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Originally Posted by roger1818
I was thinking about this and wondering if a Carling LRT from Lincoln Fields to Carling station is all that good an idea anyway. It would take the already shortened route 85 and split it into three routes. I suspect the only reason they proposed this route in the TMP is because it would be cheap to do as this section of Carling is an overbuilt, wide boulevard.
If the plan was to extend it downtown, then maybe, but that isn't even in the ultimate plan. Even if it were, I don't see a second east/west tunnel 1.7km from the first one as being the priority for downtown. Instead a north/south route downtown would make more sense when ready to dig a second tunnel.
Transit priority measures would be a better option for Carling, and that is what is being planned now.
https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-engagement/projects/carling-avenue-transit-priority-measures |
I always wondered how a Carling LRT would be beneficial if it only ran from Lincoln Fields to Preston. Just two transfers to get downtown from there.
Just shows us how faulty our plans tend to be. Transfers are a necessity but must be contained.
However, we need to move Carling Avenue beyond 1960s motor and strip-mall heaven. How is this accomplished with the status quo even with some modest transit priority?
In the long run, we need more rail routes running into downtown. The Confederation Line is not enough no matter what capacity we design it for. We need more no transfer connections into downtown like our peer cities are now designing. Ottawa is now decades behind because of how we have back tracked on so many plans.
Toronto's transit system is very flawed because they designed only one rapid transit route through downtown. It is not a plan to emulate. The Yonge subway has been overcapacity for years and they have waited so long that they can't afford to build a second line.
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