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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Yep, CT just priced themselves out of a bloated market.
It is now cheaper for two people to drive to the Hockey Game than to take the LRT.
($2.50 each way = $5x 2people +$3 parking= $13 v. $12 parking at Stampede Park)
Its even more of a rip-off if there's more people. Calgary Transit is a one-trick pony at best, and rather than encourage people to take clean, reliable transit... they are encouraging people to try and screw them, or to employ alternate means.
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And for people like me who need to take the NE leg it's just more convienent to take the car instead of transfering downtown. Two big thumbs down to the city
They say the fee's are necessary in order to maintain costs needed to run the LRT, instead of increasing taxes. Normally I hate the thought of increased taxes but that might not be a bad idea for this issue.
It may even enourage people to take the train to work, especially with the thought of, "I'm paying for it anyways, might as well use it."