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Presentation on the Bow Valley Passenger Rail to the Town of Banff.
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Bow Valley Passenger Rail strengthening transportation links within the Calgary region
Calgary Regional Partnership
Overview
• Current trends in transporta4on in Banff • Short term solu4ons • Long term op4ons • Sustainable examples • The concept of passenger rail • Next steps?
Map of VIA Rail's routes in Canada
Transportation trends in Banff
Transportation trends in Banff
Transportation trends in Banff
• Increase in total vehicles in July and August since 2012 • 54 days (87%) of days in July and August over the conges4on threshold
Transportation trends in Banff
• 4.2 million visitors annually • Conges4on/Traffic Delays up to 1-‐1/2 hours • Nega4ve impact on visitor experience and the economy
• Emergency response 4mes
Short Term Solutions • Scramble crosswalks • Signal 4mings changes • Conges4on threshold increased to 24,000 vpd
Long Term Options 1. Build more infrastructure
– Na4onal Park – Banff & the built environment – Non sustainable / Growth Cap
2. Focus on intercep4ng vehicles and moving people – Intercept vehicles – Move people with public transit – Sustainable and scalable
Sustainable Examples
• Regional Transit / Banff-‐Canmore Ridership increased from 4,000 to 9,000 riders per month since service started in 2013
Sustainable Examples
Banff Pedestrian Bridge 10,000 crossings a day at peak, increase in pedestrian and cycle river crossings of 30%
Sustainable Examples Banff-‐Canmore Legacy Trail/Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail Encouraging visitors and Bow Valley residents to explore the landscape in an environmentally friendly way. Now a_rac4ng 80,000 riders/year
Benefits of Passenger Rail • Visitor/ridership a_rac4on Reduc4on in
vehicles on highway • Reduc4on of vehicles/conges4on in Calgary
region + Banff townsite • Intermodal connec4vity/commuter benefits • Rail infrastructure already in place • High-‐speed is not a prerequisite
Benefits of Passenger Rail • Intensifying use of exis4ng transporta4on
corridors • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions • Reducing expansion of highways/roadways
and consump4on of land • Promotes alterna4ve living/employment
choices for regional residents • Reliability, comfort and convenience
The Concept of Passenger Rail
The Concept of Passenger Rail
Next Steps? • Vision for the service and long-‐term planning
• Calgary Regional Partnership Involvement • Analysis and modeling • CPR nego4a4ons / shared track 4me availability • Stakeholder involvement:
• Calgary Regional Partnership • Canadian Pacific Railway • Government of Alberta Transporta4on • City of Calgary, Town of Banff, Town of Canmore, Town of Cochrane • Parks Canada, ID #9 • Rocky Mountaineer / Banff Caribou Proper4es • Others?
• Iden4fy issues / Summer trial/pilot service
The Feasibility Study
• A staged plan for the introduc4on and growth of the proposed service
• Plans for infrastructure investment • Plans for sta4on loca4ons and facili4es • An ini4al capital cost es4mate • Ini4al es4mates for opera4ons and maintenance costs at each level of service
• Plans for funding capital and opera4ng expenses • Requirements for passenger cars and locomo4ves
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