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The extension of the CTrain from Dalhousie
Station to Crowfoot Station provides an opportunity to realign
the northwest community feeder bus routes to provide shorter and
more direct access to the new station.
A review of the NW LRT feeder bus network
is required prior to the opening of the Crowfoot Station
(schedule for opening late 2008). The study area of this
service plan encompasses the communities of Citadel, Arbour
Lake, Scenic Acres, Tuscany, Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak, where
routes could be realigned to the new station. Routes currently
servicing the communities east of Nose Hill Drive will remain
intact.
The primary objective of this service plan
is to develop a feeder bus network which:
- Accommodate direct
travel to and from the closest CTrain station to accommodate
trips leaving the service area of the station (e.g. travel
to downtown);
- Serve a wide range
of community oriented trips (e.g. school, shopping,
recreational) which stay within the service area; and
- Maximize the
potential for cross-town and inter community trips.
The successful accommodation of this range
of travel desires will produce a transit network that serves the
largest possible transit market.
Calgary Transit has developed a conceptual
feeder bus network for the new Crowfoot station. This conceptual
feeder bus network will serve as a starting point for a public
consultation process to be undertaken as part of this study.
Based on public input, the feeder bus network will be refined to
produce a new transit service plan that achieves the feeder bus
network objectives and is acceptable to the broadest possible
range of stakeholders.
The proposed NW Feeder Bus Network to
Crowfoot Station was presented to the public at six information
open houses held at the following:
- Brentwood CTrain
Station on September 14, 2006.
- Dalhousie CTrain
Station on September 21, 2006.
- Arbour Lake
Community Association on September 28, 2006.
- Tuscany Club (212
Tuscany Way NW) on October 5, 2006.
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
Homeowners Association on October 11, 2006.
- Crestmont Community
Hall on October 19, 2006.
At these open houses, members of the
project team displayed the proposed Feeder Bus Network, answered
questions, and received feedback related to the proposed feeder
bus network. The public also provided feedback on the proposed
feeder bus network by fax and email. Based on these inputs the
feeder bus network was refined and presented to the NW Feeder
Bus Network Consultation Committee on January 25, 2007 and was
approved by committee members.
The existing and approved NW Feeder Route
maps are provided below:
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