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The Deerfoot Trail Study has been broken down into three sections - North, Central and South. These are the long-term options of the Central section:

  • 16 Ave N.E.
  • 17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. (three concepts)
  • 50 Ave / Peigan Tr.

As part of our technical analysis we are using the Multiple Account Evaluation (M.A.E.) with four main factors: financial, environmental, socio-community, and customer service. The questions below will help us understand how you feel each of our proposed concepts stand up to these criteria. Public input will be only one factor in how we assess these preliminary concepts.

CENTRAL DEERFOOT CONCEPT PLANS

16 AVE.

16 Ave. Concept
16 Ave.

17 Ave. S.E. / Memorial Dr. S.E.

17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept One
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept One
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Two
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Two
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Three
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Three

50 Ave. / Peigan Tr.

50 Ave. / Peigan Tr. Concept
50 Ave. / Peigan Tr. Concept

1) 16 Ave. - One Preliminary Concept

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16 Ave. Concept

Benefits

Trade-offs
  • Reduces weaving and the resulting congestion between 19th Street N.E. and Deerfoot Trail by grade separating entrance and exit ramps.
  • Increases capacity of the 16th Avenue N.E. and Deerfoot Trail interchange by adding a new bridge crossing for east/west through traffic.
  • Improves operations at 16th Avenue N.E. and 19th Street N.E. by constructing a new interchange to replace the existing signalized intersection.
  • Significant costs as several new bridge structures are required at the 16th Avenue N.E. / Deerfoot Trail interchange and at the proposed 19th Street N.E. / 16th Avenue N.E. interchange.
1) Considering the different evaluation factors, what kind of impacts do you think the preliminary concept for 16 Avenue N.E. might have?
Strongly Positive Impact
Positive Impact
No Impact / Neutral
Negative Impact
Strongly Negative Impact
I don’t know
a) Environmental – land, water, wildlife
b) Environmental – air and emissions
c) Customer Service – Improved access to/from Deerfoot Trail and communities
d) Customer Service – road safety
e) Socio-community – impacts to property and special areas
f) Socio-community – visual or noise impacts
2) For 16 Avenue N.E. - How much do you feel the construction cost is a factor when considering changes at this intersection?

Please choose one.

3) At 16 Avenue N.E. - How important is to you to improve access across Deerfoot Trail for all road users?

Please choose one.

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Please continue to answer the three concept plans for 17 Ave S.E / Memorial Drive S.E. questions below.

2) 17 Ave S.E. / Memorial Drive S.E. - Three Concepts

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17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept One
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept One
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Two
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Two
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Three
17 Ave S.E. / Memorial S.E. Concept Three

Benefits of concept one

Trade-offs of concept one
  • Addresses high left turn movements by reconfiguring the 17th Avenue interchange into a diverging diamond interchange.
  • Addresses high left turn movements by reconfiguring the Memorial Drive and Barlow Trail interchange into a diverging diamond interchange.
  • Eliminates weaving between Memorial Drive and 17th Avenue by removing south facing ramps at Memorial Drive.
  • Increases capacity along Deerfoot Trail by providing an additional lane in each direction.
  • Potential property impacts to the Inglewood Golf Club by widening Deerfoot Trail.
  • Potential impacts to residential properties by reconfiguring the Memorial Drive and Barlow Trail interchange.
  • Access to Max Bell Centre is relocated to 17th Avenue.
  • Access to 24th Street S.E. from Barlow Trail is removed to avoid closely spaced and potentially unsafe intersections along Barlow Trail.
  • Moderate to high costs due to constructing a new connection between Deerfoot Trail South and Barlow Trail and reconfiguring the 17th Avenue and Memorial Drive / Barlow Trail interchanges.

Benefits of concept two

Trade-offs of concept two
  • Provides direct connection between Blackfoot Trail and Barlow Trail by reconfiguring the 17th Avenue interchange.
  • Addresses high left turn movements by reconfiguring the Memorial Drive and Barlow Trail interchange into a diverging diamond interchange.
  • Eliminates weaving between Memorial Drive and 17th Avenue by removing south facing ramps at Memorial Drive. Increases capacity along
  • Deerfoot Trail by providing additional lane in each direction.
  • Provides new connection to Barlow Trail from Deerfoot Trail and Blackfoot Trail.
  • Potential property impacts to the Inglewood Golf Club and Parks land by widening Deerfoot Trail.
  • Potential impacts to residential properties by reconfiguring the Memorial Drive and Barlow Trail interchange.
  • Access to Max Bell Centre is relocated to 17th Avenue.
  • Access to 24th Street S.E. from Barlow Trail is removed to avoid closely spaced and potentially unsafe intersections along Barlow Trail.
  • Moderate to high costs due to constructing a new connection between Deerfoot Trail South and Barlow Trail and reconfiguring the 17th Avenue and Memorial Drive / Barlow Trail interchanges.

