EDMONTON – City council accepted an environmental impact assessment Wednesday that allows the southeast LRT bridge to be built through the river valley.
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Council decides to move forward with securing land for the SE LRT
In a special council meeting held Monday morning, City Councillors decided to move forward with plans to secure land in southeast Edmonton for the LRT.
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Calgary Transit to buy 60 new LRT cars for $200M
By the end of 2015, four-car LRT service will finally arrive to ease Calgary’s rush hour sardine cans, with the arrival of the first next-generation CTrains by Siemens.
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Aging LRT cars drag down transit performance: report
The worsening breakdown rate of Calgary’s three-decade-old LRT cars is not only adding to transit riders’ routine agony, but it could also take a big bite out of Calgarians’ ambitions to expand the CTrain system further.
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Premier applauds Edmonton council’s ‘sensible’ LRT decision
EDMONTON – An Edmonton city council decision that will likely delay construction of Edmonton’s southeast LRT line by one or two years was “very sensible,” Premier Alison Redford said Thursday.
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Southeast LRT likely delayed one or two years by funding shortfall
EDMONTON – The southeast LRT will likely be completed one or two years later than planned after council decided Wednesday not to borrow an extra $515 million to push ahead with the project.
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Pedway linking Coliseum LRT to Expo Centre could cost $30 million
EDMONTON – A pedway connecting the Coliseum LRT station with the Edmonton Expo Centre could cost $30 million, a city report says.
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Aldermen shoot down cost-benefit report downgrading priority of southeast rapid transit
If you want to know whether your alderman supported a cost-benefit analysis on major bus corridor projects, the city map is a pretty good guide.
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Some owners don’t want to move as homes make way for LRT (with map)
EDMONTON – The assessed values of properties in this story are taken for the City of Edmonton website and reflect values as of July 1, 2012.After 62 years in the same King Edward Park bungalow, Viola Reitan is philosophical about the prospect of moving out to make way for the southeast LRT.
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Changes approved for huge Strathearn redevelopment project
EDMONTON – A new, larger plan that will align the huge Strathearn redevelopment with Edmonton’s southeast LRT was passed by city council Tuesday despite concerns the move is premature.
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