[Truenorth00]

Between Stage 1 and Stage 2, three levels of government will have spent approximately $7 billion to build 56 km of LRT. The idea that they'd agree to spent almost the same amount on 16-20 km of subway is pretty unfathomable. They city can say whatever it wants, but there's no business case for subways on Bank and Rideau-Montreal. Will never be enough ridership to justify it, especially for higher levels of government. And especially when that same $7 billion could build LRT to Kanata and Barrhaven, twin and electrify Trillium, build the connection to Gatinueau, build the Carling LRT and the Baseline-Heron-Walkley BRT. People need to understand opportunity cost and the improtance of ridership. In summary, $7 billion would practically pay for their ultimate network as planned today, or just the subways on Bank and Montreal-Rideau with nothing else.