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Originally Posted by bizaro86
There's some line where providing an alternative accommodation is better value for everyone involved.
Eg: if the Green line cost $1B without accessibility and $20B with accessibility then you should build it without and use the money to run a parallel handi-bus system that's free and goes everywhere in perpetuity.
Now, I'm not saying that's the price difference (I doubt it would be that high) but if the disabled can get better service in a cheaper way that doesn't seem like discrimination to me.
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The parallel system is not cheaper. nor are they getting better service with a parallel
Calgary should be designing the Mass transit route to be accessible. then instead of driving one or two people from downtown to the South Health centre in a wheelchair accessible bus, a downtown paratranit bus drops them off at the Green line, They easily access the LRT and ride to Mackenzie lake ( or whereever)where a different bus works that region to provide the final segment. then the Accessible LRT provides an incredible ROI.
RM of York has been doing this type of "family of service" trips for the past decade or so. Their Paratransit scheduling systems books all three segments. Calgary could do similar if only we had more of the accessible LRT stations.