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Transportation in Edmonton
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The metropolitan area covers over 9,418 km2. This has resulted in a heavily private transportation-oriented transportation network typical of any city of its size in North America. The Edmonton Transit System is the public transportation agency, covering most parts of the city. The smaller city of Fort Saskatchewan contracts out bus services there to ETS, in 1978, Edmonton became the first city with a population of under one million to operate a light rail transit system in North America. The LRT currently runs on two lines - the Capital Line and the Metro Line - extending 24.3 km, the system runs from Clareview Station in northeast Edmonton, across the North Saskatchewan River, to Century Park in the south, and northwest from downtown to NAIT. Of the 18 stations on the network, six are underground running through the downtown core, the ETS operates a fleet of well over 960 buses across the city with 180 regular routes. Edmonton was one of two cities in Canada that operated a bus system until service was discontinued in May 2009. The ETS also operates a system for disabled people called DATS. Commuter service to Edmontons suburbs is provided by Strathcona County Transit, Edmonton is connected to British Columbia and Saskatchewan via the Yellowhead Highway, and to Calgary and Red Deer via the Queen Elizabeth II Highway. Anthony Henday Drive is a 78 km ring road encircling the City of Edmonton completed on October 1,2016, in a clockwise direction, the 78 km of free-flowing road spans from the Yellowhead Trail /Meridian Street in the east to Manning Drive Highway 15 in the northeast. The southeast leg from Calgary Trail/Gateway Boulevard to Highway 14 opened on October 23,2007, the northwest leg of Anthony Henday Drive from Yellowhead Trail in the west to Manning Drive in the northeast opened on November 1,2011. West of Queens Avenue, the avenues also switched, although, unlike the streets and this led to a confusing situation with avenues becoming streets despite no change in direction. For example, MacKenzie Avenue became Boyle Street west of Queens Avenue, the city of Strathcona had adopted a grid and quadrant system before its amalgamation with Edmonton, with the city being centred on Main Street and Whyte Avenue. This street system was similar to that of present-day Calgarys system, having NW, NE, SW, strathconas grid/quadrant system was abandoned in 1914. In 1914, following amalgamation with Strathcona, Edmonton adopted a new numbering system. The centre of the city, Jasper Avenue and 101 Street, was set as the starting point, Jasper Avenue was one of the few streets that was not assigned a number. The other avenues were numbered as if Jasper Avenue had been 101 Avenue, Avenues run east and west, streets run north and south. Avenue numbers increase to the north, street numbers increase to the west, when a street lies between two numbered streets, letters are appended as suffixes
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Edmonton
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Edmonton /ˈɛdməntən/ is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, the city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The city had a population of 932,546 in 2016, making it Albertas second-largest city, also in 2016, Edmonton had a metropolitan population of 1,321,426, making it the sixth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada. Edmonton is North Americas northernmost city with a population over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian, Edmontons historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities and a series of annexations ending in 1982. Known as the Gateway to the North, the city is a point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta. Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational centre and it hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname Canadas Festival City. It is home to North Americas largest mall, West Edmonton Mall, in 1754, Anthony Henday, an explorer for the Hudsons Bay Company, may have been the first European to enter the Edmonton area. By 1795, Fort Edmonton was established on the north bank as a major trading post for the Hudsons Bay Company. The new forts name was suggested by John Peter Pruden after Edmonton, London, the home town of both the HBC deputy governor Sir James Winter Lake, and Pruden. In 1876, Treaty 6, which includes what is now Edmonton, was signed between the Aboriginal peoples in Canada and Queen Victoria as Queen of Canada, as part of the Numbered Treaties of Canada. The agreement includes the Plains and Woods Cree, Assiniboine, and other governments of First Nations at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt. The area covered by the treaty represents most of the area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan. The arrival of the CPR and the C&E Railway helped bring settlers and entrepreneurs from eastern Canada, Europe, U. S. the Edmonton areas fertile soil and cheap land attracted settlers, further establishing Edmonton as a major regional commercial and agricultural centre. Some people participating in the Klondike Gold Rush passed through South Edmonton/Strathcona in 1897, in November 1905, the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in Edmonton, accelerating growth. During the early 1900s, Edmontons rapid growth led to speculation in real estate, in 1912, Edmonton amalgamated with the City of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, as a result, the city extended south of the North Saskatchewan River for the first time. Just prior to World War I, the boom ended, many impoverished families moved to subsistence farms outside the city, while others fled to greener pastures in other provinces. Recruitment to the Canadian army during the war contributed to the drop in population
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Anthony Henday Drive
