{"id":14365,"date":"2025-01-28T01:41:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/supporting-elevated-green-line-would-be-reckless-calgary-downtown-construction-groups-calgary\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T01:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:41:42","slug":"supporting-elevated-green-line-would-be-reckless-calgary-downtown-construction-groups-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/supporting-elevated-green-line-would-be-reckless-calgary-downtown-construction-groups-calgary\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting elevated Green Line would be \u2018reckless\u2019: Calgary downtown, construction groups &#8211; Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A group of organizations representing businesses, property owners and Calgary\u2019s construction industry are raising concerns over the proposed alignment for the Green Line LRT above the downtown core.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the province, NAIOP Calgary, BOMA Calgary, the Calgary Construction Association (CCA) and the Calgary Downtown Association (CDA) said it would be \u201creckless\u201d to support the proposed elevated alignment based on a lengthy list of concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the report delivered to the community, we\u2019re not seeing any new information, data and\/or financial details that would negate the previously identified challenges with an elevated alignment in the Beltline and the downtown core,\u201d said the letter, addressed to both Premier Danielle Smith and Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts to downtown property values, loss of tenants, shadowing and vibrations, impacts to the Plus 15 network, and a lack of information on costs are among the list of concerns outlined by the quartet of organizations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The consortium also said the proposed provincial plan would leave Eau Claire \u201cstranded\u201d due to its termination at 7 Avenue and 2 Street S.W.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"c-photoGallery\">\n<div class=\"c-photoGallery__inner c-carousel c-longform-gallery\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"carousel\">\n<div class=\"glide c-photoGallery__glide\">\n<div class=\"c-photoGallery__track c-carousel__track glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n<ul class=\"glide__slides c-photoGallery__slides\">\n<li class=\"glide__slide\" data-caption=\"A letter from a group of four organizations representing downtown business and property owners, as well as Calgary's construction industry outlining concerns with the province's proposed elevated Green Line alignment. \" data-slide-index=\"0\" data-cite=\"Global News\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"c-photoGallery__container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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c-photoGallery__closeSvg\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#close\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Close Modal Gallery<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mark Garner, the CDA\u2019s executive director, said city council can\u2019t make an informed decision based on the information provided by the province to date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been a full cost analysis, we haven\u2019t done any obligations or risk liability around property values dropping, or specifically what the retail impact is going to be,\u201d Garner told Global News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The province\u2019s proposal, through third-party engineering firm AECOM, would see the Green Line travel above 10 Avenue S.E., turning north above the CPKC Rail tracks to 2 Street S.W. and stopping above 7 Avenue S.W., where the Red and Blue lines travel at-grade through the core.<\/p>\n<p>According to CCA president Bill Black, the late changes to the city\u2019s alignment unlock \u201ca very real danger\u201d the Green Line project could be halted in its tracks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Calgary<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe inherited a downtown that was not readily designed for this kind of connectivity through it,\u201d Black said. \u201cNow we have some very difficult options and affordability concerns around how we do it; but we cannot abandon downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek told Global News she doesn\u2019t disagree with the concerns outlined by the group of organizations, noting the importance of \u201cgetting it right\u201d as the $6.2 billion project can\u2019t be re-done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to make sure we are not going to damage our downtown,\u201d Gondek said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got so many people who have invested heavily into our downtown with their 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increasing costs, and leaving Calgary without the transformative transit solution it urgently needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In their letter, the organizations said they support construction on the Green Line from Shepard to Victoria Park, but that support is conditional on an understanding the Beltline and downtown alignment is \u201crevisited with a detailed review\u201d with input from all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt cannot happen without a very firm commitment to continue to arrive at a proper solution for downtown,\u201d Black told Global News.<\/p>\n<p>The province and city came to an agreement on the southeast alignment outside of the downtown core, in which design work continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuild what you can build today,\u201d Garner said. \u201cStart in the south and work your way towards downtown, and then include all the partners and stakeholders in a more fulsome conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Calgary city council is set to get a closed door briefing from city administration on the 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