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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
I agree. To those who think otherwise, what do transport desire lines indicate?
Transferring thousands at Bayview towards downtown will eventually overwhelm the C-Line. Expanding on single track service with low frequencies is a poor substitute for other ideas.
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Geez. We're back to your FUD? Where's the proof that Bayview transfers are going to "overwhelm" the Confederation Line. Feelings don't count as facts.
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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
Where is this bus transfer station going to be built? At the expense of TOD at this key location?
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A small bus loop is not going to displace lots of TOD. No more than condo visitor lots do. And what this does is separate bus transfers and LRT transfers. Those who are using the Rapibus corridor transfer at Bayview. Those using the Gatineau LRT transfer at Rideau. For anybody from the South working in Gatineau, this would be particularly fantastic. Get a direct bus to virtually anywhere in Gatineau. No additional transfers in downtown Ottawa. This plan would provide a very strong argument to get rid of most STO buses in the downtown core.
The alternative is extending the Trillium Line to Tache or one of the Gatineau LRTs to Bayview. And in all those scenarios, anybody taking the Rapibus corridor anywhere incurs an extra transfer. And all Ottawa riders from the East and West incur an extra transfer.