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Originally Posted by Boris550
As of yet, neither you nor newflyer have presented a coherent argument against rapid transit backed by figures. You've merely muttered on about how it can't possibly work in Winnipeg and that the situation is somehow different from other "midwestern" cities.
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I would doubt that the size of Winnipeg's economy is anywhere close to that of Greater Milwaukee, now or in 1992. The situation of Winnipeg is very different from those of other "midwestern" cities, because it is a much smaller city that already has heavy transit use and does not have a significant problem (compared to these other cities) with traffic congestion. It is also a very slow growth city that can't rely on forests of condos appearing overnight next to the new rapid transit stations and other such alleged benefits of rapid transit.
Ultimately, rapid transit is a way to move people around. In Winnipeg, people already move around pretty easily. Undoubtedly rapid transit would improve movement for some people to some degree, but I don't think that that improvement would make much of a difference to the economy or justify the cost of the system.