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Originally Posted by Knalus
This is something that I dislike about discussions involving Calgary's transit - the assumption that all trips are going Downtown, and that transit should only deal with downtown travel.
What if these people living in this neighbourhood want to go to the theater in Chinook, or shop in Inglewood, or Sunnyside, or if they want to take the train to go to the airport, what about that? I'm not suggesting build big, expensive lines just to satisfy those trips, but people using the 9th st station will certainly be going more places than just "downtown", and if it is not built, you may see less use of the train system as a whole outside of rush hour times.
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It's not all trips that go downtown, but the largest number do. It does not behoove us to ignore that reality. Also, the arguments I'm making pertain specifically to short trips (which for 9th Ave means downtown most of the time), as if you're going to Chinook, the 7 block walk to 16th will not deter you from using transit. 9th Ave is basically equivalent to Sunnyside though, with a hill thrown in (where Sait = 16th Ave). I don't think Sunnyside is a superfluous station, so 9th Ave seems pretty sound.
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Originally Posted by #-3
I think option D is an example of our city currently having a hard time telling the difference between nice to have and must have.
There is no way you should pay up to 100%. How about using that same money to invest in street cars connecting the beltline, servicing more people and getting more cars off the road.. or just spending an extra 500k better blending the bridge with the park/buildings around it so it does not become an eyesore.
Going under 16th is a must have, there is no way that digging a tunnel instead of building a bridge is a must have.
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And that may be the conclusion that's reached. But if you don't know what the options are, you can't know that. Including it in the study is how you find out what the extra cost above option B/C so you can decide whether or not it's worth it. That decision has not been made yet.