Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
With all due respect, that pst seems to suggest that rail links are common. I’m also not sure why Vancouver isn’t on the list, and I love its rail link (including for business travel). Only 4 out of 15 don’t have a link (not counting LA’s because its planned). Vegas doesn’t need one - it doesn’t have rail anywhere else anyway. Same with Orlando. Tourist destinations typically involve bags anyway, especially Orlando, so taxis and Ubers are better. Houston would be a monster to connect.
|
Vancouver isn't on there because it's not one of the 15 busiest airports in North America (it was 25th the last two years -- 24th if you only count Canada and the US and exclude Mexico City).
The LAX connector is still 3+ years away from opening (scheduled opening date is now 2023), so I wouldn't count it just yet.
10 of 15 is fine. 67% is a decent percentage, but it's well short of being, "every other major metropolitan city in North America". Also, those numbers look fine now, but just a decade ago it would have been 5 of 15. 20 years ago, it was 2 of 15 (although, the top 15 airports may have been different then too).
No one is saying Calgary shouldn't build a rail link to the airport, but it shouldn't be a top priority over putting the C-Train into neighbourhoods where people actually live.