Comment 69868

By Mr. Meister (anonymous) | Posted September 19, 2011 at 17:03:35 in reply to Comment 69864

What drives the intensification of Vancouver is not LRT. Nor is it the reason in Toronto. Or Edmonton, Calgary, Portland St. Louis, Chicago or any number of other cities that have LRT. Jobs is what drives intensification. People want to live at a reasonable distance from their work. The reason those cities all have LRT is because they are highly developed and have high a density. This intensification is independent of LRT. That is why Mississauga is just now getting its first stretch of LRT, as is Detroit. I think you have gotten your cause and effect backwards. LRT and other transit options are density dependent. We just do not have the kind of density to warrant the expense of a costly LRT system. If you really want to throw a lot of money at an unnecessary system than please throw it at a subway line.

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