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Originally Posted by roger1818
True, they will be transferring at Baseline or Moodie instead. In another 5-10 years that may change for Kanata residents to Eagleson or Terryfox. Eventually Barrhaven residents may get a transfer at Fallowfield or Market Square. No matter how you slice it, it is a transfer. I am not saying it is a bad thing, I just don't understand why it is any different.
And for those complaining about 2 transfers to Ottawa, post LRT, most in Ottawa suburbs will have 2 transfers to Hull (OC Transpo will be extending a few Connexion buses to Hull, but I don't think that will last past Stage 2).
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What's your point? Short of building an LRT to everyone's front door, they will need to transfer somewhere. And most of them will be transferring once. Bus to LRT.
Compare that to the hypothetical of running buses along PoW. They transfer from local bus to Rapibus (or get on a Rapibus) to Confed line at Bayview. Why is the extra transfer needed? Just run the bus they are on through the core or westward to Tunney's. And get them closer to their final destination. There's simply no need to actually transfer to the Confederation Line.
Suggesting that we direct most bus traffic to Bayview is moronic because it creates a problem where there is none. What exactly is wrong with the current setup for STO or OC Transpo? Is either side unhappy with the current arrangement? Or is the argument to run buses to Bayview simply an attempt to justify spending on the PoW? This is sunk cost fallacy run amok.