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Originally Posted by blankall;
There are about 500,000 daily riders in Vancouver vs. 300,000 in Calgary. Vancouver's ridership is expected to expand as the system is growing rapidly. If they build the UBC line, it'll result in a huge increase. It's not the terrain being the issue in Vancouver, so much as it is dealing with property owners.
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Don’t forget cost of living most people in Vancouver only own one car if they can. They have a 21% transit tax on downtown parking and car insurance is significantly more expensive with icbc then our private insurance. I know at least in the circle of people I interact with this pushes a lot of them to pubic transit rather than commute downtown.