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Originally Posted by Cuz
There is already a SE BRT route, the 302 that services downtown and turns around at the South Health Campus.
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I know - it just isn't actually 'rapid'. The green line follows this route immediately parallel for the most part. I'm suggesting instead of building 2 train tracks on their own dedicated ROW you still build a new road on that ROW.
Higher speed, no traffic, no lights, fewer stops.
The problem with the green line train is that the suburban mess of Mckenzie, Douglasdale, Seton, Cranston, etc. all still have to get to the start of the line. This is still true if/when the green line eventually gets down to them. This would eliminate the need for them to transfer at all.
For the south leg, this is preferable to a train in pretty much every single way. It can be built in stages (stage 1: arena to Ogden Rd) and be operational much sooner.
If we pull back and look at this, the bulk of the $5B is going to be used to build a route from 16 Ave N to the new arena, with no timeline on extending further north. 5 stops for people that are already pretty much within walking distance of downtown. It's kind of insane.