17 Avenue SE (Calgary)

Road in Calgary, Alberta For the road in central and west Calgary, see 17 Avenue SW (Calgary). 17 Avenue SE 15.5 17 Avenue SE in Calgary https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0425468,-113.9216993,13.25z?hl=en December 21, 2016 AB Hwy 1A former yes International Avenue, Calgary-aerial.JPG Aerial view of 17 Avenue SE looking east yes 17 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta International Avenue 11.2 km mi West 9 Avenue SE Blackfoot Trail AB Hwy 2 Deerfoot Trail yes 36 Street SE 52 Street SE AB Hwy 201 Stoney Trail yes yes East 116 Street SE(Calgary-Chestermere city limits) yes Chestermere Boulevard Chestermere, Alberta 3.8 km mi West 116 Street SE(Calgary-Chestermere city limits) East Hwy 1 (TCH) NeighborhoodsInglewood Albert Park/Radisson Heights Southview Forest Lawn Penbrooke Meadows Forest Lawn Industrial Red Carpet Applewood Park Westmere Lakeside Greens The Cove East Lakeview Shores 17 Avenue SE is a major arterial road in east Calgary, Alberta. 17 Avenue SE is the focal point of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) and the main roadway through the former town of Forest Lawn. Chestermere Boulevard is a major arterial road and the eastern extension of 17 Avenue SE through Chestermere, Alberta, Canada.Sherlock's Map of Calgary 2014 Sherlock Publishing Ltd. 978-1-895229-80-6 16th Langdon, Alberta 28, 29, 30, 66, and 68 The roadway is a former alignment of Highway 1A. Route description thumb|Aerial view of Chestermere Lake with the Chestermere Boulevard crossing and interchange with the Trans-Canada Highway. The west end of 17 Avenue SE begins with a small segment at a 5-way intersection with 9 Avenue SE and 15 Street SE (due to traffic calming, access to northbound 15 Street SE is closed), crossing the Canadian Pacific Railway, and ending at 17A Street SE. It begins again just to the south at the Blackfoot Trail / 19 Street SE intersection and crosses the Bow River via the Cushing Bridge before intersecting Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2). Prior to the construction of Blackfoot Trail, 17 Avenue SE was a continuous roadway and the section between 19 Street SE and Deerfoot Trail is now generally referred to as part of Blackfoot Trail. 19 Street SE serves as the main access between 9 Avenue SE and Blackfoot Trail / 17 Avenue SE. East of Deerfoot Trail, 17 Avenue SE leaves the Bow River valley and intersects Barlow Trail, though it is only accessible for westbound traffic. It passes through the communities of Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Southview, and Forest Lawn, and continues east past Elliston Park before intersecting Stoney Trail. It transitions into rural farmland and at 116 Street SE (also known as Range Road 284 or Conrich Road), enters into the city of Chestermere, where it becomes Chestermere Boulevard. It ends at the Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) interchange, where it continues east as Range Road 243. History 17 Avenue SE is the original alignment of Highway 1 through eastern Calgary. In 1949, Highway 1 was rerouted to follow 16 Avenue N, bypassing downtown Calgary and Forest Lawn, and 17 Avenue SE designated as Highway 1A. The section of Highway 1A west of Deerfoot Trail was dropped in the 1970s, resulting in Highway 1A being a short alternate route into Calgary and its southeast industrial parks. In 1993, the International Avenue BRZ was established resulting in 17 Avenue SE being nicknamed as International Avenue.History http://internationalavenue.ca/history/ International Avenue SE17 December 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170814175053/http://internationalavenue.ca/history/ August 14, 2017 dead In 2007, the City of Calgary annexed land from Rocky View County up to Range Road 284 (now 116 Street SE);History of Annexation http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/pdf/history-of-annexation.pdf The City of Calgary 20 December 2016 June 13, 2016 while in 2009, Chestermere annexed land up to the Calgary city limit,Order in Council: OC130-2009 http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/TOWN/0356/Town_Chestermere_OC130-2009.pdf Alberta Municipal Affairs Government of Alberta December 20, 2016 February 9, 2009 resulting in Highway 1A no longer travelling through a rural municipality and signaling a possible end to the Highway 1A designation. In 2013, the province of Alberta decommissioned Highway 1A,Highway 1A becomes Chestermere Boulevard http://www.chestermere.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1295 City of Chestermere December 20, 2016 PDF June 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20161011034554/http://www.chestermere.