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Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker
Bringing it underground to Parliament seems the best for network optimization and perhaps cheapest long term since it would prevent needing to add too much capacity. How many people per hour would you suspect the line will be delivering?
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There are around 60,000 people commuters traveling between Ottawa and Gatineau each day. At the moment, about 3,000 are coming from Gatineau to Ottawa at rush hour. They estimate 7,500 once the Gatineau Tramway is built.
If we use the 7,500 figure, that would be around 2,500-3,000 at peak, compared to 10,000 for the Confederation Line. I would assume around 1,000 at peak would travel from Ottawa to Gatineau using the Tramway.
One big question is whether or not buses will continue to cross the bridge considering the east end of Gatineau will continue to be served by the RapiBus, though it seems Ottawa is very keen on riding itself of all STO buses from its downtown streets, so it's likely RapiBus users will be forced to transfer to get to Ottawa.
Considering the 60,000 who cross the bridge each day. the 3,000-7,500 (Gatineau to Ottawa only) seems low, but we have to consider Ottawa-Gatineau's very decentralized employment hubs, requiring a car for any commute done within a reasonable amount of time. That might change once Stage 2 is open in Ottawa and the Tramway opens in Gatineau; it will make Tunney's Pasture, Confederation Heights and the Universities much more accessible.
For now, terminating at Lyon will suffice, though I do hope we keep the option of extending to Parliament and beyond to the Market for an eventual loop around downtown using the Alexandra Bridge replacement.
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