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Originally Posted by Jayday23
honestly that would be for the better. Phase 3 is a travesty. In a city that has so many issues with inner city transportation.... how can you reasonably justify that suburbanites deserve to get shuttled to work monday-friday more than the underserved inner city folks who would use this every single day. Where is the planning principles that suggests that extending a trunk line to the outer suburbs is a better urban planning policy than, let's say, a rapid transit line down bank street... rideau street... carling....
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Honestly don't get this point of view. It sounds like, "If I can't have something, nobody else should."
Yes, the transit network is a little too suburban focused. But arguing against further investment in transit seems to be in rather poor taste. Cutting Phase 3 doesn't mean that investment in inner city transit goes up.
Ottawa is basically having the same problem as Toronto. Suburban Ottawa is outvoting the inner city. When that changes, balance will return to policy.
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