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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
If only they had went with the early busway in the ROW, we'd probably be using it by now, and most of the infrastructure would have been completed at lower costs. All we would have to do is add track and electrification.
I can't remember the reason that was nullified, but I feel it was to "do it right the first time", and well, we didn't do it right and now we've got less.
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They didn't want to do an intermediate BRT step because:
a) They claimed BRT capacity would be insufficient to meet the medium term needs of the Centre Street N transit corridor. Which is pretty funny now that the NC LRT has been more or less officially canceled and that corridor is only getting minor BRT improvements.
b) They only needed $4.6B to build most, maybe even all of the 40 km Green Line so no need to waste money on a busway when you can have rail.