WelcomeBanff Trail Area Improvements June 11, 2019: Open House

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During this session, you will:

ཚ Learn about this project

ཚ Meet the project team

ཚ Ask questions

ཚ Review our plans

ཚ Provide input where applicable

ཚ Find out what next steps we’ve got planned

We are coordinating and consolidating multiple needs in the area and taking a holistic approach to all the work that needs to get done. This will help reduce multiple and consecutive disruptions to your neighbourhood. The combined work is now called: The Banff Trail Area Improvements Project

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Fall 2019 Public Open House and online engagement.

Spring 2020 Start of construction.

Winter (Q1) 2020 Utility relocations (water, gas, electrical).

November 2018 Additional adjacent projects funded as part of The City’s four-year capital plan.

2014 Funding allocated in The City’s Investing in Mobility: Transportation Infrastructure Investment Plan (TIIP).

October 29, 2018 Public Open House and online engagement.

June 11, 2019 The Ban� Trail Area Improvements Public Open House and online engagement.

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Previous scopeOctober 2018 Open House

Ban� Trail Park

16 Ave NW

University Dr NW

22 Ave NW

23 Ave NW

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20 Ave NW

19 Ave NW

18 Ave NW

22 St NW

22a St NW

23 St NW

17 Ave NW

20a St NW

21 St NW

21a St NW

22a St NW

24 St NW

24 St NW

22 St NW

Halifax Cres NW

Service Rd NW

Capitol Hill Cres NW

Ban� Trail NW

Ban� Trail NW

Victoria Cres NW

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Noise wall replacement(upgrade)

Pedestrian bridgereplacement under review

Pedestrian underpassimprovements

New local bus stops

New multi-usepathway

New streetlights

Roadwidening

New exit ramp

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New scopeBanff Trail Area Improvements

Ban� Trail Park

16 Ave NW

24 Ave NW

University Dr NW

22 Ave NW

23 Ave NW

23 Ave NW

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20 Ave NW

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19 Ave NW

18 Ave NW

22 St NW

22a St NW

23 St NW

24 St NW

17 Ave NW

20a St NW

21a St NW

22a St NW

24 St NW

24 St NW

24 St NW

22 St NW

Halifax Cres NW

Service Rd NW

Capitol Hill Cres NW

Ban� Trail NW

Ban� Trail NW

Victoria Cres NW

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16 Ave NW Widening:- New eastbound lane - Noise wall replacement- New bicycle connection on 16 Ave NW (residential), south of the noise wall

- New streetlights- New local bus stops (both directions)

Pedestrian bridgeimprovements

Upgrade sidewalk to multi-use pathway

Pedestrian underpassimprovements

Pedestrian and bike improvements at intersection

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24 St NW

22 St NW

New northbound lane 23 Ave to 32 Ave NW

Intersection access changes:Closing southbound 24 St to 24 Ave NW

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New road

Upgraded/modi�ed pathway

Add new multi-use pathway

24 Avenue NW Improvements:(Crowchild Trail to 14 St NW)- Pedestrian crossing improvements- Roadway resurfacing- New bicycle connection- Confederation Park pathway connection at 14 St NW

McMahonStadium

Foothills Athletic Park

BrantonSchool

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New Crowchild Trail NW o�-ramp

Complete Street Improvements:- New bicycle connection- Pedestrian improvements

Remove service road, il e multi-use pathway and boulevard space

Ban� Trail

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Banff Trail Area Improvements16 Avenue NW: Lane Widening fromCrowchild Trail NW to 20A Street NW

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Banff Trail Area ImprovementsWB 16th Avenue NW Off-ramp toNB Crowchild Trail NW

Westbound 16 Avenue N.W. O�-ramp to Northbound Crowchild Trail N.W.

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Banff Trail Area ImprovementsIntersection Improvements atCrowchild Trail NW and 24th Avenue NW

Intersection Improvements atCrowchild Trail N.W. and 24th Avenue N.W.

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Banff Trail Area ImprovementsIntersection Improvements atCrowchild Trail NW and 24th Avenue NW

Intersection Improvements at Crowchild Trail N.W. and 24th Avenue N.W.

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24 Avenue N.W. between Crowchild Trail and 14th Street N.W.

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When thinking about travelling along 24 Avenue N.W. (via walking, cycling, driving, and parking)…Please answer the following questions by placing a post-it note on the map with your feedback

How do you currently use 24 Ave N.W.?

What are future opportunities for 24 Ave N.W?

What are the current issues with 24 Ave N.W.?

