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Originally Posted by whatnext
Traffic bottlenecks in the 'burbs tend to be caused by volume overwhelming the infrastructure. Traffic bottlenecks in the City of Vancouver tend to be city-caused (ie using 2 of Howe Street's 4 lanes for parking) or construction caused.
Transit money spent in the burbs would be a better bang for the buck, as it will reduce long vehicle trips.
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That's a valid point. Often, spending money on transit in the burbs can get more new trips per dollar spent. Even if something in a downtown can get more riders total, new converted riders is a very important metric a lot of people overlook.
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