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Originally Posted by Corndogger
The section that they want to run down the middle of center street will cause traffic gridlock, be unsafe for pedestrians, bad for business and it will hurt any redevelopment plans proposed for the area.
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I think I see what you're getting at but Centre street is already terrible for the pedestrian. Many successful LRT's have been run on street.
Take this section of U-bahn in Stuttgart for example. The train runs at about 40-50 km/h
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Stuttga...11c7791cfe4!8m2!3d48.7758459!4d9.1829321
traffic gridlock: Who that lives along centre street would want to drive to downtown on a daily basis when there is a rapid transit system at least 800m from their residence. If they really want to drive they can take Edmonton trail, 10th street or deerfoot depending on where they live.
Now it's time to ask you a question. How much do you think it costs to build one km of subway on centre street?
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