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Originally Posted by Table 5
Why can't we just the the train line AND the buses. This way more people have easier access to public transit, instead of just shifting that access to another part of the region.
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Money. In a world of (very very) limited funding, having a lower order and much more labour intensive mode (buses) provide redundant service to the higher order mode (LRT) just isn't the most effective way to make use of funds when presented with a mandate to provide service to the whole city.
Truthfully, if Calgary had gone with this model, the LRT would have been deemed a failure long ago sinceit never would have attained the ridership necessary to call it a success because of people who didn't want to switch from the bus.