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Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker
While they don't have exclusive lanes, they aren't really needed since Calgary's roads aren't congested. The extensive slip and skip lanes will get a great deal of the benefit at a way lower cost. We shouldn't dismiss right sizing solutions to Calgary's need.
SE BRT will force transfer to the Greenline once the Greenline is built.
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It shouldn't be called BRT though, because it isn't, the NE line at least is just a slightly better bus. Using that terminology cheapens the brand.
As for roads not being congested, sure in the grand scheme of things there are more congested roads, but 16th and 9th ave are both pretty busy, and any bus making their way down them will be badly affected. Buses by default offer extremely poor service quality in comparison to driving, so the way to make it competitive is to allow it to use dedicated lanes making it faster.
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
Why does BRT need to go all the way downtown? Wouldn't these people be transferring onto the LRT somewhere in Inglewood?
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But the Green Line won't be here for at least 8 years - we can build bus routes faster than that.
Additionally, to get to a viable transfer point (or connection with future 17th Ave LRT) with the Ramsay Green Line station from Blackfoot you will need more infrastructure, likely a flyover across the CP yard if they let us. So we'll have to build that regardless. And then, if you've built that it's not much more to bring it across the Elbow.
Transferring to the Green Line in the future is not a bad option. But direct to downtown would be better from a service perspective and is more likely to draw ridership, and downtown busways could be used by other lines. Alternatively, the SEBRT could maybe travel somewhere else, like through the Beltline, which would open up network effects from the other LRTs.
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Apparently the routes will be publicized this week for review...
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