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Originally Posted by SebC
You might actually know this (whereas I can only speculate) - how many people who would use the SE line currently use the S line? It is something I've considered, but I don't know how significant a factor it would be.
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I'm not sure exactly. It would be everyone that rides the 36 and 41 which currently transfer at Chinook; as well as the 153, some of the 14, and the 406 which all transfer at Somerset-Bridlewood (and also connect to the SE BRT but some choose to transfer to the south line). Add in park & riders and people dropped off at south line stations that would actually end up using the SE line once it is in service.
If I had to take a guess it would be 10-20% now, but that number would probably climb going forward due to the high growth in the SE LRT catchment area.
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Originally Posted by SebC
I'm not sure if the 8th Ave Subway needs to be the absolute top priority, but I still don't see a good reason to build the LRT out to DeWinton first as the current timeline proposes. (That is unless the new developments are going to pay for their line extensions and the added capacity that would be needed.)
The 8th Ave Subway scores much higher than these "final" extensions in RouteAhead's own evaluation criteria, yet it is behind them in timeline.
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I mostly agree, save possibly for the next south line extension because it would include the construction of a new LRV storage facility which is needed for service growth (i.e. more 4 car trains and 8th Avenue Subway).