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Originally Posted by Table 5
Perhaps I'm out of touch, or things have been modified, but I was under the impression that all the cross-town service was with BRT's, and the LRT lines were still just spokes coming out from downtown. I'm definitely a supporter, I just wish it had a "wheel" to connect the spokes. And I'd still want some sort of inner-city line...but that may be addressed by some other plan that I'm unaware of.
Definitely need to read through that doc.
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No, that is true, the LRT lines are still spoke - except for an Airport connection. Crosstown routes like 16th Avenue simply would not ever have the ridership to justify the cost of an LRT. Buses, if they have the right facilities (such as dedicated right of ways) that facilitate faster travel time and have high frequencies can and will be a great service. They don't have to be second-class transit. Other routes like Across Bow Valley from Westbrook to the University might require other technology like gondolas simply because of the topography.
There is a study coming out of RouteAhead, thanks to John Mar, to look specifically at a Centre-City/Inner City Tram network. A very strong planner in Transit is working on that now. That will be very interesting!