[temple5]

I always preferred the option of the Ctrain coming out of the side of the hill and going on a bridge over the river and then tunneling through downtown, but thats just me, I get it, for some reason the city doesnt want to build another bridge over the Bow river (unless of course its a pedestrian only bridge).

I love the, whats another $400m argument - reminds me of my friends arguments, debt is free - who cares about debit. Other than spending other peoples money, does anyone say that in real life on a regular basis with anything that costs over $1000? Who buys anything for 25% more for functionality. People will normally pay more for it simply because of asthetics, marketing, brand name, status symbol etc. I just hope that Ccc didnt approve this option because the city has a serious NYC envy problem in Calgary.

Its to bad we dont have any good councilors on the right side of the spectrum in Calgary to provide at least a resemblance of opposition or reasonable alternative. Anyone who claims to be seem to be in the developers pocket or they are to involved with other special interest groups.

Instead of the "its only 400m more" argument. Why isnt the argument - what could we do for CT with the 400M if we didnt spend it here. How much would tunneling the red line under downtown be, could this cover half that cost?. What about re-designing some stations in the NE or Chinook to limit traffic interactions and improve system reliability. Or how about fast tracking an express bus line down 17th Ave SE to downtown (where the green line should be going instead of to the SE where it will be a boat anchor on system costs for decades to come before any meaningful redevelopment occurs).