(03-09-2022, 02:37 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(03-09-2022, 02:11 PM)ac3r Wrote: Connecting the townships to the LRT would be interesting, if that's what the mayor of North Dumfries was implying. A bit too costly right now, but it would be a huge boom for the townships. You see small towns connected with light rail, trams and even trains in countries like England and Germany.
I think she was speaking of bus service...there's NO way LRT would be justified at this point, only Elmira can even begin to justify full bus service, even New Hamburg/Baden isn't supporting a full bus service at this point. Ayr wants bus service.
Yeah I figured it would be bus service. That said, a light rail connection would be really transformative though ridership wouldn't warrant that at all right now. But it would be a huge catalyst for growth in the suburbs, especially because you could easily run a LRV in the townships at high speed, making commuting into the city super fast.
Buses would be nice to see sometime. I love all the towns on our urban periphery but since I don't drive, I basically never get to visit them. With a bus, I'd gladly hop on and spend a day wandering around somewhere like Elmira.