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Anthony Henday Drive is a 77-kilometre freeway that encircles Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a heavily travelled commuter and truck route, with the southwest quadrant serving as a portion of the CANAMEX Corridor linking Canada to the United States. Henday is one of the busiest roads in Western Canada, carrying over 105,000 vehicles per day near West Edmonton Mall, rush hour congestion is common in southwest Edmonton where traffic levels have outpaced Alberta Transportation estimates by a significant margin due to rapid suburban development. It continues east past 97 Street to Manning Drive, then south across the North Saskatchewan River a second time, entering Strathcona County, it again crosses Yellowhead Trail before passing Sherwood Park and Whitemud Drive. Continuing south to Highway 14, the road re-enters southeast Edmonton, the freeway was named after 18th century explorer Anthony Henday, one of the first European men to explore central Alberta. Its designation of 216 is derived from its bypass linkages to Edmontons two major crossroads, Highways 2 and 16. Constructed over 26 years at a cost of $4.3 billion, planning of the ring began in the 1950s, followed by design work and initial land acquisition in the 1970s, and construction of the first expressway segment beginning in 1990. Plans for Henday were developed in tandem with Stoney Trail, a freeway around Calgary. The majority of Capital Region residents reside within the approximate 20-kilometre diameter of the ring, by physical size, Edmonton is larger than both Toronto and Montreal, but has a relatively low population density. Some have argued that the freeway is a significant contributor to urban sprawl in the region, the city also lacks a free-flowing north–south route, further increasing traffic levels on Anthony Henday Drive. The roads travels primarily through suburban areas in the south and west of the city. The highest number of lanes is seven, between Aurum Road and 153 Avenue in northeast Edmonton. The entire road is paved with asphalt, except for an experimental 14.4 km concrete segment in southwest Edmonton, Alberta Transportation intended for the section to have lower long-term maintenance costs, but only six years after construction it required significant repairs. Concrete was not considered for subsequent sections of the road, Alberta Transportation considers the starting point of Anthony Henday Drive to be at Calgary Trail / Gateway Boulevard in south Edmonton, with mileage increasing clockwise around the ring. At this major interchange, two lanes of the freeway are joined by two lanes from northbound Gateway Boulevard and a third from southbound Calgary Trail. All five lanes merge into two over a distance, creating congestion in the afternoon rush hour. Two westbound lanes continue across Blackmud Creek past 111 Street to 119 Street, curving slightly to the southwest through the suburbs of south Edmonton, Henday crosses Whitemud Creek to an interchange at Rabbit Hill Road. Veering back to the northwest, the freeway passes beneath Terwillegar Drive before descending to cross the North Saskatchewan River on twin 360-metre bridges, West of the river, the four lane freeway passes Maskêkosihk Trail and Cameron Heights Drive on its way to Lessard Road and Callingwood Road
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23 Avenue, Edmonton
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23 Avenue NW is a major arterial road in south Edmonton. It runs through several neighbourhoods including Mill Woods and The Meadows, and commercial areas including South Edmonton Common, in mid-2007 construction of an interchange started at the intersection with Calgary Trail / Gateway Boulevard, expected to be completed in 2011. This is considered Edmontons busiest intersection, construction has also been planned to extend 119 Street and the LRT past 23 Avenue, no dates have been set yet for either to begin. Because Edmonton has adapted a quadrant system, the suffix NW is sometimes added to addresses, main Site City of Edmonton Pictures and Models
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Whitemud Drive
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The portion of Whitemud Drive from 170 Street and 75 Street forms part of the Edmonton inner ring road. The road is preceded by the segment of Highway 628 from Stony Plain. It also passes under a Canadian Pacific rail line before 99 Street, the last recent at-grade intersection to be upgraded to an interchange was 17 Street. The overpass has two open in each direction. The construction was completed in 2013, as a result, Whitemud Drive now has no traffic signals between the western and eastern junctions with Anthony Henday Drive
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Southgate station (Edmonton)
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Southgate Station is an LRT station on the Capital Line in Edmonton, Alberta. It is a station located next to the Southgate Centre shopping mall. The station was opened on April 24,2010, with regular service commencing on April 25,2010. Southgate Station is located between South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Station and Century Park Station and it provides an important transit connection between southwest Edmonton neighbourhoods, the University of Alberta and downtown Edmonton. The station has a 123 metre long centre loading platform that can accommodate two trains at the time, one on each side of the platform. The platform is nine metres wide. It also has a separated pedestrian overpass connecting the station to Southgate Centre and the Southgate Transit Centre to the east. The transit centre features two twenty-foot brick boots, titled Immense Mode, an art piece by Dawn Detarando. It is connected to the station by a pedestrian overpass which also crosses to the west side of 111 Street. The following bus routes serve the centre, Media related to Southgate LRT Station
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Arterial road
