trevorhayden
Active Member
Lots of trip generator opportunities around 40 Avenue tho
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husky
Active Member
Nothing about the design screams fancy to me?
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
I think the design is good. It's nice that at least there is a roof.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Harry ainlay 100% should have had a stop
ntt1
Active Member
It’s probably at least 15-30min of walking from Greenfield, Royal Gardens, Duggan etc. to Southgate station, too. Not the most convenient, and requires crossing busy roads with inattentive drivers.
Kosy123
Senior Member
My guess is that the Twin Brooks station is going to be the catalyst for higher density in the area.
Plus I remember that federal funding was contingent on there being two stations.
Plus I remember that federal funding was contingent on there being two stations.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Twin Brooks will be ok although it would have been nice if they could have decided on another station further south.
Also I wonder when another north station gets built at the very other end of the line
Also I wonder when another north station gets built at the very other end of the line
bodsbods9090
Senior Member
Yup...and it was being done by Alldritt, I believe...and someone else said it had a good chance to be going forward.
Haven't heard much on it since.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Alldritt = empty lot for years
thommyjo
Senior Member
The additional costs to add a station are so minimal vs the entire project.
If you’re going right past the area, it makes sense. Especially with the size of gap between century and heritage.
Twins brooks will likely be one of the lowest boardings per station though.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Unless the station was at 37 Ave, it would've been pointless for these places anyways, but wouldn't have made much of a difference for Ainlay students.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Just north of 40th ave should have been the station.
Ainlay (2700+ students), Louis st Laurent (1500+ students), Confed leisure centre.
Confed is also a district park with tons of tennis, baseball, soccer, etc.
Just east are 11 apartment buildings in Rideau park. Likely could all be redeveloped in the years ahead.
119-106st has a nice greenway MUP that’d directly feed the station too.
Hopefully they add it one day!
J_gordo
Active Member
Hello no. That would have been the worst thing ever. I just waited 10 minutes at 1 light by 40th because of the terrible signal priority. I couldn’t imagine how bad it would be if the station was there. Plus it’s a 5 minute walk? Not even to Southgate. Would have ruined the neighborhood too like it almost did to Melmo with all the homeless around the station
ChazYEG
Senior Member
That would've been awfully close to the Southgate transit centre (around 700m) which does not make any sense to at all, and would still keep it distant to the vast majority of residents in Royal Gardens, Duggan, etc.
37 Ave would be almost exactly halfway between Southgate and Century Park, would still be a 5-10 min walk from all these places you mentioned, with no dangerous crossings (provided they did the same kind of thing they did at Century Park).
So let me understand here:
Your first main issue is that transit would take priority over cars and make your driving less convenient.
Your second one is that it would bring "undesirables" close to the neighbourhood.
This is a mature and somewhat central (by today's standards) neighbourhoods, and Edmonton cannot afford to cater to spoiled suburbanites who want to have their car-centric suburban hellscape while still being close to amenities at the expense of what is better for the vast majority of the people, in the long run.
I will add that it would be exceptional is the LRT was grade separated at Whitemud and 34 ave. when we could close off 40 Ave for left turns and people could just get around through 106 st and Whitemud or 34 Ave. to cross 111 st.