Potential Train Station Site

Potential Train Station Site

LOCATION	Historical Integrity	Highway Visibility	Utility Access	Road Access	Site capabilities	Ownership of property
Woodley Drive west of Parks West Mall	No	Yes	Across road at mall $$	From Woodley Drive $$	Expansion opportunities on large area of land Could restrict other development	Town owned
Woodley Drive, behind Safeway	No	No	From mall $$	From Woodley Drive $$	Small area with poor expansion opportunities	Town owned
3. Interpretive Park	No	No	From mall $$	No road Access, Parking at mall	Established park	Town park
Carmichael Lane	No	Yes	From road	Carmichael Lane	Single lots small	Privately owned
East of L & W restaurant	2 blocks west of original site	Yes	From road		Too small for building	Privately owned
East of Hinton Chrysler	1 block east of original site	Yes	Yes	Yes, from Highway 16	Access to trails and Forestry Museum	Town owned
At Environmental Training Centre	2 blocks east of original site	Maybe	Yes	From Switzer Drive, ETC	Difficult to develop	Provincial School
Between Highway 16 and CN tracks east of overpass	Close to tracks 1 mile east of original site	Maybe	Costly to service	From Smith Street	Could restrict other development	Private
Community Centre site	No	No	From Switzer $$	Through Community Centre	Limited but parking could be shared	Town owned
Highway 16 and Switzer Drive east (access road)	Along tracks 5 or more miles east of original site	Maybe	Difficult unless done with eco-park	From Switzer	Could be adequate	Province – part of Eco-industrial park
Switzer Drive and East River Road	No	No	From Athabasca Avenue $$	From Switzer	Adequate	Town owned
Mary Reimer Park	No	No	No utilities	East River Road	Limited unless part of expansion	Town owned

Preferred Locations

LOCATION	Historical Integrity	Highway Visibility	Utility Access	Road Access	Site capabilities	Ownership of property
East of Hinton Chrysler	1 block east of original site and view of railway	Yes	Yes	Yes, from Highway 16 east and west	Access to trails and Forestry Museum. Future partnering possibilities with existing cultural interpretation	Town owned, highway commercial
At Environmental Training Centre	2 blocks east of original site	Maybe	Yes	From Switzer Drive, ETC	Difficult to develop	Provincial School
Woodley Drive west of Parks West Mall	No	Yes	Across road at mall $$	From Woodley Drive $$	Expansion opportunities on large area of land Could restrict other development	Town owned
Between Highway 16 and CN tracks east of overpass	Close to tracks 1 mile east of original site	Maybe	Costly to service	From Smith Street	Could restrict other development	Private

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