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Contrary to what Translink claims, more people would probably use the Evergreen Line if it was a tram/streetcar line, rather than an elevated Skytrain Line. Translink’s claims that Skytrain will attract more ridership than LRT are unproven; no study has ever shown this.
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The Evergreen LRT plan would literally be the 97 B-Line on steroids and on rails....it would certainly be an improvement from the 97 B-Line, but only marginally. Most importantly, the travel time would remain relatively the same. Speed is a vital factor in ridership levels, how exactly would the Evergreen LRT plan attract more riders than SkyTrain? Not to mention it eliminates one transfer, which he himself claimed that transfers can reduce ridership by 70%.