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Originally Posted by roger1818
I disagree. If they don't have a transit surcharge on tickets (like they do at Lansdowne) and give ticket holders free transit, a lot more people will drive to events, putting extra stress on the road infrastructure and add to the congestion. One of nice things about this location is that it is at the intersection of the two LRT lines, allowing people to take trains to and from the east, west and south (plus north if they open the POW bridge) before and after events. Providing free transit will maximize transit ridership to events. Now maybe there is an argument that the surcharge should be smaller than Lansdowne's, as the cost of running extra trains for events is much smaller than the cost of running all of those extra event buses (one double train carries the equivalent of 6-8 articulated buses), but there should be one.
Also, don't forget RendezVous LeBreton want to cap the Confederation line so that they can use the land on top of it. Giving them permission to do this is a huge bargaining chip as it amounts to a lot of free land for the developers, and greatly improves the development.
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When I go to sporting events at other cities, I have to pay for subway/transit. Why wouldn't OC Transpo just collect fares instead of doing free rides? With the paid fare zones, wouldn't this be easier?
I personally don't believe people will opt to drive if transit is paid. LRT is going to be the easy way to get there assuming they can manage the traffic loads
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