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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
Unfortunately, the NIMBYISM in extremely affluent western Calgary led to a skyrocketing of costs because nobody wanted the train elevated through their burbs as it would spread noise far and wide, and no one wanted it at-grade because it would still make noise, so they had it put in a half billion dollar trench... out of sight, out of mind.
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Sounds familiar...explains why the proposed Broadway Line using the exact same technology as the Evergreen Line and only 1 km longer is said to cost twice....
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Originally Posted by Metro-One
Also I feel Queetz@Home purposely downplayed how much has been expropriated for the Evergreen Line and how much roadwork is going to be needed to be done along North Road, small sections in PoMo, and of course through Coquitlam. It is not the "booneys" as he proclaims and a considerable number of houses and businesses have been removed, anyone who has driven North Road from Lougheed to Como Lake can see this.
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Maybe I've been living in Yaletown for too long but Coquitlam is quite boonieville, especially compared to the areas of the Calgary LRT extension. And really, those houses and businesses ain't exactly luxury mansions or high end botiques. Most of them are pretty much old, a few even run down, and aren't exactly trendy.