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Originally Posted by logicbomb
Some here don't remember when the public was citing the Expo Line a failure after trains would arrive nearly empty at New Westminster circia 1990. No one would dare to get off at Royal Oak, Joyce, Edmonds because those were industrial wastelands. Heck, I even remember the media lambasting the government for going through with the Surrey extension. 
The difference is that Fraser Highway is actually heavily populated and there is tons of potential to further develop and densify the corridor. This line needs to be built for a variety of reasons but the buses down Fraser Highway are running at crushload capacity even during off-peak hours. |
Ok, but I think we can still agree that extending Expo down Fraser would make the line too long, and extending down Newton or 104 would require too sharp a turn.
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Originally Posted by Kisai
My point was that one of Surrey's ridiculous claims was over the guideway "dividing" Surrey, when the LRT will do more than just divide Surrey, it will kill and injure countless people by running the LRT down what are essentially busy highways. So in 30 years there will likely be a demand for a full featured subway or "burying" the LRT to reclaim the road space. Same result.
As for the Canada Line or Arbutus Line, the Canada Line would require quite a bit more effort and expense to lengthen to support the same rolling stock the rest of the system uses. So it's more likely they would shut down the Canada Line to refurbish it when the Arbutus Line is operational if they plan to expand it and/or change the rolling stock type.
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And Cut and Cover won't "divide" Surrey during construction?
If they get off LRT, the least "dividing" option is elevated. It may look a bit uglier, but it's better than losing segments of major roadways for months.
Plus, I'd rather see the $$$ spent elsewhere.
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