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Originally Posted by EndoftheBeginning
Certainly, the specifics of the routes proposed in 1959 don't make as much sense today, as they anticipated continued growth in areas of the city that have not materialized.
It just seems like we got close to something that would have dramatically altered our city (and most would argue, altered it for the better), only to step back and let pragmatism overtake vision (not always a bad thing either, but in this case, the vision was based on some achievable outcomes). Of course, it could also have turned into a boondoggle and bankrupted the city, who really knows.
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Yeah, having an amenity as big as a subway system probably would have made many inner city neighbourhoods more appealing than they currently are. I'm sure places like the West End, Centennial and the North End would probably be better off as a result. Other inner city areas wouldn't have been touched by the Wilson plan (Crescentwood, River Heights, St. Boniface) so it might not have made much of a difference there.
Come to think of it, I guess the plan more or less ignored the east of the Red River except for Elmwood and a couple of stops in St. Vital and St. Boniface given that those were other cities at the time?