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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
The fact that's there's no train service to the airport, or to any of the major hospitals... that's pretty dumb--and something the city should be working to rectify as soon as possible. The West Leg of the LRT is a start... but that's all it is. A start.
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Peter Lougheed Hospital has LRT service, and the new South Hospital will be served by the future Southeast LRT.
As for the airport, it is way down on the priority list for LRT service, as it should be. Rapid transit stations serving airports typically have low ridership, and this has been projected for any service to Calgary's airport as well. Calgary's airport will be served by a direct BRT route to downtown in the short term, and likely an automated people mover (think the Link system at Toronto YYZ) going to a station on the future north central LRT line in the longer term. The people mover would be operated by the airport authority.
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Look at cities like NY or Boston. They've made the investment in public transit, and they're reaping the benefits. It's an unfair comparison because building a city-wide train system in a relatively small area like Boston is much easier. But that just magnifies the importance.
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New York and Boston were also established big cities in the era before widespread personal automobile use. They also built most of their subway systems when construction prices were much lower (after accounting for inflation).
That said, I agree, transit should be a high priority.