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Originally Posted by Drybrain
Surely we can spend a fraction of that sort of expense to serve the densest part of our entire region.
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It's frustrating because there's likely a pretty simple rapid transit solution for the city that would be an absolute slam dunk. I am thinking of something like streetcars/LRT with dedicated right of ways and signal priority on the peninsula. It would maybe cost in the hundreds of millions and hugely improve the level of transit service for many people. The city doesn't seem to be interested though, or there's some political reason why buses and ferries are the only transit that is allowed in the region.
I also think that now's the time for this since the Cogswell interchange is coming down and the ferry terminal is getting old. There's an opportunity to bring better transit and a proper intermodal terminal. Imagine how great it would be if the Scotia Square renovations tied in with a big transit terminal, Granville Mall, and the weird dead zone behind Purdy's Wharf.
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