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1295 October 11, 2016 dead and as of 2016, remnant Highway 1A signage still remains on Deerfoot Trail and sections of 17 Avenue SE within Calgary; however, it has been removed along Stoney Trail, through Chestermere, and along the Trans-Canada Highway. 17 Avenue Transitway left|thumb|17 Ave Transitway at 33 St SE The City of Calgary opened a 5 km mi 0 on long dedicated bus-only transitway on November 19, 2018 as part of the city's MAX BRT network.Schmidt Colleen November 19, 2018 Calgarians linked to all quadrants of city with launch of new MAX rapid transit network CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/calgarians-linked-to-all-quadrants-of-city-with-launch-of-new-max-rapid-transit-network/ August 10, 2020 The transitway, which carries MAX Purple, begins to the south of 17 Avenue SE at the intersection 9 Avenue SE and 16 Street SE, and travels parallel to Blackfoot Trail and 17 Avenue SE, crossing the Bow River and Deerfoot Trail on its own dedicated bridges. At 28 Street SE, the transitway shifts to the centre of 17 Avenue SE and travels east before ending just west of Hubalta Road. Long-term plans call for the mixed-use corridor and transitway to extend east into Chestermere.June 12, 2015 17 Avenue S.E. Corridor Study: Stoney Trail to East City Limit http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/Pages/Projects/Current-Planning-Projects/17-Avenue-S.E.-Corridor-Study---Stoney-Trail-to-East-City-Limit.aspx?redirect=/17avestudy December 20, 2016 Transportation Planning City of Calgary en-CANChestermere Boulevard Corridor Plan http://www.chestermere.ca/DocumentCenter/View/3810 December 20, 2016 City of Chestermere HDR PDF Construction began in 2017 and was divided into two phases – both of which were constructed simultaneously. Phase 1 focused on the dedicated bus-only transitway on 17 Avenue SE between 28 Street SE and Hubalta Road SE, which included the construction of BRT station platforms and a complete transformation of International Avenue infrastructure.DH Calgary Staff May 12, 2017 Construction underway on new 17 Avenue SE Bus Rapid Transit (PHOTOS) Daily Hive Calgary https://dailyhive.com/calgary/17-avenue-se-bus-rapid-transit-construction-may-2017 August 10, 2020City of Calgary 17 Avenue SE Bus Rapid Transit https://www.calgary.ca/citycouncil/ward-9/h-17-av-se-bus-rapid-transit.html August 10, 2020 City of Calgary Ward 9 – Gian-Carlo Carra Phase 2 focused on the construction of a transit and pedestrian only bridge crossing Deerfoot Trail, connecting 28 Street SE to 9 Avenue SE. Major intersections From west to east. km yes Calgary 17 0.0 9 Avenue SE / 15 Street SE 0.5 concur Blackfoot Trail / 17A Street SE / 19 Street SE Blackfoot Trail concurrency begins; through traffic follows Blackfoot Trail 0.9 Cushing Bridge across the Bow River 1.5 concur AB Hwy 2 Deerfoot Trail Partial cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 2 exit 254; Blackfoot Trail concurrency ends 2.1 incomplete Barlow Trail / 26 Street SE No eastbound exit to Barlow Trail 2.2 2 28 Street SE calgary purple 16 28 Street SE station (located south of 17 Ave SE) HOV none 17 Avenue Transitway Transitway enters median (continues west on the south side of 17 Ave SE) 2.7 Radisson Drive / 33 Street SE calgary purple 16 33 Street SE station (located in median) 3.1 36 Street SE calgary purple 16 36 Street SE station (located in median) 3.9 44 Street SE calgary purple 16 44 Street SE station (located in median) 4.7 52 Street SE calgary purple 16 52 Street SE station (located in median) HOV 5.1 17 Avenue Transitway East end of transitway 5.2 Hubalta Road 6.4 68 Street SE Access to Elliston Park 7.3 AB Hwy 201 Stoney Trail yes Partial cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 201 exit 81 7.9 84 Street SE south 8.2 84 Street SE north Calgary–Chestermere city line trans 11.2 116 Street SE / Range Road 284 East end of 17 Avenue SE • West end Chestermere Boulevard Chestermere 6 12.8 Rainbow Road 14.7 Windermere Drive / West Chestermere Drive 15.0 Crosses Chestermere Lake 15.3 Cove Drive / East Chestermere Drive 15.5 2 AB TCH 1 Calgary (16 Avenue N) Medicine Hat Partial cloverleaf interchange none Range Road 243 Continues east concur,incomplete,trans,hov See also inline,title Transportation in Calgary References 2 External links Main Streets - Planning the future of Calgary's thriving main streets International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone Category:Roads in Calgary Category:Former segments of the Trans-Canada Highway