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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Makes me wonder if a parkade could be built to accommodate Dockyard parking, and the rail ROW reclaimed in the future for commuter rail use.
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I’ve offered the contention here before — I haven’t been able to verify one way or the other — that when the rails came up in the 70s it was with the condition the railway right of way had to be preserved intact. And in fact it remains for all intents and purposes, from the present end-of-track at the CN intermodal facility just off North Marginal Road, occupied entirely by roadways and parking lots. Even through the Irving shipyard property a strip wide enough for a traffic lane and parking space has been maintained below and parallel to Barrington Street.
I believe that should the municipality have the will to proceed with some form of rail transit this north corridor to the city centre is a viable option.
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