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Originally Posted by hipster duck
It's cheap, but the returns have been pretty miniscule too.
The 14,300 daily riders would put it squarely at the bottom of all rapid transit lines of any kind in Canada in ridership, and within range of rush hour-only commuter rail lines that receive even less investment.
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The investment will likely not generate any additional ridership. The flaw with this line is that it doesn't go downtown. Now that they have eliminated that possibility for the future as well, ridership growth will be stunted. The belief by Ottawa city council and most Ottawa posters is that people should be satisfied to transfer twice to reach downtown. I cannot agree. The residents of south Ottawa served by the line will vote with their wallets on this issue and I expect that it will remain a service mainly used by university students.