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Originally Posted by ssiguy
All the buses from Delta/WR/SS now connect at the overcapacity Canada Line. Vancouver not only doesn't build roads to meet capacity but this is made worse by the fact that the transit they want everyone to take is not built to high capacity levels either.
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Well, let's not forget that it's ridiculously cheap to double the capacity of the Canada line (just buy more trainsets) compared to doubling the capacity of the tunnel. In fact, the Canada Line, at around 130,000 boardings per day, could already be said to have almost 60% more capacity compared to the Massey Tunnel's 80,000 trips per day.
Do we need the tunnel to be upgraded? Sure. Do we need more transit too? Absolutely. Every dollar spent on transit moves substantially more people than the same dollar spent on roads, so it should be a no-brainer.
Unfortunately the previous government seems to have had no brains, since it repeatedly threw up obstacles to transit funding while throwing gobs of money at roads.
Here's hoping the new government takes a more balanced approach.