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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
If the B4 capital cost of 3.8B is remotely accurate (even if just relative to the other options) then it is an absolute no brainer (except for the idea of just running along Centre St the whole way). The main challenge becomes locating the maintenance facility (can't recall what the reason against Aurora was?)
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A major reason given for not using Aurora is that they want to keep the land for development. But I think this causes a chicken-or-egg problem; there hasn't been really any development since 2015 and won't have much until the Green Line gets to Aurora. But the only way the Green Line gets to Aurora in the next 20 years is if they switch the priority to the North and use it for a yard.
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My conspiracy theory is there are some very strong interests in the Shephard Crossing development...
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It's hard not to think that way when you look at old documents where they claim LRT is needed because of high bus ridership on Centre Street N but then proceed to look only in the SE for potential yard sites thus ensuring that no matter what happened, the Green Line would need to go to Shepard first.