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Originally Posted by dmuzika
Was the initial plan to use Glenmore Trail, or the shelved 50 Avenue Freeway? I saw some studies in the library a while back that proposed constructing a freeway along 50 Ave S from present-day Glenmore Trail/Mount Royal College to the eastern city limits and only resulted in Peigan Trail. Had that come into fruition, it could have been a feasible alternative.
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It's interesting. Early plans (1952) had 50th ave as a primary E-W route in the south of the City, but by 1956 this gave way to Glenmore trail. The first ring road plans from this time show Glenmore as the primary route, and I suspect this had to do with the existence of the old Air Force base at Mount Royal interrupting the 50th ave corridor. By 1959 both routes were planned, and at different times over the following few decades, it varied between 50th and Glenmore being seen as the primary route in the area.
As recently as 1970 there were Provincial plans to have 50th ave south link with the Trans Canada just east of Chestermere.