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Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility

Coordinates: 53°29′12″N 113°26′20″W / 53.48667°N 113.43889°W / 53.48667; -113.43889
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53°29′12″N 113°26′20″W / 53.48667°N 113.43889°W / 53.48667; -113.43889

Edmonton LRT
CN lines
Clareview
Parking Clareview Transit Centre
137 Avenue
Belvedere
Parking Belvedere Transit Centre
CN lines
Blatchford Gate
Coliseum
Coliseum Transit Centre
NAIT/Blatchford Market
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre
Kingsway/Royal Alex
CN Spur End
MacEwan
Stadium
Parking Stadium Transit Centre
Churchill
Quarters
Central
Bay/Enterprise Square
Corona
Muttart
Government Centre Transit Centre
Government Centre
Strathearn
Holyrood
University Transit Centre
University
Bonnie Doon
Health Sciences/Jubilee
Avonmore
McKernan/Belgravia
Davies
Parking Davies Transit Centre
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre
South Campus/
Fort Edmonton Park
Southgate Transit Centre
Southgate
Millbourne/Woodvale
Century Park Transit Centre
Century Park
Grey Nuns
Mill Woods
Mill Woods Transit Centre
Key
Capital Line
Valley Line
Metro Line
CN tracks

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF)[1] is the maintenance facility, garage, and operations centre for the light rail transit Valley Line, in the city of Edmonton, Alberta.[2] Located in the Roper industrial area, on the north side of Whitemud Drive, it has housed the light rail vehicles for the Valley Line since 2018.[3]

The Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility

History

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Gerald "Gerry" H. Wright was an associate professor of Community Development and Public Affairs at the University of Alberta from 1972 to 1992.[4] In this position, he became a major proponent for the development of a light rail transit (LRT) system in Edmonton, and played a key role in bringing such a system to the city.[4] He, and others who shared similar views, touted the LRT as an answer to Edmonton's car culture despite facing many opposing views, and he also worked towards the preservation of Edmonton's river valley.[4] Gerry Wright served on numerous city committees, he was a member of city council from 1980 to 1983, and he was named an "Edmontonian of the Century" in 2004, by the city during its centennial celebration.[4] Wright died on March 27, 1996.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Construction Areas – TransEd Valley Line LRT". www.transedlrt.ca. TransEd LRT. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Construction Project Update: Whitemud & 75th Street". Edmonton Commercial Real Estate. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ CBC News (27 July 2018). "The first Valley Line light rail vehicle arrives in Edmonton". CBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e Ferchoff, Danielle (1 November 2013). "Gerald "Gerry" H. Wright" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 12 October 2020.