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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
It is (almost) all about getting suburban commuters into the core. Halifax downtown is just too small and not compact enough to justify grandiose plans for subways etc.
Having said that, the rail station is a little removed from the main downtown core. It would make sense to supplement a heavy rail commuter system with a trolley loop extending from the railway station to the Cogswell area using Water Street and Barrington as a right of way. Trolleys and cars can learn to co-exist on a few low speed downtown streets.
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I think you are missing the point - Rapid Transit in the downtown core encourages the use of transit and thus fewer cars in the city. If Halifax continues to grow then this is something to consider. This would likely have higher ridership numbers than the suburban commuter rail. You are only right if the city population will stagnate.
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