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Old 10-27-2023, 11:00 AM   #1780
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Originally Posted by Slava View Post
Oh I get it, people have money in some of these communities, so this is a "stick to those people" project as opposed to what actually makes sense. Is there ridership for the SWBRT somewhere? That bus stop at Glenmore Landing is a ghost town (anecdotally).
The Mercedes reference that Mazrim is making is from the 2016 "sky is falling because buses" saga. It was widely mocked as old, rich, nimby-ism and didn't help make the opponents appear relatable, informed, or reasonable.

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City transportation spokesman Sean Somers, who at one point during the meeting was yelled and sworn at by an older man who said people along the southwest route won't use public transit because they can afford to drive Mercedes-Benz vehicles, acknowledged the mood of the crowd was, at times, hostile.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ting-1.3461754
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