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Old 09-28-2019, 01:20 PM   #1273
accord1999
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Originally Posted by Muta View Post
And that in itself was absolutely hilarious at the time, considering how much more money is spent in this city on a yearly basis - that doesn't get talked about - for interchanges, overpasses and road projects to support Calgary's absolutely environmentally friendly urban sprawl.
Public transit isn't cheap either; even the truncated Green Line will still cost nearly $5B in capital costs and $40M/year in net operating costs, just for 60-65K riders/day. The 2018 tax support for Calgary roads was only $129M (for 3.2M passenger-trips/day).
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