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Old Posted Oct 22, 2008, 3:39 PM
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Originally Posted by raisethehammer View Post
The EcDev angle was done intentionally. The group realized that we couldn't sell LRT to homebuilders, suburban councilors and the chamber as simply fancy transit vehicles.
EcDev became the number one selling point, and you're right - it worked!
I don't mean to put it all down to dollars. Ryan's points regarding changing the system from within and using activist jiu jitsu to shift the political agenda are points well taken. I suppose I'm just struck that even in a case where the LRT system would be funded by the province, the debate inevitably hinges on ROI.
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