[Yeggy]

Well... sort of...

CRL funding from the province doesn't actually pay for anything.

CRL funding for approved projects is simply the province agreeing to loan money to the City for the City to pay for that specific project.

Every single penny - plus interest - must be repaid to the province using city monies (ie property tax revenue) that would otherwise be available to spend elsewhere. It is a current council/administration method of committing future council's expenditures. There is some benefit to the City in that the cost of the loan is less than what the City would otherwise be able to borrow at but it is still not "free money". It's a bit of a shell game at both ends as the Province gets to treat the loan as an asset.

The increase in education taxes that the city gets to keep, is the free money.

 

[jimmilegs]

The north half of Jasper Ave is closed to traffic from 114 St to 118 St - single lane traffic on the south half of the roadway. Equipment on site - looks like work is about to commence.

 

[constance_chlore]

Photo from late this afternoon.

 

[IanO]

I cannot wait to see this stretch done and then refocus efforts on 102-109st... and I might even argue to redo 100-102 as it looks AWFUL only a decade later.

 

[Gronk!]

I cannot wait to see this stretch done and then refocus efforts on 102-109st... and I might even argue to redo 100-102 as it looks AWFUL only a decade later.

For the 102 St - 100 St section I would just replace the streetlamps, replace the benches and add more greenspace. No need to redo the entire stretch.

 

[Gronk!]

 

[_urbanite]

 

[Airboy]

This may be interesting later this year. The Marathon is showing they are going the full length of Jasper this year.

 

[Platinum107]

I lowkey wish the stretch between 114th and 124th was all done in one go. More disruption over less time.

 

[Gronk!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1910440301707076049

 

[CplKlinger]

Project Update - Spring 2025​

Design of Phase 2 of Imagine Jasper Avenue is underway and includes Jasper Avenue between 114 Street and 124 Street.

Imagine Jasper includes 2 lanes of motor vehicle traffic in each direction, shorter pedestrian crossing distances at each street along Jasper Avenue, wider sidewalks, landscaping, benches, and bike racks.

The design is similar to what was recently constructed on Jasper Avenue between 109 Street and 114 Street.

Utility relocation will begin later this year and road construction will begin in 2025. Construction is anticipated to take 3 years to complete.

Read the Imagine Jasper Avenue Spring Newsletter for more information.

Imagine Jasper Avenue Phase 2 Designs (12MB)

 

[buildings]

puzzled by "design is similar to what was recently constructed"; why wouldn't it be exactly the same?

 

[CplKlinger]

puzzled by "design is similar to what was recently constructed"; why wouldn't it be exactly the same?

One difference I recall from a Council meeting is that they changed the landscaping a bit, based on lessons learned from phase 1 regarding what is easy or difficult to maintain.

 

[TAS]

puzzled by "design is similar to what was recently constructed"; why wouldn't it be exactly the same?

One of the notable differences for pedestrians will be the raised continuous crosswalks - making crossing safer with better accessibility going east-west.
These crosswalks begin west of 116st I believe.

 

[CplKlinger]

One of the notable differences for pedestrians will be the raised continuous crosswalks - making crossing safer with better accessibility going east-west.
These crosswalks begin west of 116st I believe.

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They'll be at six intersections: 117 Street through 120 Street, 122 Street, and 123 Street.