Posted May 2, 2024, 1:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Otisburgh
Posts: 45,341
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Originally Posted by bolognium
Regardless of what you think about the bars, clubs, nightlife, shops, etc on Richmond, it's still the most vibrant corridor in the city.
Slapping a big ugly overpass at the tracks, expropriating buildings, and ruining the pedestrian experience would have been a major loss. Sure the tracks can be annoying if you're stuck at a train for 15 minutes, but when the tracks are clear there is basically no physical or psychological barrier. Richmond isn't wide enough for a 4-lane tunnel to have worked, and a 4-lane overpass would have been a massive step backwards as far is vibrant downtown urban planning is concerned. I think it makes sense why the 2-lane rapid transit tunnel was what was ultimately proposed.
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I wonder why it isn't feasible to put the CP tracks in a trench through downdown, so that there can be grade separation at major intersections.
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