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Originally Posted by Fuzz
https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?x...46CC7B21FA2498
How about providing funding for the green line that tens of thousands of Calgarians will use every day, take vehicles off the roads, and get people to work reducing pollution? We'll worry about a low ridership airport line at some point in the future. Trying to force one in now, when we have a far higher priority is just going to ensure us North central residents never have an LRT, despite it being higher priority than SE and the west line. Political meddling is the problem, not the solution, Danielle.
I'll just add that we have already done these studies. Lots of them. We don't need to waste time and moeny repeating what is already done. Smith can read them if she is really that interested. She'll see the green line is an integral part of them. Maybe she should fund that.
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They are funding it - 1/3 of the cost is provincial.
This is a welcome change in tone from the province. Both transit to Banff and to the airport would be great. A C-Train extension to the airport would likely include the NC Green Line as well, similar to how the Canada Line is setup in Vancouver.
Having said that, it might make more sense to include an airport connection with the Banff train to avoid transfers and doing a milk run through north Calgary.