[ChazYEG]

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!

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).

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

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.

 

[IanO]

 

[an_edmontonian]

Would have ruined the neighborhood too like it almost did to Melmo with all the homeless around the station

Malmo was almost ruined!? News to me as I live there. If I compare its crime map with other neighbourhoods in the area that are further from the LRT seems the number of incidences are similar. Care to share how the neighbourhood was almost ruined?

 

[Avenuer]

Malmo was almost ruined!? News to me as I live there. If I compare its crime map with other neighbourhoods in the area that are further from the LRT seems the number of incidences are similar. Care to share how the neighbourhood was almost ruined?

IT'S MADNESS IN MALMO, TRUE MADNESS!

 

[The_Cat]

Some thoughts:

(1) I think Twin Brooks will have better access to services and the rest of the LRT network. Also, great access to Blackmud Creek or services nearby.

(2) A stop at 40 Avenue would have access to Greenfield, Duggan, the high schools and possibly bus connections.

(3) Looking at Malmo, west of Southgate, there's a pedestrian corridor that connects to the neighbourhood not far from the station. Would it help to have lighting at that location for enhanced safety?

 

[thommyjo]

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.

I think having it directly serve 2 massive schools and a rec centre is more valuable than being arbitrarily central to neighborhoods that are primarily SFHs and car dependent.

That’s a 15 minute walk from 37ave to the schools. Same as Southgate at that point.

The extra stop would only add an extra minute or 2 to commutes on the train. But would attract way more riders.

Southgate is 15 minutes as well and across a freeway. That’s why most ainlay students don’t use it.

 

[Seamusmuldrew]

That’s why most ainlay students don’t use it.

As a former Ainlay student this is news to me. Check out Southgate food court any given afternoon, and you’ll see that plenty of students are happy to walk the 10-15 minutes to the mall, and therefore also the station.

Not as many use it as you might think for such a big school but that has more to do with the abundance of school special services that go straight to the neighbourhoods rather than getting on the train for one stop and transferring at Century Park, which is the case for most Ainlay students given that the attendance area is almost entirely south of the school.

That being said, the few of us who lived north of the attendance area mostly used Southgate station if taking transit

 

[EdwardEdm]

Also, I don't believe any of the LRT/Bus planters have been planted or even weeded this year, what gives?

Found that Government Centre Transit Centre has planters that have been planted. I assume it has been all season long.

 

[thommyjo]

As a former Ainlay student this is news to me. Check out Southgate food court any given afternoon, and you’ll see that plenty of students are happy to walk the 10-15 minutes to the mall, and therefore also the station.

Not as many use it as you might think for such a big school but that has more to do with the abundance of school special services that go straight to the neighbourhoods rather than getting on the train for one stop and transferring at Century Park, which is the case for most Ainlay students given that the attendance area is almost entirely south of the school.

That being said, the few of us who lived north of the attendance area mostly used Southgate station if taking transit

For sure, some still do the Southgate walk. And high schoolers will always hit up malls for a third place. But the walk from Southgate makes busing better for most, while still taking longer than if the LRT had a station next door.

I think it’s a missed opportunity. Same as Lewis farms and the valley line. Some will do the 15 minute walk. But it’s not going to make transit excel in a winter city.

 

[The_Cat]

Lots of digging at the north side of Blackmud Creek, and pilings built for the north end of the Anthony Henday Bridge. Sorry, no pics.

 

[ntt1]

Looking at the south side of Blackmud Creek.

 

[The_Cat]

Construction Notice – Anthony Henday Drive Median Lane Closures

 

[The_Cat]

I’m guessing the road alignment on 111 Street is moving east to accommodate for the LRT alignment.

 

[ntt1]

I’m guessing the road alignment on 111 Street is moving east to accommodate for the LRT alignment.

I’m pretty sure they are adding lanes too.

A bit disappointing that they couldn’t fit a new sidewalk between 9 and 12 Ave.