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Should the Calgary Region create a Metropolitan Regional Transit System?
I've been thinking lately... with the explosive growth of our suburbs, Airdrie creating the Airdrie Ice Commuter Busses and Cochrane talking about the use of double-decker busses to ferry people to Crowfoot Station... should Calgary Transit start looking into reforming itself into a regional transit network rather than a municipal transit system? Similar to Translink in Vancouver?
While clearly Metro Calgary has nowhere near a comparable population to Metro Vancouver, it is still something to think about. Our metro area is growing fast and before you know it, our suburban cities might be scrambling to service their people. Airdrie is already at 50 000, Cochrane and Chestermere near 20 000, and Okotoks nearing 30 000... So it could be a more pressing need earlier than most of us expect.
Not being an expert in the workings of Calgary and the region, I wanted to know what you all think.
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