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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Ah, got side tracked. Yeah, I'm with you (somewhat) on 9th.
As for commute times, it's not punishment, it's just facts. I don't want to cut out an entire station for an additional four-six-eight minutes at the end of the line. More stations mean more access elsewhere for everyone, it shouldn't be commuter focused.
Live downtown, want to go see a movie, Lego Batman at Landmark in Country Hills. 36 minutes from the last stop downtown on the 301. Safe to say the greenline will beat that? Even with all the current planned stops? The train alone will save people time.
Shaving off entire stations (the small ones like GGG mentioned) to shave off a handful of minutes from the further out users make zero sense IMO.
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It's not only about minutes. It's about cost. 5 minutes means 4 extra train cars and an extra driver plus the capital cost of the stations.
The goal of the train system is to reduce the kms driven on roads and to provide alternatives for those who are car less. In this world it does imake sense to go down 12 stories to a train or hop on a bus if you are going downtown or to the university from the 9th ave area. Street level buses make more sense for short trips. Also if reducing driven kms you need many more inner city commuters to offset 1 trip from the burbs.
Does anyone have stats on the projected ridership of that particular station?