DougB
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Deerfoot Trail
Deerfoot Trail is the major north/south transportation route through the City of Calgary and is part of the North/South Trade Corridor.
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FCC1982
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Thanks for the link.
Do you know if all 6 areas of improvement listed under “Project Details” will be tackled with the $429.7M in funding announced in the budget ?
Do you know if all 6 areas of improvement listed under “Project Details” will be tackled with the $429.7M in funding announced in the budget ?
O-tac
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I know Graham has been chosen to handle the Glenmore section south. Not sure the details as they said it's a joint venture.
DougB
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Probably depends on the RFP results. The contract has only been awarded for 64 Avenue NE and McKnight Boulevard improvements.
O-tac
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I was wrong, Graham is bidding against 2 other companies for this. Will find out in April if they get it.
DougB
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Some holes at the Maple Ridge Golf Course were reconfigured last Fall to make way for rebuild of the Deerfoot-Anderson-Bow Bottom, and Deerfoot-Southland interchages, which is a sign that this project will likely move ahead in the short term. I would hope that the rebuild considers access to the future Quarry Landing redevelopment of the Lafarge Property and takes reasonable steps to push additional footprint away from the river. I'd like to see some simplification of the Sue Higgins side of Southland, such as not building any loops and eliminating the wasteful access to the driving range.
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jhappy77
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If you ever want a healthy chuckle, read the city's road classifications: https://www.calgary.ca/planning/transportation/road-classification.html
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Urban Outdoorsman
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I guess classifying it as a 'stroad' doesn't quite have the same cachet
I wonder if the city would ever consider transit lanes (BRT/LRT/streetcar) on 16th. The justification for widening it to 6 lanes back in 2005 or whenever was traffic passing through Calgary on highway 1. But now we have the ring road serving that purpose.
Another option could be bike lanes and some street parking.
Another option could be bike lanes and some street parking.
whatchyyc
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I say all of the above. It's 30m wide just counting the road surface, we should be able to put everything we want in there! I don't live in the north so I'm not 100% sure but 16th doesn't even seem useful as a driver, especially in busier hours. Google maps shows most alternative routes are no more than 0-4 minutes slower
darwink
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Before it was 6 lanes and before the ring road was built, the road needed more capacity than the 4 lanes it had. Compared to when it was 4 lanes it isn’t congested at all.
I’m not sure transit needs more than more skip lanes at problem intersections. The pedestrian realm, any investment and willingness to use setbacks would be good. As many tress as possible.
Joborule
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Keep reiterating it, but I feel parking during off-peak hours on 16th would be a game changer for that road.
And yes, more trees.
And yes, more trees.
Definitely wouldn't hurt. It's the only way it would ever become a half decent corridor.
I know street parking on corridors isn't everyone's dream, but it would create a much better environment than what's there now. Right now, 16th is the very definition of a car sewer, and its street front/pedestrian ambiance is 1/10 at best. The street parking would provide a buffer for the pedestrians and businesses from the traffic, and might help make it semi-decent in some spots.
JoeUrban
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The first thing I'd like to see is widening of the sidewalks into the street vs waiting another 50+ years for all of the buildings built close to the road to be replaced.
Mountain Man
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I don't think 16th would be great for a cycle track, lots of better options north or south. What they need to do is widen the sidewalks and allow street parking in the evenings. 16th should become Calgary's version of the Broadway corridor in Vancouver.