darwink
Senior Member
They didn’t make money in the 90s. They’ll hopefully be a good space for a tiny business to go in. Worth it to do an experiment 30 years on.
Hopefully the city is eyes open on the lack of profit potential here.
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Hopefully the city is eyes open on the lack of profit potential here.
FCC1982
Active Member
I really don’t like the idea of connecting YYC to the Blue Line as our “Airport Connection”.
I hope they decide on an express route from the airport to downtown via the west side of Deerfoot. Something along the lines of what this group is proposing:
I hope they decide on an express route from the airport to downtown via the west side of Deerfoot. Something along the lines of what this group is proposing:
Calgary Airport Banff Rail Route
The Calgary Airport – Banff Rail project intends to have seven stops along the 150km route, built on a dedicated line ensuring on-time performance. The rail will be built within the CP Rail corridor and on Calgary Airport Authority’s lands.
friendsofcabr.com
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Check out the regional rail thread.I really don’t like the idea of connecting YYC to the Blue Line as our “Airport Connection”.
I hope they decide on an express route from the airport to downtown via the west side of Deerfoot. Something along the lines of what this group is proposing:
Calgary Airport Banff Rail Route
The Calgary Airport – Banff Rail project intends to have seven stops along the 150km route, built on a dedicated line ensuring on-time performance. The rail will be built within the CP Rail corridor and on Calgary Airport Authority’s lands.friendsofcabr.com
Gazyyc
New Member
I believe both options are the ultimate plan. Connecting the Blue line makes sense both from a timeline and cost perspective. It's close to the airport currently and can be constructed fairly quickly and I would assume a great deal cheaper than the Nose Creek alignment.
Additionally you have a large employment base in the Ne that works at the airport and adjacent commercial parks. Any transit connection shouldn't be purely to whisk tourists away to DT or the mountains. It should serve the city as an actual transit option.
Additionally you have a large employment base in the Ne that works at the airport and adjacent commercial parks. Any transit connection shouldn't be purely to whisk tourists away to DT or the mountains. It should serve the city as an actual transit option.
FCC1982
Active Member
Thanks CT - I have reposted it there.
Admin can delete my post here if they wish.
Gazyyc
New Member
I don't think it needs deleting. The connection to the blue line falls under Transit so I think it's good to stay. Especially as there's nothing really released on regional rail or the Banff express yet other than high level proposals.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
I use to be a one seat to downtown/banff person but having been to a few airports now that have people movers, I think it is fine to have a people mover take people to the Nose Creek regional rail station, the Blue Line, and/or eventually the Green Line.
Even in the short/medium term you can have the people mover go to a transit hub in Nose Creek where the regional rail station would be built and connect to Calgary Transit buses that would serve the western NE and NW. It wouldn't be a train to nowhere as I'm sure it would still be used while people who are going downtown can go to the Blue Line. This is of course until the regional rail station is built but as it stands the Blue Line extension is full steam ahead (pardon the train (boat?) pun) so plan to have the people mover serve that and a Nose Creek hub first.
Even in the short/medium term you can have the people mover go to a transit hub in Nose Creek where the regional rail station would be built and connect to Calgary Transit buses that would serve the western NE and NW. It wouldn't be a train to nowhere as I'm sure it would still be used while people who are going downtown can go to the Blue Line. This is of course until the regional rail station is built but as it stands the Blue Line extension is full steam ahead (pardon the train (boat?) pun) so plan to have the people mover serve that and a Nose Creek hub first.
darwink
Senior Member
It looks like it on a map, but it just isn't. 5 km to 88th, 6.5 km to Saddle Towne. Almost as long as the West LRT. As long as Tuscany to Dalhousie Station.
Gazyyc
New Member
Sorry I wasn't explicit in my post....let me clarify down to an inch;
The current terminus at Saddle Town and the proposed terminal at 88th are as you've indicated, approximately 6.5 and 5 km away from the airport, respectively.
The proposed Central Station is approximately 15-17km. Whilst a Nose Creek/96th Ave station may be slightly closer, the distance to DT needs to be included because there's no infrastructure in place along the route into dt yet.
So from a starting point, yes the blue line is close to the airport.
In comparative terms of distance between two points in this city, the blue line terminus is close to the airport.
lemongrab
Active Member
Whenever I want to see a full transit system map for whatever reason, I always go to the official page and download to see if they've finally updated it. As of a few weeks/months ago it was still from 2023, but it's finally been updated
https://www.calgarytransit.com/rider-information/lrt-and-bus-station-maps.html
https://www.calgarytransit.com/rider-information/lrt-and-bus-station-maps.html