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^That's apples and oranges though.

The Disraeli isn't at grade. Point Douglas was already in decline (although it's certainly fair to point out that the freeway didn't help) There has always been a plan to construct the CPT extension and its construction doesn't actually change the fact that there is a corridor that bisects the area already.

Anyway, we can argue about cost as well but in the long run this is the cheaper route even with cost-overruns. Sprinfield, McLeod, Knowles...all of these streets are carrying the traffic that the CPT extension is supposed to. These strees aren't designed for the kind of traffic they are handling. If we have to rebuild all of them it will cost us far more than to simply construct the CPT extension. Aside from that, these streets are residential collectors not arteries meaning that this also presents a safety concern as traffic increases. If we want to stop any future CPTs then the solution is to re-think the planning principles down at city hall. It's too late for this particular area but in future we might be able to avoid this sort of dilemma.