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Originally Posted by Fuzz
You don't think the green line team would have considered many alternatives before settling on what they announced as options? And every forced change didn't have them considering these options along the way? I'm just going to be incredibly surprised if they come out with something different and affordable.
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They certainly did. But cost was one factor in the decision matrix. I think the request to revisit is based on revisiting the decision matrix in today’s pricing reality. When cost of the option only represented 15% or so of the weighting in the decision it results in more expensive solutions being selected.
If you fixed the budget at what’s available and then changed the criteria to 1st day ridership, or ultimate ridership with no further funding or average ridership per year assuming some future funding for expansions the preferred option would change. The green line team made the best decision based on the criteria at the time. Due to meddling and delays those criteria should be revisited.
If Calgary doesn’t the province is going to build the North Central Line down Nose creek which will be useless as civic public transit.
BRT south, NC LRT North with the low floor cars.