that's just south of the bunch of school buses parked - it's called Hood Plastics on google maps). Does it stay elevated from Blackfoot Tr until just before Highfield Station?
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The line will run at ground level and pass underneath the spur through a tunnel that was completed about 3 years ago:
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whatchyyc said:
The map here is definitely just drawn wrong.
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I remember at some point there was a discussion about changing the location of Quarry Park Station, and that meant changing the alignment so that it could no longer follow the reserved ROW, so maybe it was quietly done and got overshadowed by the provincial debacle of the past few years
 
ethan.l.cecc said:
I remember at some point there was a discussion about changing the location of Quarry Park Station, and that meant changing the alignment so that it could no longer follow the reserved ROW, so maybe it was quietly done and got overshadowed by the provincial debacle of the past few years
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I took a closer look and not only would it add 4 train-vehicle crossings, there's currently large distribution power lines right where it shows as well. On the actual alignment map on the green line website, it aligns with the reserved ROW as well.
 
CalgaryTiger said:
It is possible they could put in a trench like they did with 69th Street station on the Blue Line.

One thing I've noticed, now that they're building Seton out is that there is no right of way south of what they call Main Street SE. I know it is hard to imagine but by the time the train gets to Seton it will be near full buildout, and the city would have likely expanded east. Interesting there is no obvious right of way.
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There actually is a ROW south of Market Street. If you look between the fire station and the red blue lego condos plus Randy O-Dell House you can see it just off Main street and Seton Drive. There’s also a field just beside the YMCA on the NW corner where a station is supposed to go:
 
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