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Originally Posted by eternallyme
Conclusion: downtown west of the canal needs 3 stations, not 2. I agree with the NAC here, but the Rideau Centre should not lose out as a result, and nor should mid-downtown businesses.
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Lots of people have been saying that for quite awhile...
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The locations should be:
Station 1 - Between Lyon and Bay
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With the Cathedral Hill development and the Technical HS site now looking like it might be developed, this could probably be moved to the west side of Bay under Queen to push the radius westwards to include more of the eastern end of the escarpment district. This station could also deal with transfers to buses like the #85 that head south on Bronson.
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Station 2 - Under Bank Street
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And while we're at it, pre-build a second, deeper, platform for a future north-south line under Bank. Sooner or later someone is going to figure out that serving Lansdowne with ad-hockery just isn't [going to work/working] and that a real long-term solution will have to be found.
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Station 3 - Between Metcalfe and Elgin
Station east of canal - Rideau Centre at west entrance, also extending into the Byward Market near Dalhousie
I estimate the additional cost would be about $50 million, which could easily be raised by local businesses.
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