Macroman520
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yea, because of the crossings though, right?
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I agree, and I think that if or when an extension into St. Albert happens at some point in the future, St. Albert themselves should definitely foot a large portion of the capital costs since it directly benefits their residents.As the LRT expands across the city I think ridership will continue to grow as more and more people have access to the system. If the bus system also is properly expanded to complement the LRT system I think that too will expand ridership. If the LRT can make it to St. Albert sooner than later hopefully St Albert will move forward with their LRT plans. The benefit for St Albert is that they will now have easy access to the rest of the city of Edmonton via the LRT system.
super true. from what i've read/watched about LRT and transit in general in NA, the reach of the system supports higher ridership. systems with better coverage (more kms of track/route, covering a larger percentage of the metro area they serve) have higher ridership per km than a system serving a city of the same size with weaker reach. A close example would be the C-train. although we are surprisingly close in terms of ridership/km, their number is still higher. because the C-train reaches more of the city, it is practical for more trips, and more people use it to make trips, proportionate to the number of people living close to a station. More tracks, more stations, more options, more riders! I've heard from people in Edmonton that they don't use ETS because the bus is useless and the train doesn't go where they need it to. As reach of reliable transit expands, ridership will improve.As the LRT expands across the city I think ridership will continue to grow as more and more people have access to the system. If the bus system also is properly expanded to complement the LRT system I think that too will expand ridership. If the LRT can make it to St. Albert sooner than later hopefully St Albert will move forward with their LRT plans. The benefit for St Albert is that they will now have easy access to the rest of the city of Edmonton via the LRT system.
And I think for St.Albert it has been a we would like to build it but Edmonton has to get it to us first.ST Al will be footing the bill on this. I believe it is in the long term budget plans. As it is St Al payed for most of the Campbell rd transit centre with will be the northwest terminal for the LRT.
You can actually see a less colored version of the map on the last page of this document!I was watching the VR Alex Decoteau Stop video again and hmmmmmm:
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Leaked map anyone? I know it's probs just a placeholder but interesting nonetheless.