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CalgaryTiger said:
Edit: I emailed my councillor on this one.
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Heard back from their office...

This stretch has been on their radar for awhile, and they have had several discussions with City Administration/Mobility about it. Said they've spoken with Mobility about the "blue-signed bikeway", which I guess is what they call painted or just signed bike lanes, and how either north-south parallel streets one block over are safer. mentioned some residents nearby have started a petition. I don't see that change happening as the main streets have doubled down on the bike lanes on 20th.

They specifically mentioned retaining walls and incline between 29th Ave and 30th Ave as features that contribute to higher vehicle speeds in the area. So they're aware design is the issue.

They said Mobility is waiting for traffic patterns to normalize after the Main Streets construction, and will be making recommendations for changes and/or investments in the coming months. I'm sure this whole area has been an evolving disaster as traffic has shifted around the main street construction. Makes sense to see what the new normal is.

That new road plan that seemed to shift the mentality cannot come fast enough. Seeing some chicanes, chokers, curb extensions, medians and pedestrian islands would be great. They don't even have to be expensive fixes, the yellow cement blocks I've seen used as temporary curb extensions and medians but just be used as permanent chicanes, chokers, medians and pedestrian islands.
 
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YYCguy said:
Will construction continue though the winter or will it be suspended till spring?
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I imagine they will do what they can on the bridge structures at Glenmore, Andersen & Ivor Strong. Doubt they will do any paving until the asphalt plants start operating again in the spring.
 
FCC1982 said:
I imagine they will do what they can on the bridge structures at Glenmore, Andersen & Ivor Strong. Doubt they will do any paving until the asphalt plants start operating again in the spring.
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Splitting the east and westbound lanes between the support columns is quite jarring. Your instincts as a driving tell you to stick in the left lane and the couple times I've driven through there I've witnessed near-miss collisions.
 
CalgaryTiger said:
Heard back from their office...

This stretch has been on their radar for awhile, and they have had several discussions with City Administration/Mobility about it. Said they've spoken with Mobility about the "blue-signed bikeway", which I guess is what they call painted or just signed bike lanes, and how either north-south parallel streets one block over are safer. mentioned some residents nearby have started a petition. I don't see that change happening as the main streets have doubled down on the bike lanes on 20th.

They specifically mentioned retaining walls and incline between 29th Ave and 30th Ave as features that contribute to higher vehicle speeds in the area. So they're aware design is the issue.

They said Mobility is waiting for traffic patterns to normalize after the Main Streets construction, and will be making recommendations for changes and/or investments in the coming months. I'm sure this whole area has been an evolving disaster as traffic has shifted around the main street construction. Makes sense to see what the new normal is.

That new road plan that seemed to shift the mentality cannot come fast enough. Seeing some chicanes, chokers, curb extensions, medians and pedestrian islands would be great. They don't even have to be expensive fixes, the yellow cement blocks I've seen used as temporary curb extensions and medians but just be used as permanent chicanes, chokers, medians and pedestrian islands.
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I think 20 St should be 40 km for its entire length.

I also think 33 Ave between 14 St and 22 St should be 40 km. You rarely get up to 50 km between 19 St and 22 St with traffic and lights. Drivers often compensate by speeding through the residential area between 14 St and 19 St.

It should be treated similarly to other Main Streets (7 Ave in Inglewood, 10 St/Kensington Ave/5 Ave in Kensington, 1 Ave in Bridgeland, etc.). The Montgomery Main Street (Bowness Road) should also be 40 km for a short section.

A reduction in speeds would not only make the 33 Main Street safer, it would reduce traffic noise and make the street more enjoyable for pedestrians.
 
So now that Stoney trail is complete, and with the Deerfoot upgrades well on their way, what's next for major road work in Calgary?

I recall completing Crowchild to freeway specs was on the agenda years ago, but seems like that's gone cold.

While not Calgary per se, I did a quick road trip through AB earlier in the month and was surprised at how many level crossings are still left on Hwy 2 between Calgary and Red Deer.

I don't think they all need to become overpasses, most could probably just be closed, but it seems like such a simple easy win, I'm honestly shocked the province hasn't sorted it out already.
 
MichaelS said:
There are numerous interchanges needed yesterday. MacLeod and 210th plus 194 Ave for instance, Glenmore and 52nd Street SE, Sarcee/Richmond, etc...
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MichaelS said:
There are numerous interchanges needed yesterday. MacLeod and 210th plus 194 Ave for instance, Glenmore and 52nd Street SE, Sarcee/Richmond, etc...
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Glenmore/Barlow, Sarcee/Bow, 16th/68th NE

Gotta start Stoney/130th SE now that Hotchkiss is taking off... are we missing anymore? Those are the ones I can think of at the top of my head.
 
Point being, no shortage of needed road projects. The Deerfoot work right now is only a small portion of the long term corridor study.

I know roads aren't popular with some in this crowd, but they will be needed as well rapidly move to a region of 3 million people.
 
MichaelS said:
Point being, no shortage of needed road projects. The Deerfoot work right now is only a small portion of the long term corridor study.

I know roads aren't popular with some in this crowd, but they will be needed as well rapidly move to a region of 3 million people.
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Especially when we struggle to build mass transit (e.g. Green Line)
 
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