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MichaelS said:

Art Contest – West District

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Any artists out there?
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Contests like this piss me off. I know it's good for newer artists to get their name out there, but it's just a way for big companies to get a professional result while being able to escape actually paying an artist what they deserve.
 
The scale of development in both West Springs and Springbank Hill makes me wonder if a West LRT extension is possible. With one station at 17 Ave/ 85 St, then one in the West Springs Area, say 8 Ave and 85 St.

I saw in the Calgary Transit Route Ahead plan, this extension was listed as a potential project, but with a low likelihood of execution. Their incremental ridership estimate was 1500. I see estimate to be far too low, as this condo development has been incredible in these neighbourhoods.

That being said, there is a long list of realistic transit projects on the horizon, so this west extension wouldn’t be in the next 15-20 years. A full buildout of the green line, and then a NE blue line extension to the airport or Stonegate seems like a higher priority when I think about it.
 
pdubs015 said:
The scale of development in both West Springs and Springbank Hill makes me wonder if a West LRT extension is possible. With one station at 17 Ave/ 85 St, then one in the West Springs Area, say 8 Ave and 85 St.

I saw in the Calgary Transit Route Ahead plan, this extension was listed as a potential project, but with a low likelihood of execution. Their incremental ridership estimate was 1500. I see estimate to be far too low, as this condo development has been incredible in these neighbourhoods.
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It's probably at or near the bottom of priorities, but with the rapid growth of the area, a spur could become a possibility. Lots of cities do spurs.
 
Surrealplaces said:
It's probably at or near the bottom of priorities, but with the rapid growth of the area, a spur could become a possibility. Lots of cities do spurs.
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I doubt that they’d put a spur up there. First reason they probably don’t have a right way at aside for it. Second straight up cost. Being that it’s probably 3 km’s from 17ave to West district the cost would be close to a billion dollars. 3rd reason is let’s face it. The people who live in that area aren’t exactly transit type folks. The money would be spent more efficiently on green line extension.
 
Blue Line could be elevated through the strip malls on the east side of 85th to West District so as to avoid NIMBYs. The parcel across from West District with the radio transmitters could be planned ar even higher density built around the Blue Line. It could then cross Stoney to another TOD on the aggregate borrow site west of Stoney with a large park and ride in the TUC right of way.
 
I feel like it’s a much easier sell to the public to extend a currently operating line that is successful, rather than building a completely new line. This would be a natural project to consider after the green line is all done
 
Golfing guy said:
I doubt that they’d put a spur up there. First reason they probably don’t have a right way at aside for it. Second straight up cost. Being that it’s probably 3 km’s from 17ave to West district the cost would be close to a billion dollars. 3rd reason is let’s face it. The people who live in that area aren’t exactly transit type folks. The money would be spent more efficiently on green line extension.
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Agreed, right now it's not a priority, but it's not out of the realm of possibilities in the future. If they are ever going to expand the west part of Blue line past 85th going north into West springs area nets a lot of users, likely more than we'll likely see west of 85th. Of course that could change once we see what development looks like west of the ring road, but currently it's a cemetery and acreages.

I don't know about right of way, but I imagine they should already have right of way down 85th no?
 
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