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Originally Posted by Bdawe
While I'd much prefer that we did RR1A (and for that matter, that we'd taken all the toll cut loss that the NDP and Liberals are proposing and spent it on flooding S. Fraser with buses) The Surrey Rapid Transit study doesn't exactly paint the picture of a disaster, juts a bad investment. the L-Line is the worst option, but not because of ongoing operating losses but rather that it just has high costs and relatively slight gains. This makes sense, since the real draw back of rail infrastructure is the capital costs, not the operating costs.
I don't think that it will be an operational ulcer, merely a misallocation of capital funds that could have been better spent
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I think it's a very accurate assessment. There are so many potential capital projects that could be undertaken with better business cases. Think the one for the BM gondola was very good, would be nice to see that funded since it is realitvely inexpensive.