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An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of a road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways or expressways. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature restrictions on private access, though the design of arterial roads varies from country to country, city to city, and even within cities, they share a number of common design characteristics. For example, in cities, arteries are arranged in concentric circles or in a grid. Many jurisdictions also classify arterial roads as either principal or minor, in traffic engineering hierarchy, an arterial road delivers traffic between collector roads and freeways. For new arterial roads, intersections are often reduced to increase traffic flow, in California, arterial roads are usually spaced every half mile, and have intersecting collector and streets. The Traffic Engineering Handbook describes Arterials as being either principal or minor, both classes serve to carry longer-distance flows between important centers of activity. Arterials are laid out as the backbone of a network and should be designed to afford the highest level of service, as is practical. The construction and development of roads is achieved through two methods. By far the most common is the upgrading of an existing right-of-way during subdivision development, when existing structures prohibit the widening of an existing road however, bypasses are often constructed. Because of the placement and general continuity of arterial road corridors, sewers, water mains, conduits, in North America, traffic signals are used at most intersections. In Europe, large roundabouts are more commonly seen at the busier junctions, speed limits are typically between 30 and 50 mph, depending on the density of use of the surrounding development. In school zones, speeds may be reduced, likewise, in sparsely developed or rural areas. The width of arterial roads can range from four lanes to ten or more, some are divided at the center, while others share a common center lane, such as a contraflow lane or central turning lane. As with other types, environmental consequences derive from arterial roadways, including air pollution generation, noise pollution
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Alberta
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Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,196,457 as of July 1,2015, it is Canadas fourth-most populous province and its area is about 660,000 square kilometres. Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1,1905, the premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015. Alberta is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U. S. state of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to only a single U. S. state and one of only two landlocked provinces. About 290 km south of the capital is Calgary, the largest city in Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton centre Albertas two census metropolitan areas, both of which have populations exceeding one million, while the province has 16 census agglomerations. Tourist destinations in the province include Banff, Canmore, Drumheller, Jasper, Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Victoria, Queen of Canada, and Albert, Prince Consort. Princess Louise was the wife of John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Lake Louise and Mount Alberta were also named in her honour. Alberta, with an area of 661,848 km2, is the fourth largest province after Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. To the south, the borders on the 49th parallel north, separating it from the US state of Montana. The province extends 1,223 km north to south and 660 km east to west at its maximum width, with the exception of the semi-arid steppe of the south-eastern section, the province has adequate water resources. There are numerous rivers and lakes used for swimming, fishing, there are three large lakes, Lake Claire in Wood Buffalo National Park, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lake Athabasca which lies in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. The longest river in the province is the Athabasca River which travels 1,538 km from the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains to Lake Athabasca, the largest river is the Peace River with an average flow of 2161 m3/s. The Peace River originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta and into the Slave River, Albertas capital city, Edmonton, is located approximately in the geographic centre of the province. It is the most northerly city in Canada, and serves as a gateway. The region, with its proximity to Canadas largest oil fields, has most of western Canadas oil refinery capacity, Calgary is located approximately 280 km south of Edmonton and 240 km north of Montana, surrounded by extensive ranching country. Almost 75% of the population lives in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The land grant policy to the served as a means to populate the province in its early years
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Edmonton Light Rail Transit
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Edmonton Light Rail Transit, commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit System, the system has 18 stations on two lines and 24.3 km of track, ETS designates the first line as the Capital Line. The 21-kilometre line starts at Clareview in Edmontons northeast and ends at Century Park in Edmontons south end, the Metro Line is a 3. 