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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Seriously? How bad can it be?
I have not lived in Calgary since 2003, but I did live in Europe for three years with my wife and kids, and have travelled to most major cities there. I honestly never worried about my kids (ages 7–13 at the time) riding buses and trains anywhere we were living or visiting while overseas—not in Oslo, Manchester, Berlin, or practically anywhere else. I find it hard to imagine that Calgary is now so very different.
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outside of rush hours - the trains in Calgary are not very busy on any day - especially at the far ends of the lines away from downtown - I have ridden a few trains in urban centres in Germany and France - and in my experience the ridership there was a lot more mainstream lets say - not mainly the less fortunate, elderly, or youth - which is frankly what it is here in Calgary - so I can understand how it would feel different.
I didn't feel this way until just the last couple years - probably has something to do with the downturn in the economy - there are a lot more down and outers roaming about this place these days in specific spots - like Ctrains and the stations.