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Originally Posted by Dado
Why is the fact that it's a right-wing newpaper makes the poll results surprising? If people are fiscally conservative, then they'll conclude that BRT doesn't make much sense because of its high operating costs (and the high cost of a bus tunnel vs rail tunnel) and its lower attractiveness. Calgary, after all, is a conservative city and its people support and ride LRT. Compared to left-wing Vancouver and left-wing Portland, Calgary puts them to shame. |
Because these people are less likely to support government funded infrastructures, transit included. Many people are still pro-car development. People could say we want more highways, but it doesn't seem to be the case, which is a good thing IMO.