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Originally Posted by phil235
Distance from the LRT is only part of the concern, but a big one when you are talking about accessibility. The IKEA parking lot does not have a single accessibility feature, so pretty hard to argue that. Also not sure how it is “easier” to be dropped off there by taxi or uber than at a transit station. I guess if 50 Ubers are arriving at the same time that might be the case.
Even the low cost argument is an illusion if you have to add in the cost of an uber from the central or eastern parts of the city. They aren’t actually lowering costs - they are just transferring more of the cost to passengers.
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A huge number of bus passengers are dropped off and picked up (remember the crowds of cars at Catherine street picking up and dropping off). This location is relatively convenient for that, including for those with accessibility issues who have only to walk a few metres if they are getting dropped off.
For people who don't like this, Red Arrow departs from the train station, which has good transit connections. Megabus departs from St Laurent, which has good bus connections and LRT connections for people in the central and eastern parts of the city. Rider Express has a stop at St Laurent as well as the other side of the Ikea Mall (right beside the OCTranspo stop).
Flixbus is the Ryan Air of bus companies and has super barebones service.
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