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Originally Posted by temple5
That "super shortsightedness" allowed Calgary Transit to expand its network and have one of the best ridership/cost ratios in North America in a "business" where every seat is subsidized.
The CTrain would have been McMahan to Stampede and downtown to the zoo had it been placed underground from the start.
Look to Edmonton's terrible LRT for the contrast. Similar funding and their LRT went from UofA to Commonwealth and thats it.
The possible although highly unlikely benefit of putting it underground from the start is that Calgary might not have grown much past Anderson Road (pipe dream but possible). It may have grown to encompass Chestermere instead of getting closer to Okotoks.
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That's all fair but I personally think that the investment should have been increased to put that portion underground from the get-go (I have no idea what the breakdown was between local, provincial and federal - I'm not originally from Calgary). Having the train at the same level as vehicle traffic slows things down for everyone and we also see frequent vehicle collisions with the train. Just my opinion in this regard.