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Originally Posted by SebC
I do, however, agree with Lafleur that we have to be careful not to induce demand for sprawl with the LRT. Building to Somerset, for example, contributes to demand for Silverado, which as a new community costs the city money. I don't like building the LRT to the edge of the city, at least not until the inner city routes are more developed.
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Although I believe that the LRT does help fuel sprawl-type development, I'm wary of the alternatives. Obviously if we stopped extending the LRT the best alternative would be inner-city densification and the development of compact, transit-oriented suburbs. However, I believe the worse, and more likely outcome, would be completely auto-dependent suburban sprawl. Limiting the improvement of public transit to inner-city improvements and extensions into compact suburbs that follow the principles of Smart Growth would have to be part of a larger and holistic spatial planning approach.