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Old 08-11-2010, 01:05 PM   #146
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Originally Posted by mykalberta View Post
It would seem the whole point of a C Train is to assist low income housing users who cannot afford a car to get around.
This is just plain wrong. Have you ever boarded a C Train, particularly on a weekday at 7-8 AM and 5-6 PM? Also the existence and popularity of Park N' Rides kind of bely the "cannot afford a car" thing.

The "point of a C Train" is to move people along high-traffic-volume corridors and operate as the backbone and highest order of the transit system.

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Its to bad Calgary has buildings for one income class in the first place
Every sizeable city in Canada and North America has some sort of affordable/subsidized/co-op housing stock. While I would say there are ways to improve how they are designed, built, located, managed, etc., it's certainly not a Calgary-only phenomenon.

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- i guess another classic case of he current leadership we have in Calgary.
These types of buildings and housing have been around long before the current mayor and council, and will be here long after even the next mayor and council.
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