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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
After looking at the options and checking out the affected areas on street view, what I fail to understand is why they all involve a tunneled section on centre st before 20th ave. Why not have it elevated?? I mean, it's not like it's going to hurt the "ambiance" of the street out anything.
Out of the existing choices (as someone who's admittedly not a Calgary expert) I'd go with C.
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Staying underground means they don't need to find space for a tunnel portal. Not counting the land needed underground (whether sites not on the roadway sterilized from building, or land acquired to retain enough road lanes) for the portal approach, this tunnel to elevated section in Vancouver requires 180 meters.
A tunnel portal where you are already planning to take part of the ROW for the LRT doesn't take any additional land.
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