Is the province on the hook for the risk and cost overruns for their ugly baby?
Unfortunately I don't think that the city had much choice but to accept the UCP alignment, with that federal funding expiring soon.
Is there a chance that the phase from Shepard to the rink gets started, but by the time they start heading into downtown, we have a provincial government in place that will do it properly?
That will, of course, depend on Calgary voters actually deciding to punt the UCP. That's easier said than done. But suppose Nenshi is the next premier... will this be too far along to change, or does the (mostly unchanged) first leg to Shepard buy a bit of time/hope that downtown gets done right?
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