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Originally Posted by J.OT13
For tourists and business travelers, it drops them off right t their destination in Downtown Ottawa. For locals, it provides better connections to transit options. For the City itself, it provides a new (old) focal point and (newly accessible) landmark.
Tremblay is fine. If we build up the parking lots with apartments, hotels and a bit of office space, it would be an acceptable station location, but Union would be a game changer for Ottawa.
I ask again, why is it ok to spend billions to get HSR to Downtown Montreal, Toronto and Quebec City but its inconceivable to do the same for Ottawa?
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Yeah I'm surprised by that argument from Ottawa urban enthusiasts. Tremblay is next to the highway and very suburban. LRT connection is nice but it seems strongly preferable to be a downtown to downtown connection.
If we really want to save the through passengers why go via Ottawa at all?
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