I just heat-mapped some common citywide "busy spots", scribbled in orange. I wanted to overlay them, to visualize how well the existing rail system covers these hotspots.
A precursor toward some LRT route suggestions.
The existing purple rail system doesn't leave a lot of these hotspots out. Polo, Regent, Wilkes, Kenaston, U of M, Forks, Both Stadiums, Airport.
All are basically covered or easily linked with a short connecting spur.
Notably stranded spots include: St Vital, Leila, Kildonan, some Unicity, and quite a bit of downtown.
Some could be connected by rapid jumper busses. But the more transfers, the slower overall ride time becomes. Ideas welcome.
I'm going to study this more and propose some fixes and final routes. This is complicated stuff.