Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility

53°29′12″N 113°26′20″W

Valley Line
Phase 2 (2028)
Phase 2 (2028)
Lewis Farms
Aldergrove/Belmead (182 Street)
West Edmonton Mall
Misericordia
Meadowlark
Glenwood/Sherwood (95 Avenue)
Jasper Place (156 Street)
Stony Plain Road/149 Street
Grovenor/142 Street
Glenora
Groat Road
124 Street
Brewery/120 Street
The Yards/116 Street
MacEwan Arts/112 Street
NorQuest (107 Street)
Alex Decoteau (106/105 Street)
102 Street
Churchill
Quarters
Tawatinâ Bridge over
North Saskatchewan River
Muttart
Strathearn
Holyrood
Bonnie Doon
Avonmore
Davies
Gerry Wright Operations
and Maintenance Facility
Millbourne/Woodvale
Grey Nuns
Mill Woods

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

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

References

  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. Ferchoff, Danielle (1 November 2013). "Gerald "Gerry" H. Wright" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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