Days after Calgary city council voted to wind down the Green Line LRT, the city and provincial government are back at the table to discuss the future of the project.
Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek along with members of city administration met with Premier Danielle Smith, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen and other provincial officials Friday morning in what both sides describe as a “productive meeting.”
It comes after Gondek sent a letter she described as a “hail Mary pass,” to the province Thursday urging the Government of Alberta to preserve portions of existing work and contracts as they seek a new alignment.
In the letter, the mayor specifically noted a contract for 28 low-floor light-rail vehicles, as well as the contract for design work on the Green Line segment between Victoria Park and Shepard.
“We discussed the value that remains in existing contracts and how work that’s already being done may align with the new vision that the province wishes …