After many discussions with Transport Canada, Summerhill, CN Rail and the like, it really seems the City of Edmonton made a huge mistake developing so close to the tracks — a mistake shared of course by Dundee, the subdivision developer.
We might not be able to do anything about the trains, but we might be able to influence how the other half of the subdivision is developed. I’m not sure how to go about this, but I definitely think that side of the tracks should be placed further away from the train line. Maybe more flyers would help — though I’ve noticed that the showhomes people are driving around and pulling them down. We’ve put one ad in a newspaper, we might do that again.
Any other thoughts? I really don’t want our future neighbors on the other side of the tracks to have to put up with shaking houses and cracking foundations like we are.
As a resident, I am wondering how many different home owners have experienced cracked foundations (this was not mentioned in any previous posts). Thank you.