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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Prompted some interesting historical discussion and links though. Never heard of the Penetrator before.
My main thing is not liking rail for the green line SE and that IMO we are spending more to get less in terms of that new ROW into downtown. I also see a toll-road that enhances transit efficiency as a win-win that doesn't necessarily cater to cars above all else. |
A transit line is a fairly cheap ROW to create, because it’s relatively narrow, and doesn’t have multiple access points. You can make tunnels 4.5-5 metres tall, because you don’t have to allow for trucks.
Make that ROW for 2 lanes each way plus shoulders, and it becomes 3 times as wide. It’s way more expensive to do that.
Plus making more room for vehicle lanes never solves problems, due to induced demand.