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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
What is the purpose of the BRT - whom does it serve that is not already served by the existing transit system? Who is the primary political force behind this (i.e. to whose opponent in the next election should I be making donations)?
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It's so people going to Mount Royal U from the Southwest can take a bus rather than bus > train > bus. The route follows several popular sites (Heritage Park, Rockyview Hospital, MRU), connects communities with aging populations to the Rockyview, and will serve as a direct SW to NW transit corridor.
If it goes through. It's facing predictably furious and well-financed opposition from the usual neighbourhoods - the ones that are unrivalled in the city for naked NIMBYISM. There's a pretty good chance it gets kiboshed because rich people tend to get their way over these things. And it's not as though any of them would be caught dead doing something as squalid as take public transit.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I'm not sure what there is to oppose, though I haven't looked into this specific project, it seams to me the more people you get on buses, the fewer are in cars to clog up the roads. The best way to do that is by making transit quick and convenient, hence the BRT.
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Yeah, you'd think that would be obvious. More people taking the bus to MRU and Heritage Park means fewer driving.