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Originally Posted by steveosnyder
As for CPT, if the Perimeter is completed with no at-grade intersections or rail crossings then I think it's a pointless road and a duplication of cost with no real value to the general public, or either provincial or civic government.
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Claiming CPT is "a pointless road and a duplication of costs" would mean the same could be said about Bishop, a road few would dare to attempt to take away. Let me explain why I strongly disagree that CPT is not needed.
In the north side of the city we have development from the east side of the Perimeter all the way to route 90. Currently to get from the start of development to route 90 on the north side this would be your approximate route:
Gunn Rd, Plessis, Grassie (a residential street), Lag, CPT, Main, Lelia (a residential street), McPhillips, Inkster (through a residential stretch).
In comparison, at a similar distance from the Perimeter on the south side of the city, development starts approximately at Lag. To reach route 90 you take the following route:
Bishop Grandin.
The plan to build out CPT is to establish a similar route on the north side of Winnipeg at a similar distance from the Perimeter as Bishop on the south. For comparison, if Bishop didn't exist the south side route would likely be:
Fermor, Osborne, Jubille (residential), Pembina, Taylor which is still using fewer streets than the north side currently needs.
It is also worth mentioning that Bishop is a high speed route while the majority of the streets needed on the north side are not. There are a lot of people living on the north side and it is time to invest in infrastructure for them and to support the continued growth inside the Perimeter.