Edmonton’s Light Rail Transit System CEA - Transportation Connects Alberta LRT Delivery, COE WSP Canada Scott Macintosh Tamsin Silvester April 1, 2019
Modal Shift 2
Edmonton’s Future LRT Network Plan 3
LRT Network Plan Preliminary Design & Concept Construction Project Build Planning Procurement Readiness ✔ ✔ Valley Line - Southeast 2016-2020 ✔ Valley Line - West 2017 - 2019 2020-2027 ✔ Metro Line - NAIT to Blatchford 2017-2019 2020-2024 Metro Line - Blatchford to Campbell ✔ 2017-2019 TBD Road ✔ Capital Line - South 2017-2019 TBD ✔ ✔ Heritage Valley Park and Ride 2017-2020 Downtown Circulator / Centre LRT 2017-2019 TBD TBD 4
Integrating LRT and Land Use 5
Integrated Transportation System High-floor vs. Low-floor LRT High-floor LRT vehicle style ● Capital & Metro Line ○ Equipment located below car train ○ Requires raised platforms/stations ○ Low-floor LRT vehicle style ● Valley Line ○ Equipment located above car train ○ Requires less infrastructure ○ Step-free boarding at street-level (curb height) ○ April 1, 2019 6
Integrated Transportation System High-floor Low-floor LRT April 1, 2019 7
Balancing Transportation Modes April 1, 2019 8
Crossing Assessment Framework ITE Nomograph Option Generation Comparative Analysis 9
Crossing Assessment Framework 10
Crossing Assessment Framework 11
Crossing Assessment Framework 12
LRT Styles - Suburban and Urban April 1, 2019 13
Urban LRT System Respecting communities - reduced speed/barriers Better pedestrian, cyclist, and transit connections Aesthetically blending into the environment Smaller stops/stations - closer together (850m) 14
Suburban LRT System Stops/stations - further apart (>1km) Less urban integration - ballasted track / fencing Higher speeds / barriers and crossing gates 15
- Key Canadian Rail Projects 16
Metro Line NW Extension High-floor urban/suburban style LRT ● 11.0 km double track ● 9 stations ● 2 Transit centres ● Operations & Maintenance Facility ● CN Walker Railyard / YHT crossing ● 1 new park and ride (St. Albert - regional ● integration) Concept est. $2.3B (+/- 30%) ● April 1, 2019 17
Metro Line NW Extension 18
Metro Line NW Extension E - W Leg (153 Ave) Suburban Areas Rear facing housing ● Wider roads with turning ● lanes Fewer intermediate ● connections to the community Traditional signal system with full pre-emption for trains Segregated, fenced LRT with crossing gates at intersections 19
Metro Line NW Extension N - S Leg (113a St) Urban Style Areas Front facing housing ● Constrained corridor: ● Single lane traffic Schools / Retail street- ● facing Connection to TOD ● Transit Signal Priority system No crossing gates at intersections 20
Crossing Systems Current crossing warning ● system gates and bells New style of LRT for ● Edmonton urban integration: no crossing gates at traffic ○ intersections reduced barriers along LRT ○ corridor Use of landscaping and ○ placement of ROW equipment to deter ‘jaywalking’ across the LRT tracks implications for train speeds / ○ crossing warning systems, etc. 21
Operational Differences Suburban style ● Full pre-emption ○ Higher speeds ○ Hard delineation (tall fencing, jersey barriers ○ etc.) Ballasted / Direct Fixation Trackwork ○ Urban style ● Transit Signal Priority (TSP) ○ Slower Speeds ○ Soft delineation or barrier free ○ Embedded Trackwork ○ April 1, 2019 22
Metro Line NW Phase 1 Phase 1 interface with ● Blatchford Development A world-leading ● sustainable development A community that ● balances social environmental and economic sustainability 23
Metro Line NW Phase 1 24
Metro Line NW Phase 1 April 1, 2019 25
Metro Line NW Phase 1 26
Valley Line West Alex Decoteau Stop April 1, 2019 27
Questions? April 1, 2019 28
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