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Originally Posted by MaDMaN_26
I have no love for CP asshats block arteries into and out of downtown during rush hour almost every day. That should be against the law or at the very least out of federal hands and into the hands of municipalities to allow or disallow after they present their case as to if the timing is necessary vs. Other needs of the city.
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I just took a look on SPIN and CP owns a lot of the intersections that they block. That means that the province owns the road on either side of the tracks but not the intersection itself.
For example, on the east side from Glenmore east.
Glemnore is a public crossing, Barlow is and the next crossing is 84th st.
Originally, Canada only took a road crossing once a mile for a north/south road and every two miles for an east/west road. Since then, most of the roads in the province have been given to the province as a condition of subdivision. CP doesn't typically subdivide so the province has had no opportunity to take the crossings.
Expropriation is likely an option but I don't know why that is not done.