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[Updated Feb 7, 2012: Formal Inquiry submitted looking into this – the text of which can be accessed here.] Council’s Transportation and Public Works committee mulled the question of adding a station between Southgate and Century Park at a meeting in 2007. The discussion focused on a station for Harry Ainlay High School and Louis… Read More
I’ve been hearing more and more frustration with parking around the LRT: both the shortage of convenient places to park for riders, and neighbouring community concern with so-called ‘parasitic parking’ plugging up nearby residential streets. We filmed a short video with my thoughts on some considerations and possible next steps for Park and Ride: The… Read More
This follows up from a previous post of mine from last fall. Yesterday Council’s Transportation and Public Works Committee received this report and further debated the merits of transit service to the International Airport. The City and County of Leduc are close to offering a commuter service to their citizens and employers that would connect to… Read More
I had indicated the other day on this blog that I was hesitant about the proposed Stony Plain Road LRT alignment, at least the part between 156 St and 121 Street. I had a number of questions, most of which were addressed in one of the most cogent presentations I’ve ever seen from city staff.… Read More
In answering questions from Councillors during last week’s LRT routing debate, Transportation Department officials showed us a conceptual map of the full potential build out of our region’s LRT network to illustrate some points about connectivity. It caught all of us by surprise — pleasantly so. I called it the ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ map. I… Read More