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On November 20, 2007, City
Council approved the West LRT route alignment and funding to allow
West LRT construction project to start. Council approval included
two reports that describe the West LRT project and route alignment
alternatives. For more information click
here:
Overview:
Calgary’s LRT network has been developed in
response to the needs of a growing city and the West LRT is the
highest priority for a new LRT line.
A functional planning study
for the project, including extensive public consultation, was
conducted in the 1980s and approved in 1988. Click
here to read more.
West LRT is designed to
serve the communities located west of the downtown, south of the Bow
River and north of the Glenmore Reservoir. The alignment for the
West LRT is centrally located within the service area which allows
the shortest possible feeder bus trips for residents of any
community in the service area while maximizing the opportunities for
transit-oriented development.
When the line opens in
2012, daily ridership is expected to be 37,000 to 44,000, assuming a
modest level Transit Oriented Development at some stations.
Budget
The approved budget is $700 million budget which
consists of
- $84 million for the purchase of Light Rail Vehicles required to service the West LRT line,
- $50 million for design and strategic land purchases
- $566 million for the remaining budget required for West LRT.
Next Project Steps:
- Establish a West LRT project office
- Begin land acquisition
- Public consultation and stakeholder engagement (community meetings)
- Preliminary engineering and preparation of design documents
- Project update report to the Standing Policy Committee on Land Use, Planning and Transportation no later than March 2008
- Line opening is projected for 2012
West LRT Land Use Study
In November 2006, the West LRT Land
Use Study was launched by Land Use Planning and Policy. This study
encompasses the communities of Shaganappi, Rosscarrock, Westgate,
Glendale, Scarboro/Sunalta West and portions of Killarney/Glengarry,
Spruce Cliff & Richmond. The purpose of the study is to produce a
multi-community Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) that will direct the
appropriate development in the vicinity of future LRT stations while
at the same time manage development pressures in other areas. The
land use plan will align with Council’s Transit Oriented Development
(TOD) Guidelines (2005), the Calgary Transportation Plan (1995) and
the Calgary Plan (1998).
This process will continue as part
of the public engagement programs associated with West LRT. More
details of this study can be found
here.
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