Transit: Overcoming the last mile Co-sponsored study by and Health Services

Objectives + Develop and evaluate new transit lines / Actual route Study Purpose technologies Brentwood Station Area + 2nd largest existing + Enhance transit priority on existing University Research Park employment centre in Calgary routes

University of Calgary + Growth in next 30 years West Campus + Integrate cycling and pedestrian + 77,000 residents and connections 65,000 jobs Tram Alberta Children’s

McMahon Stadium and + West Campus Foothills Athletic Park Development coming Analysis + Assessed 25 year travel demand, nearly + Post World War II development 40,000 trips coming to area in AM peak Alberta Children’s Hospital pattern, circuitous road hour McMahon Stadium Route 72 / 73 network + Reviewed land use plans Integrating Ideal route + Challenge to deliver ef cient transit grid network with new line options Brentwood Station Area and effective transit service Automated People Mover Market Mall + Reviewed bus ridership and modeled + Last mile problem – LRT on intersection capacity University Research Park periphery of area Market Mall West Campus + Developed multiple account evaluation University of Calgary + 70% of University commuters University of Calgary criteria with stakeholders arrive via car Alberta Children’s Hospital + Conducted major online Choicebook McMahon Stadium and public engagement with 3000 Foothills Athletic Park participants www.itsyourhub.ca

Foothills Medical Centre Urban Gondola

Foothills Medical Centre Brentwood Station Transit Oriented Development

Onward/ Enable public transit, walking and cycling as the preferred mobility choices for more people.