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dmonton’s Valley Line Southeast LRT is a new

low-floor transit system designed to fit into
Eneighbourhoods—not take you out of them. Valley

Line will offer passengers an LRT experience that is

accessible and connected to areas where Edmontonians
live, work and play.

Edmonton’s transportation needs are growing faster than

infrastructure can keep up with, making LRT an attractive

choice for its proven, high-quality, high-capacity, efficient
and environmentally-friendly means to help people get

where they are going.

The 13-kilometre Valley Line Southeast LRT, from Mill

Woods to downtown Edmonton, is a major component
of the long-term LRT network plan conceived in 2009

that was designed to complement the city’s overall

transportation master plan. The $1.8 billion line will be
completed in 2022.

Careful consideration went into the planning of the Valley
Line. But it’s only one part of a larger vision. “In the past,

urban cities’ transportation models had more been focused
on what we call a suburban-style LRT,” says Chris Gentile,

Valley Line Technical Manager, LRT Projects, Integrated

Infrastructure Services at the City of Edmonton. “Suburban-
style is when you're really focused on moving people from

the core to the outskirts and vice versa. This requires a fast
train that is separated from traffic as much as possible, and

your stops are farther apart.”

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