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Originally Posted by transplant99
The NW leg was not already planned?
I dont remember it that way, which means little as well.
I can see where they may have moved construction up for it, but it was always a part of the process and would have been built regardless of the Olympics coming to Calgary or not though.
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Depends on how far along in the planning process they were. The West LRT was planned a decade or more before it got reviewed in 2006 and funded in 2009. But the planning and ROWs were maintained (similar to much of the Green Line) with the assumption that something will be sent through eventually.
So the NW was definitely planned, but being 'shovel ready' may be another story. Having a catalyst like the Olympics probably made strong-arming the NIMBYs in Sunnyside who didn't want the LRT easier as well (but that is pure speculation on my part).