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Originally Posted by ken0042
I don't think the money from the SW BRT would have made that much of an impact towards the Green Line. IIRC the SW BRT project is $60M, and the Green Line is over $4B. Adding $60M might add one more station. However that brings up an interesting point- how much would it cost to cancel the project now? They have the right of ways mostly established, including a shortcut for the bus through the north part of Lakeview. if the argument is that the $60M project will be under-used, is it better to have spent $20-30M on absolutely nothing?
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Director of Transportation Infrastructure said the savings wouldn't even buy 1km of track.