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- ↑ Transportation. "16 Avenue N. Green Line Station". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ↑ "Long-term vision for the 16 Avenue N Station" (PDF).
- ↑ "Green Line Long Term Vision Report Part 2" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-31.
- ↑ Communications, Customer Service &. "Green Line - Segment 2 | Green Line Stage One". Engage. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
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