thommyjo said:
in 2004 they released this master-plan identifying the approximate west end rec facility (pg 12-15): https://www.edmonton.ca/public-file...DF/RecFacilityMasterPlanAugust2004FullDoc.pdf

2010 the Valley Line was approved.

2014 the final lewis farms rec centre planning was finished.

So idk....seems like there was a window to coordinate some of it.
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I wonder if the whole Valley Line is approved (around 2010), that it would be difficult to make modifications later on, given the bids.
 
The_Cat said:
I wonder if the whole Valley Line is approved (around 2010), that it would be difficult to make modifications later on, given the bids.
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I think the frustration is knowing you want 1) a west end LRT, 2) a west end Rec centre 3) some medium density housing, 4) commercial, 5) high schools…. Why not try to set aside land and collaborate the planning of each of these together? The ideas were discussed for years before any final designs or funding. It’s just poor planning .

The most Edmonton thing you can do…

For reference, terwillegar rec Centre, 2 massive high schools, and a bus terminal were all planned years before this and coordinated to be together. Not the most urban in their design. But at least relatively close.
 
The toughest part of the LRT planning (or other transportation planning) is that residential and commercial development may explode after completion. I’m guessing that Summerside, Ellerslie and Windermere have added 100,000 residents, the Meadows and.Maple 20,000 and Edgemont-Lewis Estates 50,000.

Edmonton will need schools, fire halls, transit and other public infrastructure. At least LRT will encourage renewal in more central parts of the city.
 
I'm not sure how easy it would be to change order a Lewis Farms Rec Centre expansion at this point especially considering the IPD nature of the project. Seems like an important town centre to serve not far away from the originally planned terminus.
 
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Driving along a good portion of the west alignment this morning, I can't help but feel that this project is ahead of schedule. I'm not a construction guy, so I'm not basing this on any actual expertise. But man I tell you, it sure seems like a lot of the heavy lifting has already been done. Doesn't make sense to me how this takes another 3 years, but there probably are lots of good reason why it will...things that are beyond my comprehension. One thing that would make sense to me is that if they are actually ahead of schedule, I get why they don't say they are ahead of schedule. There's still room for surprises and it's good to give yourself some wiggle room. In any case, definitely impressed with the progress that I can see with my untrained eyes.
 
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