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Originally Posted by d_jeffrey
I was talking about the plan presented in early 2007, not the 2003 one. My bad for the understanding.
I will say it, we lost two years of LRT, but to finally end up with Transitway conversion, which was OBVIOUSLY, the cheapest way to get rapid transit accross the city. The only part that isn't agreed on, is the part that has no plan for Transitway to be built on, the Parkway and Carling. Millions of dollars for that simple conclusion. And Deez, by city staff number, the Carling route is 1 minute slower than the Parkway one, so it's not really an issue.
You can always stop the LRT at Dominion, plus add an airport spur, that way, your system would still be equalized to 3-3.
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An airport spur? That looks like a waste of money in both capital and O&M.
It still has the tunnel in the first phase? Why? If these LRV trains have such high capacity, why not use it? If you build a tunnel, might as well use buses everywhere.
The plan is different because it doesn't build a whole bus transit network to nowhere. The 2007 plan plugs up the city core with a tunnel and rail system and then tries to bring "rapid buses" to transfer points. Silly.
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