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Originally Posted by getbak
I was responding to the original suggestion that they go elevated and ignore the +15 issues. I wasn't sure what ignoring them meant.
Given the response to my question, I'm still not exactly sure what is being suggested...
I assume this means to build the elevated tracks at a reasonable height and demolishing the +15s that are in the way. Honestly, it's not the worst idea in the world, but it would cause its own problems, and I don't think there's any chance it would ever happen. Too many people love the +15 network and would never support removing connections. It would be especially hard at The Core, where it's two levels high and makes the whole space a functional shopping mall.
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Not sure the quality will be good enough to see, but it simply goes over everything (this graphic also omits a +15 to the south of the +30)
There's probably a conversation to be had about that +30 though; how much would it save if the train dropped to +30 level north of CP tracks? Probably 600 meters at 10m high instead of at 15m.
Perhaps that +30 is replaced with a +45? A +30 level station would definitely be better for riders; not sure if it would be better or worse for streetscape.
Its also worth noting this option at the time, which IMO was always the best bang for buck:
