05-03-2021, 07:35 PM
(05-03-2021, 06:48 PM)ac3r Wrote:(05-03-2021, 05:00 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I dunno...have you seen Phase 1 ION?
While you might argue that some things weren't "missed"--that only bad choices were made i.e., not providing pedestrian access to transit stations. But other things absolutely were missed (Traynor access).
The LRT was a result of the region wanting to spend as little money as possible in order to reap the rewards of claiming they built an amazing rapid transit system as fast as possibly. It was a colossal fuck up, but they stood to make a lot of money off of it...which sadly is all that matters in the end. There's plenty of places along the LRT that could be improved, but alas, it would have cost money. The LRT was built to build condos and offices. Pedestrian access? No. Being able to turn a corner faster than a snail? No. They did the bare minimum.
Most of the issues I'm talking about are either free, or relatively inexpensive. Things like Traynor aren't expensive when done at the time, they were just missed because they didn't engage successfully with those people.
Things like pedestrian access are basically free, it's just a question of priorities.
Especially when it comes to road construction, it's often NOT money that is the obstacle, but priorities and competence of staff.