Comment 114588

By mdrejhon (registered) - website | Posted November 03, 2015 at 13:12:22 in reply to Comment 114570

...Obviously, transit-oriented developments are difficult at parclo's inside an established suburb. Some of them will be excellent interchange points (e.g. direct indoor walk to Limeridge Mall) while others may become enhanced bus transfer points. However, it would still be good for province/federal to package HOV+BRT as a required part of the freeway widening.

Assuming HOV+carpool lanes are used, with left-edge offramps to a few BRT stations, some of them will probably need to serve as enhanced interchange stations to a greatly upgraded HSR bus network. If funds is unavoidably be spent on widening the freeway, then the BRT potential aspect must simultaneously be investigated as well. It should be a required condition of any other government level granting subsidy (provincial, federal) for funding RHVP/LINC. The BRT angle is not perfect, but would provide very fast crosstown mountain transit, with proper HSR bus network integration (And eventually the Limeridge LRT connection that might already exist by the time the widening/BRT is done).

Adding a BRT element to the freeway widening would be an inexpensive add-on that may qualify for transit funding from another level of government. It's not the most perfect transit option, but it is a (relatively) inexpensive add-on.

Comment edited by mdrejhon on 2015-11-03 14:19:58

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