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Originally Posted by Aylmer
Exactly.
Let's also remember that it's also not in Ottawa's benefit to force all Gatineau passengers to transfer onto the Confederation Line. As I've said before, by time the system opens, the STO expects there to be over 6000 passengers per hour heading downtown from Aylmer/Plateau, 12 000 per peak. Although I haven't seen the numbers for Hull/Gatineau, I'd imagine it would be at least as large and likely more.
Having some 30 000+ extra passengers every peak period squeezing onto already-crowded Ottawa trains inconveniences Ottawa passengers as much as those from Gatineau, and results in a slower system for everyone. Denying the STO a surface route downtown and forcing them to overcrowd OC Transpo's system is the closest thing I can imagine to cutting off your nose to spite your face.
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Agreed. Wellington seems like a good solution with a terminus at Parliament. Of course simply charging incoming STO passengers to use the LRT eliminates most of that problem. There is no reason they should get free transfers. Even now the flow is very one sided and it will be overwhelming in any scenario where STO feeds into the LRT.
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