3-kilometre extension of the system from Churchill LRT Station in downtown Edmonton northwest to NAIT LRT Station. It had been scheduled to open in spring 2014, but was delayed to September 6,2015. The first phase of the 27 kilometres Valley Line, which is planned to run from downtown Edmonton to Mill Woods, in 1962, Canadian Bechtel Ltd. was commissioned to develop a plan for Edmontons rapid transit system. Construction began in 1974 with a budget of $65 million, Edmonton became the first city in North America with a metropolitan population of less than one million to build a modern light rail system. The population was just over 445,000 when construction started on the route in 1974 and it also became the first city in Western Canada to operate a rapid transit system. Testing of the new line started in 1977 with regular service starting April 22,1978, the original line was 6.9 km long. When the line opened, fare collection was modelled on traditional rapid transit lines, low volumes of activity at some entrances led to weekend closures of alternate station entrances. In November 1980, Edmonton Transit switched to a modified European-style proof of payment system, fares were now collected by automated ticket vending machines with irregular proof of payment inspectors, which permitted keeping all entrances open and required fewer staff. On April 26,1981, ETS opened an extension of 2.2 km on the CN right-of-way to Clareview Station. In June 1983, the rail tunnel downtown was extended by 0.8 km to Bay. The D. L. MacDonald Yard, between Belvedere and Clareview, opened in December 1983 to store and service the vehicles, the line was extended in September 1989 by 0.8 km to Grandin Station. On August 23,1992, the extension opened from Grandin to University Station. Menzies Bridge, crossing the North Saskatchewan River with a level for pedestrians and cyclists. Major upgrades to the Belvedere and Clareview stations were made in 1998 and 2001 respectively, on January 1,2006, the line was extended 0.6 km south through the University Campus to Health Sciences Station, which is located at street level. On April 25,2009, McKernan/Belgravia and South Campus stations were opened as part of the south LRT expansion, with Southgate and Century Park opening on April 24,2010. The first of the new Siemens SD-160 light rail vehicle train cars for the new extension were shipped by rail from Florin, California, on April 24,2008, arriving in Edmonton on May 9,2008
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Southgate Centre
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Southgate Centre is a shopping centre located in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, covering just under 90,000 square metres. It contains 165 retailers including Hudsons Bay, Aritzia, Zara, Michael Kors, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Coach, browns Shoes and Edmontons only Restoration Hardware and Crate & Barrel. Apple opened a store in Edmonton at Southgate Centre on May 28,2010. The Centre is located adjacent to Whitemud Drive and 111 Street, and is located across from a transit bus station. Following major expansion, the mall marked its reopening in August 2009, including a new food court and added parking. These expansions included 40 new stores under a new parking deck. An Edmonton Public Library branch operated until 2002, when it relocated to nearby Whitemud Crossing, Hudsons Bay 21,976 square metres Safeway 4,884 square metres Sears 24,435 square metres On August 12,2010, Southgate celebrated the 40th anniversary of its opening. In 1993, Woodwards went bankrupt, its space was converted to Eatons, in addition, Safeway occupied the food floor of the former Woodwards. Southgate Centre Ivanhoe Cambridge Leasing Fact Page
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Transit-oriented development
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In urban planning, a transit-oriented development is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. A TOD typically includes a transit stop surrounded by a high-density mixed-use area. A TOD is also designed to be more walkable than other built-up areas, through using smaller block sizes. Many of the new towns created after World War II in Japan, Sweden, in the United States, a half-mile-radius circle has become the de facto standard for rail-transit catchment areas for TODs. A half mile corresponds to the distance someone can walk in 10 minutes at 3 mph and is an estimate for the distance people will walk to get to a rail station. The half-mile ring is a more than 500 acres in size. Another key feature of transit-oriented development that differentiates it from transit-proximate development is reduced amounts of parking for personal vehicles, many cities throughout the world are developing TOD policy. One of the earliest and most successful examples of TOD is Curitiba, Curitiba was organized into transport corridors very early on in its history. Over the years, it has integrated its zoning laws and transportation planning to place high-density development adjacent to high-capacity transportation systems, the source of innovation in Curitiba has been a unique form of participatory city planning that emphasizes public education, discussion and agreement. This is simultaneously being implemented along with a bus transit system called Transmetro. Calgary is home to a very successful TOD community called The Bridges, the Bridges is home to a diverse range of condos, shops, services, and parks. Some other TODs currently being constructed are London and Westbrook, both high rise condo and retail communities in areas of the City. The City continues to create TOD policy for other Calgary communities, Calgary City Council has allocated funding for the creation of six Station Area Plans around the city, to guide increasing development pressure around some of the light rail transit stations. On June 9,2008, Calgary City Council approved the first station area plan in Calgarys history, most of the suburban high rises were not along major rail lines like other cities until recently, when there has been incentive to do so. Century Park is a growing community in southern Edmonton at the south end of Edmontons LRT. It will include low to high rise condos, recreational services, shops, restaurants, Edmonton is also looking into some new TODs in various parts of the city. In the northeast, there are plans to redevelop underutilized land at two sites around existing LRT, Fort Road and Stadium Station, according to the Metropolitan Development and Planning Regulation of late 2011, 40% of new households will be built as TOD neighbourhoods. Toronto has a policy of encouraging new construction along the route of its primary Yonge Street subway line
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