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Originally Posted by getbak
From the Herald in 1977...
"LRT is an inflexible, fixed-rail system that is unsuited to the travel habits of Calgarians."
"The money earmarked for LRT could be spent more effectively on an advanced express bus system, operating in exclusive bus lanes and not competing with cars."
Wow, can you believe people used to believe that sort of thing? |
Just goes to show that no matter how beneficial it ultimately ends up being in the future (and studies likely indicating it would be at the time), there will be those that will oppose it during the pre-development stages.