Benefits of concept three

Trade-offs of concept three
  • Eliminates weaving by separating entrance and exit ramps between Memorial Drive and 17th Avenue S.E.
  • Increases capacity along Deerfoot Trail by adding another lane in each direction.
  • Maintains existing travel patterns and routes between Blackfoot Trail, 17th Avenue S.E., Memorial Drive and Deerfoot Trail.
  • No impacts to Bow River.
  • Potential property impacts to the Inglewood Golf Club by widening Deerfoot Trail.
  • Potential impacts to City of Calgary Parks lands in the northwest quadrant of the 17th Avenue S.E. interchange.
  • Potential impacts to Western Irrigation District Canal.
  • Moderate costs due to constructing new overpass to separate the entrance and exit ramps between Memorial Drive and 17th Avenue S.E. as well as reconfiguring the 17th Avenue S.E. interchange.
1) Considering the different evaluation factors, what kind of impacts do you think the three preliminary concepts for 17 Ave S.E. / Memorial Drive S.E. might have?
Strongly Positive Impact
Positive Impact
No Impact / Neutral
Negative Impact
Strongly Negative Impact
I don’t know
a) Environmental – land, water, wildlife (Concept 1)
a) Environmental – land, water, wildlife (Concept 2)
a) Environmental – land, water, wildlife (Concept 3)
b) Environmental – air and emissions (Concept 1)
b) Environmental – air and emissions (Concept 2)
b) Environmental – air and emissions (Concept 3)
c) Customer Service – Improved access to / Deerfoot Trail and communities (Concept 1)
c) Customer Service – Improved access to / Deerfoot Trail and communities (Concept 2)
c) Customer Service – Improved access to / Deerfoot Trail and communities (Concept 3)
d) Customer Service – road safety (Concept 1)
d) Customer Service – road safety (Concept 2)
d) Customer Service – road safety (Concept 3)
e) Socio-community – impacts to property and special areas (Concept 1)
e) Socio-community – impacts to property and special areas (Concept 2)
e) Socio-community – impacts to property and special areas (Concept 3)
f) Socio-community – visual or noise impacts (Concept 1)
f) Socio-community – visual or noise impacts (Concept 2)
f) Socio-community – visual or noise impacts (Concept 3)


Considering the descriptions of all the benefits and trade-offs and your answers to the question above, help us understand, overall which of the three concepts you feel would have the most positive impact to users of Deerfoot Trail. This is not a vote and public input will only be considered as one of many factors in making decisions about which concepts are feasible.

Rank the concepts by dragging your Premliminary Concept Plan from the left column to the right column. Please order the column in order of most beneficial concept (top) to least (bottom).

  1. Preliminary Concept #1 #
  2. Preliminary Concept #2 #
  3. Preliminary Concept #3 #
3) For 17 Ave S.E. / Memorial Drive S.E. - How much do you feel the construction cost is a factor when considering changes at this intersection?

Please choose one.

4) At 17 Ave S.E. / Memorial Drive S.E. - How important is to you to improve access across Deerfoot Trail for all road users?

Please choose one.

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Please continue to answer the questions below for 50 Ave. / Peigan Trail.

3) 50 Ave. / Peigan Trail - One Preliminary Concept

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50 Ave. & Peigan Trail preliminary concept

Benefits

Trade-offs
  • Reduces east/west traffic and local trips using Deerfoot Trail between Peigan Trail and Glenmore Trail.
  • Increases capacity along Deerfoot Trail by redirecting local trips.
  • 50th Avenue connector can use existing Deerfoot Trail Bow River bridge.
  • Will address the lack of existing east/west connections between 17th Avenue and Glenmore Trail.
  • New crossing over the Bow River is required to realign Deerfoot Trail which may cause some environmental impacts.
  • Potential impacts to Refinery Park and Beaver Damn Park.
  • Potential impacts to City of Calgary Parks lands.
  • High costs due to constructing a new bridge across the Bow River.
1) Considering the different evaluation factors, what kind of impacts do you think the preliminary concept for 50 Ave / Peigan Trail might have?
Strongly Positive Impact
Positive Impact
No Impact / Neutral
Negative Impact
Strongly Negative Impact
I don’t know
a) Environmental – land, water, wildlife
b) Environmental – air and emissions
c) Customer Service – Improved access to/from Deerfoot Trail and communities
d) Customer Service – road safety
e) Socio-community – impacts to property and special areas
f) Socio-community – visual or noise impacts
2) For 50 Ave / Peigan Trail - How much do you feel the construction cost is a factor when considering changes at this intersection?

Please choose one.

3) At 50 Ave / Peigan Trail - How important is to you to improve access across Deerfoot Trail for all road users?

Please choose one.

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Please fill out the remaining surveys for the North and South routes found below.

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