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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey
The people at Urbandale would have a nervous breakdown if they realized that time and time again in this forum we discuss LRT to the airport and abandoning the leg to Riverside South. Myself, I would like to see both. Not a spur line, but have the line actually loop past the airport on its way to or from Riverside South. But make no mistake, if given the option I would take the airport and have the people from Riverside South connect to the train at Lester or South Keys. As for crossing the Strandherd Bridge into Barhaven, I think it would be a crime not to do so. We would get 50x more riders from Barhaven than from Riverside South and all we have to do is cross a river?? Let's hope this fact is not ignored when council unveils their plan.
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The issue that came from all of this, is for Barrhaven people, taking the 95 is much faster (20 minutes in some cases) to go DT than taking the original O-Train extension. The LRT should be in the same corridor. There is no way we can justify the cost for a Riverside South LRT, while a suburban train would be as effective for the type of travel. There is no double flow to Riverside, just one way in the morning and evening.