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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Actually, the decision to built the c-train out made it a success and helped keep it a success. Look at the Edmonton LRT, which did go the opposite route of Calgary's, and what a failure it is compared to our LRT.
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Failure may be harsh - Edmonton's downtown subway is actually quite a success story. It has an amazing safety record and offers great potential for future growth of the LRT system that is now appearing to come to fruition. Edmonton's LRT ridership per capita is second only to Calgary in North America. Unfortunately after the intitial LRT line was complete a succession of incredibly risk averse City Councils decided to ignore all infrastructure needs in Edmonton - not just the LRT.