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Originally Posted by Fuzz

I'm not sure there was any political force behind this, I believe it came out of the route ahead plan and is part of long term transit plans. It serves people who would like to use transit to get them places efficiently and quickly, in leu of building an LRT.

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.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...onse-1.3395439

FYI Allan Hallman below has been involved in many political campaigns from what I understand. For e.g. most recently I believe he managed Gordon Dirks campaign, I think?

Calgary's general manager of transportation had a tongue-in-cheek response to some recent concerns raised by southwest residents about a planned bus rapid transit (BRT) project, which he doesn't believe are particularly credible.

He also took issue with the group's suggestion that putting dedicated bus lanes above a natural-gas pipeline was a dangerous proposition.

"What I'm really worried about is actually the meteorite coming in from space, bouncing off Godzilla and hitting the bus, which is going to release the zombie apocalypse," Logan said wryly, before explaining that roads run safely over gas pipelines "all throughout the city."

The pipeline worry was just one of several raised by Ready To Engage spokesman Alan Hallman on the Calgary Eyeopener the day before.

"The biggest problem we've got is we haven't had a chance to actually discuss this BRT," Hallman said, adding the group is more than 100 members strong and includes residents of 14 communities from Lakeview to Woodbine.

Hallman acknowledged that the city held two open houses in October and plans several more workshops this month and next month, but said those meetings aren't giving area residents what they want.

Logan said some area residents who are just getting involved in the consultations recently may have unrealistic expectations about how their feedback will affect the project at this stage.

"If you come out to a meeting on a project that we've been working on for eight years and you have a concern with it and you expect the project to stop in its tracks, then you're going to be disappointed," he said.