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Originally Posted by buzzg
^That is still the plan for Union Station. It will become the main pedestrian entrance to The Forks. The lot to the north of it will become a parkade (hopefully with main floor retail). This is in the 5-10 year plan for The Forks and the city. Once the East Transitway gets going, they'll start working on the Union Station connection.
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Awesome.
The BRT - Union Station connection / overhaul / development will make the area amazing. Its already pretty great that the new bike lanes are going in on Garry and Fort (I can't remember which plan they chose?) and with developments like D Condo and that newer building (300 Assininboine) going in its getting more concentrated.
Does anyone know if all BRT dedicated routes are still made to be easily convertible to rail (I think has to do with the curves / grading of most of the dedicated lanes). I thought that was a great call but read about it probably almost 10 years ago so no idea if they've gotten more short sighted as of late.
LRT was best option IMO but 100% understand that it was probably a bit ambitious at the time - the 'BRT for now but designed with future LRT standards' seemed like a good compromise.
Trying to maintain connection to the topic - I think if Union Station does become the hub of improved metro transit the area is going to live up to the grandeur of Broadways giant wide streets and whoever takes on D Condo will be LAUGHING.