North Central LRT Corridor Study LRT December 1, 2014
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ISC: TT2014-0916 Unrestricted North Central LRT Route 4 Planning North Study Central al Draft mber 1, 201 Fin Recommendations Dece LRT Corridor Central LRT Corridor Study Att 5.pdf Study North ATTACHMENT TT2014-0916 Page 1 of 104 5 ISC: TT2014-0916 Unrestricted Sign-off Sheet This document entitled North Central LRT Corridor Study was North prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. (“Stantec”) for the account of The City of Calgary (the “Client”). Any reliance on this document Central by any third party is strictly prohibited. The material in it reflects Stantec’s professional judgment in light of the scope, schedule and other limitations stated in the document and in the contract between Stantec and the Client. The opinions in the document are LRT based on conditions and information existing at the time the document was published and do not take into account any Route subsequent changes. In preparing the document, Stantec did not verify information supplied to it by others. Any use which a third party makes of this document is the responsibility of such third Planning party. Such third party agrees that Stantec shall not be responsible North for costs or damages of any kind, if any, suffered by it or any other third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken based on this document. Study Central Prepared by Recommendations (signature) Dena Ghoneim, E.I.T. LRT Reviewed by (signature) David Thatcher, P.Eng. Corridor Att 5.pdf Study Page 2 of 104 ISC: TT2014-0916 Unrestricted NORTH CENTRAL LRT CORRIDOR STUDY North Table of Contents 8.5 TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................................................................... 8.7 8.6 URBAN DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................. 8.9 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ II 8.7 SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 8.10 Central 8.8 DELIVERABILITY ............................................................................................................................. 8.11 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1.1 1.1 VISION & OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 1.1 9.0 EVALUATION RESULTS FOR MAE 2 ............................................................................................. 9.2 1.2 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 1.2 9.1 OPINION OF PROBABLE CAPITAL COST ..................................................................................... 9.2 LRT 1.2.1 Existing Plans/Policy Documents .............................................................................. 1.2 9.2 FINANCIAL CAPACITY ................................................................................................................... 9.2 1.2.2 Study Process ............................................................................................................... 1.6 9.3 COMMUNITY WELL BEING ............................................................................................................. 9.3 Route 1.2.3 Evaluation Steps ......................................................................................................... 1.9 9.4 PROSPEROUS ECONOMY ............................................................................................................. 9.5 9.5 TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................................................................... 9.6 2.0 STUDY AREA BOUNDARY ......................................................................................................... 2.11 9.6 URBAN DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................. 9.8 Planning 2.1 STUDY PARAMETERS ..................................................................................................................... 2.11 9.7 SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 9.13 North 3.0 HIGH LEVEL MAE: 16 AVENUE N TO BEDDINGTON TRAIL ...................................................... 3.13 9.8 DELIVERABILITY ............................................................................................................................. 9.13 3.1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 3.13 10.0 EVALUATION RESULTS FOR MAE 3 ......................................................................................... 10.16 3.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS ................................................................................................................ 3.14 Study 10.1 OPINION OF PROBABLE CAPITAL COST ................................................................................. 10.16 Central 4.0 DOWNTOWN REVIEW ................................................................................................................. 4.1 10.2 FINANCIAL CAPACITY ............................................................................................................... 10.16 10.3 COMMUNITY WELL BEING ......................................................................................................... 10.16 4.1 HIGH LEVEL REVIEW OF ALIGNMENTS ......................................................................................... 4.2 Recommendations 10.4 PROSPEROUS ECONOMY ......................................................................................................... 10.17 4.2 ELEVATED OPTIONS IN DOWNTOWN .......................................................................................... 4.2 10.5 TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................... 10.18 5.0 EDMONTON TRAIL VS CENTRE STREET ....................................................................................... 5.5 10.6 URBAN DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................. 10.19 10.7 SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................... 10.22 LRT 6.0 DEVELOPING CENTRE STREET OPTIONS ..................................................................................... 6.1 10.8 DELIVERABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 10.22 6.1 PRINCIPLES ...................................................................................................................................... 6.1 11.0 EVALUATION SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 11.1 6.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF CENTRE STREET ........................................................................................ 6.1 Corridor 6.3 IDENTIFYING ALIGNMENT OPTIONS ............................................................................................. 6.2 12.0 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................... 12.3 6.4 BUSINESS AS USUAL (BAU) ............................................................................................................. 6.2 Att 12.1 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................. 12.3 6.5 MAE 1: DOWNTOWN TO 9 AVENUE N ........................................................................................ 6.3 12.2 NEXT STEPS ..................................................................................................................................... 12.3 5.pdf 6.5.1 Option 1: New Bridge River Crossing ....................................................................... 6.3 6.5.2 Option 2: Existing Centre Street Bridge River Crossing ......................................... 6.3 6.5.3 Option 3: Tunnel River Crossing ................................................................................ 6.3 Study 6.6 MAE 2: 24 AVENUE N TO MCKNIGHT BOULEVARD ................................................................... 6.9 6.6.1 Option 1: Narrow Cross-Section ............................................................................... 6.9 6.6.2 Option 2: Wide Cross-Section ................................................................................... 6.9 6.7 MAE 3: BEDDINGTON BOULEVARD TO BEDDINGTON TRAIL .................................................. 6.11 6.7.1 Option 1: No Parking in Right of Way .................................................................... 6.11 6.7.2 Option 2: Parking in Right of Way .......................................................................... 6.11 6.7.3 General Consideration: Crossing Beddington Trail ............................................. 6.11 7.0 EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 7.1 8.0 EVALUATION