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fromyeg said:
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Current plan is for “RapidBus” service down Ellerslie from Windermere to Meadows. R2
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R3 I think, right?

Rapid bus will mean limited stops and no dedicated lanes though, right? I think more of a whyte ave approach is needed. Lots of stops, dedicated lane. Ellerslie is a MAJOR shopping strip and employment hub. With 5-10min frequencies, I feel like you could build some awesome ridership.

Rapid bus feels more like a commuter/feeder sort of route, would that be the right understanding of it?
 
thommyjo said:
R3 I think, right?

Rapid bus will mean limited stops and no dedicated lanes though, right? I think more of a whyte ave approach is needed. Lots of stops, dedicated lane. Ellerslie is a MAJOR shopping strip and employment hub. With 5-10min frequencies, I feel like you could build some awesome ridership.

Rapid bus feels more like a commuter/feeder sort of route, would that be the right understanding of it?
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Yes, R3. Typo on my part. 😅

From the Mass Transit Study:

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No dedicated lanes as far as I can tell. Hopefully some transit signal priority or other measures to keep buses moving smoothly.


From City website:

“Fifteen district bus-based mass transit routes (9 Frequent-Enhanced Corridor Service Routes and 6 Rapid Limited-Stop Node Service Routes) have also been identified for development at the 1.25 million population horizon. The City is currently undertaking work to determine the route alignments (which streets the buses will run on) for the 15 district routes.

These district routes will supplement the LRT and 3 planned BRT routes, helping extend mass transit service to all quadrants of the city and support growth at key urban centres (nodes) and main streets (corridors). Some of these district routes may eventually evolve into city-wide BRT routes as the city grows past the 1.25 million population horizon.”

I don’t know which 15 routes they’re referring to specifically, but it seems likely Ellerslie is included.

Since they’re looking at doing this in the 1.25M population timeframe I’m guessing it’s possible we see this role out during the 2027-30 budget cycle?

We probably need to elect a transit friendly council and get some federal transit money sent our way at a minimum for this to happen.

www.edmonton.ca

Bus-Based Mass Transit for 1.25 Million People | City of Edmonton

The City is planning and designing for Edmonton’s future city-wide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and district bus-based mass transit routes.
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Kosy123 said:
The fact we're cheaper than Winnipeg is kinda insane actually.
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It is. I am guessing there are some reasons for that like more units and building here which may be keeping rents from going up too much. Although Winnipeg has leveled off and we are not too much less, so we may catch up soon.
 
As Build Canada Homes begins to develop public land sites under Canada Lands Company’s portfolio, it will prioritize innovative, factory-built housing. To begin, Build Canada Homes will prioritize six sites to build 4,000 factory-built homes on federal land – with additional capacity of up to 45,000 units across the portfolio. In these projects, it will deploy a “direct-build” approach, overseeing and leading construction projects focused on affordable mixed-income communities. This first tranche of sites will be in Dartmouth, Longueuil, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.
www.pm.gc.ca

Prime Minister Carney launches Build Canada Homes to supercharge homebuilding across the country

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, launched Build Canada Homes – a new federal agency that will build affordable housing at scale.
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Home Slice coming through for YEG again! "$13B worth of Modular homes on Federal land." Gotta be worth at least $500M worth for YEG alone!?
 
Since it’s on federal land, I’m guessing this means Griesbach right?

Big W that we’re getting the capital infusion for this. Would love for this to be paired up with more financial supports for downtown construction, but I think the $1 billion focus on transitional and supportive housing will pay dividends for us.
 
Kosy123 said:
Since it’s on federal land, I’m guessing this means Griesbach right?

Big W that we’re getting the capital infusion for this. Would love for this to be paired up with more financial supports for downtown construction, but I think the $1 billion focus on transitional and supportive housing will pay dividends for us.
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Yeah must be the NE portion of Griesbach since I'm not aware of any other CLC holdings in the city. Are there other larger pieces of land in the City that the federal government owns that would be suitable for housing? Wonder if Enoch will eventually get involved in this program somehow in future phases.
 
Kosy123 said:
Since it’s on federal land, I’m guessing this means Griesbach right?

Big W that we’re getting the capital infusion for this. Would love for this to be paired up with more financial supports for downtown construction, but I think the $1 billion focus on transitional and supportive housing will pay dividends for us.
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If that is the case they should pay for the Metro line north. Right?😏
 
husky said:
Yeah must be the NE portion of Griesbach since I'm not aware of any other CLC holdings in the city. Are there other larger pieces of land in the City that the federal government owns that would be suitable for housing? Wonder if Enoch will eventually get involved in this program somehow in future phases.
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Gawd I hope not.....
 
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