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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
Given those 3 stations, no walk in passengers, no walk in passengers, and no walk in passengers. Doesn't sound ideal to me. And I am talking about people actually living within reasonable walking distance of a station without having to cross anti-pedestrian development and roadways. It is bad when transit is entirely based on big business interests and automobile access.
As a resident of Kanata, will you actually use LRT if that is the station locations? During off-peak hours? And if you will, how will you access the stations?
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So let's say for a moment that we did go ahead with 7 stations instead of 3 primary stations... what are the benefits? Very few, if you ask me. For starters, cost of construction and maintenance goes way up. And all for what? So that the few residents that live within walking distance of those four extra stations can easily access a bus without having to walk too far? What about the other 99% of residents in Kanata who will not benefit from those added stations?
Three "central" stations located on the Transitway and fed by frequent local bus service would be much more efficient in terms of dollars AND it would cut-down travel times on the Transitway.
I, for one, would make use of any of the three primary stations, though, because of Kanata's suburban sprawl layout, I'd have to rely on my car, bike or local bus service to get me there. I do it often enough as it is now: friends and I who live in Kanata South frequently carpool to Terry Fox Station or Eagleson Station to catch the bus to RedBlacks games. My wife also parks at the Park n Ride and buses to work everyday. Not sure how adding four stations will make things any better...
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