07-15-2016, 03:01 PM
Y'know, I've always kinda thought the idea of a monorail in KW (at least, how KW is currently) was somewhat laughable. I just didn't see it working. But now that I think about it, a monorail would be the perfect solution for something like Victoria. Victoria make sense as the most likely route for Phase 3 (we've got N-S, now we need W-E) but theres the issue of how it would cross the tracks going in at King / Charles, as well as how it would interact with the street East of the 85. With so many business along Victoria over there — which are greatly helped by access from both sides of the street — a monorail allows the Ion ROW to still be crossable. I could see it! The monorail would also be able to travel over both the Ion Phase 1 tracks, and the CN crossing at Walnut.
That being said, a monorail West of downtown would feel strange to me; it's too residential.
That being said, a monorail West of downtown would feel strange to me; it's too residential.