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Originally Posted by getbak
Since 8th is closed to traffic anyway, a surface station could be put between 7th and 9th, along with another on the east side of (the former) Eau Claire Market. The problem with that is you would need to give the trains full green lights between those two stations in each direction so they don't block an intersection when stopped, which would make east-west traffic downtown an absolute disaster. It would be as bad or worse than trying to cross 36th Street in the NE during rush hour, with trains coming by every 4 minutes in each direction.
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Sorry, I made the assumption you were proposing bringing the North line down Centre. St. and terminating at 7th.