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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
My brain probably isn't quite firing on all cylinders, but I'm not sure I compute the bus trunk line savings AND additional rider revenue. Is the idea that there will be $7M of additional ridership above and beyond those bus lines to be replaced?
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The bus trunk savings comes from a calculations based on the need to increase transit service to bring up SE to match levels in other parts of Calgary. Without the Green Line they would need to add 200-230K hours of bus service with an operating cost up $26-$30 million. With the Green Line, they would need 40K hours less bus service, "saving" them $5.2M.
See page 115:
https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings....umentId=131776