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Calgary’s LRT network has been developed in response to the needs of
a growing city and the West LRT is the highest priority for a new
LRT line.
West LRT is
designed to serve the communities located west of the downtown,
south of the Bow River and north of the Glenmore Reservoir. The
alignment for the West LRT is centrally located within the service
area which allows the shortest possible feeder bus trips for
residents of any community in the service area while maximizing the
opportunities for transit-oriented development. When completed,
this line will provide significantly improved transit service for
this area.
When the line opens in 2012, daily ridership is expected to be
37,000 to 44,000.
A functional
planning study for the project, including extensive public
consultation, was conducted in the 1980s and approved in 1988.
Previous
West LRT Functional
Study Reports
What's Happening with West
LRT?
On November 20, 2007, City
Council approved the West LRT route alignment and funding to allow
West LRT construction project to start. Council approval included
two reports that describe the West LRT project and route alignment
alternatives. For more information click
here:
Since November
2007, the Transportation Department has been directed to examine
additional alternatives. A report will be presented to a public
hearing of the Standing Policy Committee on Land Use, Planning and
Transportation on Wednesday May 21. For the most up to date
information on this report and the alternatives being reviewed, go
to the West LRT web page at:
www.calgary.ca/westlrt
West LRT Land Use Study
In November 2006, the West LRT Land
Use Study was launched by Land Use Planning and Policy. This study
encompasses the communities of Shaganappi, Rosscarrock, Westgate,
Glendale, Scarboro/Sunalta West and portions of Killarney/Glengarry,
Spruce Cliff & Richmond. The purpose of the study is to produce a
multi-community Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) that will direct the
appropriate development in the vicinity of future LRT stations while
at the same time manage development pressures in other areas. The
land use plan will align with Council’s Transit Oriented Development
(TOD) Guidelines (2005), the Calgary Transportation Plan (1995) and
the Calgary Plan (1998).
This process will continue as part
of the public engagement programs associated with West LRT. More
details of this land use study can be found
here.
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