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Originally posted by JohnnyO@Apr 26 2005, 10:01 AM
Whoever planned to have traffic stop for the C train at 4,5,6 Ave at 10/9 street is not much brighter then the dude who designed the Breisbois/Crow interchange.
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Well, the only way to have the C Train run through downtown is to have it above ground so the only way to have it work is to sync traffic lights.
The reason why traffic yields to the C Train during rush hour is to keep the train on time. Why should people who drive downtown (causing rush hour congestion in the first place) get preferential treatment over those who commute by transit?
There was a failed project where the C Train was to run underground along Bow Trail but there were too many flooding concerns due to our crazy weather. You can see where the inlet to the Bow Trail tunnel from inside the Dalhousie/Somerset tunnel immediately south of the downtown core on the west side of said tunnel.