Use yellow post-it note Use blue post-it note

Use red post-it note

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Ban� Trail N.W. cross-section

The options:

Figure 1: Existing Banff Trail Cross Section:Available ROW varies approx. 15.8m at south end adjacent 16 Ave to approx. 15.5m near BanffTrail LRT Station.

Figure 2: Banff Trail with Desired Full Amenities on Both Sides:Per Banff Trail ARP recommended fixtures, however requires 21.6m of road right-of-way to accommodate which isin excess of available.

Figure 3: Banff Trail Upgrade - Option 1, west side only, maintain east curband sidewalk This proposed option is approximately 15.6m wide

Figure 4: Banff Trail Upgrade - Option 2, dedicated bike lanes each way, maintain east curb and sidewalkThis proposed option is approximately 15.7m wide

Existing Banff Trail cross-section:

Option 1:

ཚ Remove northbound lane and sidewalk on the east side

ཚ Raised bicycle path on east and west sides

ཚ Sidewalk and street scape improvements on west side

The work we are doing along the Banff Trail N.W. corridor is in alignment with the Banff Trail Area Redevelopment Plan.

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Figure 1: Existing Banff Trail Cross Section:Available ROW varies approx. 15.8m at south end adjacent 16 Ave to approx. 15.5m near BanffTrail LRT Station.

Figure 2: Banff Trail with Desired Full Amenities on Both Sides:Per Banff Trail ARP recommended fixtures, however requires 21.6m of road right-of-way to accommodate which isin excess of available.

Figure 3: Banff Trail Upgrade - Option 1, west side only, maintain east curband sidewalk This proposed option is approximately 15.6m wide

Figure 4: Banff Trail Upgrade - Option 2, dedicated bike lanes each way, maintain east curb and sidewalkThis proposed option is approximately 15.7m wide

Existing Banff Trail cross-section:

Option 2:

Ban� Trail N.W. cross-section: The options (cont.)

ཚ Remove northbound lane and sidewalk on the east side

ཚ Cycle track on west side

ཚ Sidewalk and street scape improvements on west side

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Figure 1: Existing Banff Trail Cross Section:Available ROW varies approx. 15.8m at south end adjacent 16 Ave to approx. 15.5m near BanffTrail LRT Station.

Figure 2: Banff Trail with Desired Full Amenities on Both Sides:Per Banff Trail ARP recommended fixtures, however requires 21.6m of road right-of-way to accommodate which isin excess of available.

Figure 3: Banff Trail Upgrade - Option 1, west side only, maintain east curband sidewalk This proposed option is approximately 15.6m wide

Figure 4: Banff Trail Upgrade - Option 2, dedicated bike lanes each way, maintain east curb and sidewalkThis proposed option is approximately 15.7m wide

Existing Banff Trail cross-section:

Option 3:

ཚ Remove northbound lane and sidewalk on the east side

ཚ Cycle track on east side

ཚ Sidewalk and street scape improvements on west side

Ban� Trail N.W. cross-section: The options (cont.)

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Do you have any additional feedback in regards to the Ban� Trail area as a whole?Please fill out a post-it note and leave it on this board.

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Last year’s engagementWhat we heardFrom our community engagement last fall, the following themes emerged:

ཚ Desire for sidewalks throughout the Motel Village area to be widened

ཚ Increase mobility and accessibility

ཚ Desire for increased lighting in the Crowchild Trail underpass

ཚ No desire for permeability in the noise wall on the south side of 16 Avenue N.W.

Please Note: A copy of the full What We Heard Report is available online at: www.calgary.ca/Ban�TrailAreaImprovements

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Last year’s engagementWhat we did (cont.)Below are the themes that were identi�ed as factors in our engagement, and the con�rmed scope based on this feedback:

Theme Confirmed ScopeIncrease mobility and accessibility

Build a new ramp connecting to the existing pedestrian bridge near Ban� Trail. The pedestrian bridge is not to be replaced.Extend active modes and public realm improvements along Ban� Trail N.W. from 16 Avenue N.W. to 23 Avenue N.W.

A desire for increased lighting in the underpass

Enhance pedestrian underpass at Crowchild Trail & 16 Avenue N.W. including lighting and new pathway.

A desire for sidewalks throughout the Motel Village area to be widened

Improvements to the public realm on the north side of 16 Avenue N.W., adding sidewalks on 24 Street N.W., and improving the public realm on Ban� Trail N.W.

No desire for permeability in the noise wall on the south side of 16 Avenue N.W.

Replacement of the noise wall insulating Briar Hill Community.No new openings in noise wall are being added.

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1. Visit calgary.ca/BanffTrailAreaImprovements to learn more about the project and to provide feedback online from June 11-25.

2. We’ll be back in the fall to touch base with you.

Next steps

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