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Originally Posted by Muta
The train that goes from the Vancouver Airport to downtown is one of the most efficient trains I've ever had the pleasure of riding on. It has huge ridership, and it is expanding since the 2010 Olympics.
Not sure why Calgary has to wait for other cities to do it first. Having a train from the airport to the downtown core is HUGE. It will be absolutely essential to have in the future, if it isn't already. We have many business travelers coming here and tourism is growing. It makes complete sense.
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I'm not saying it wouldn't be nice, but it's not as critical in a smaller city like Calgary.
As mentioned above, the Canada Line in Vancouver was built with Olympic money, and probably wouldn't have been completed had they not won the bid for the games. Toronto (a city 5 times bigger than Calgary) is only just getting rail to Pearson now.
Calgary will extend the NE line to the airport at some point in the future. Is it critical now or even in the next 5-10 years? I'm doubtful. Hell, we only got a direct downtown to the airport BRT shuttle a year or two ago. Walk before you run and all that..