https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...-lrt-1.5361978
Another proposed solution is splitting the line in two and more/less skipping downtown. On one hand that's insanely stupid, but at this point I'd say screw it - forget about LRT for the south side and just make it a BRT. Could probably have it just about up and running before they get shovels in the ground for this, and it would tie into current Max Teal and Purple...and/or a bunch of other bus lines for a lot more flexibility, and immediate service to the deepest south, including hospital.
I'd also look at selling a very limited number of expensive monthly toll passes for each of the fully separated BRT's.
This project feels like it's destined for some sort of hilarious disaster (e.g. Edmonton's recent delays related to at-grade crossing signals, or whatever city it was that ordered trains incompatible with their tracks). An at grade crossing of Macleod Trail would be enough to qualify.
In it's current form, the green line does nothing to help the north-centre of the city for at least 20 years anyways. In my Sim-city I'd be thinking about a regional rail line as their hope (Downtown, maybe Deerfoot City, Airport, another stop or 2 along Stoney Trail north end before following the CPR ROW out to Cochrane and beyond) - at this point it doesn't seem like as much of a pipe dream as the north green line.