Our Affordable Option
Why buy a Ferrari when a Ford makes sense?
There’s a more affordable option.
Transportation and engineering experts agree with us.
So do business and community leaders.
See our SUBMISSION (PDF) and recommendations.
Affordable
is better
The proposed Green Line is a high-risk, huge-cost megaproject. The biggest ever in Calgary!
Our affordable option recommends:
- Extend line from 7th Avenue to the South Health Campus and Seton (past Shepard to more densely populated southeast communities)
- Cancel costly, unsafe underground tunnels in flood-prone downtown
- Start at 7th Ave & 3 St SE, not Eau Claire
- Hire local contractors for surface and elevated construction
- Improve bus service from downtown to northeast communities
And inform taxpayers of real, ongoing costs.
See our SUBMISSION (PDF).
Big wins!
The affordable option delivers major advantages:
- Huge savings by eliminating high-cost, high-risk underground tunnels
- Access to downtown for people living past Shepard to South Health Campus and Seton reaching 74% of the people in southeast communities compared to only 26% living in communities from downtown to Shepard (information compiled from public sources by Jayman)
- Faster start-up and more local construction jobs created sooner
- Peace-of-mind for taxpayers as financial/political risks are minimized as City Council approves a more affordable option
- New construction jobs, investment, and affordable transportation to hubs where people live
- No massive debts to cripple Calgarians for generations
Our city faces unforeseen challenges and exciting new opportunities. Calgarians need effective transportation routes. But this proposal locks us into a high-cost, high-risk plan with no flexibility in a changing economy.
Let’s avoid long-term, fixed solutions. Let’s learn from the mistakes of other LRT megaprojects across Canada.
It’s never too late to do the right thing!
$4.65 Billion
44 Km + 29 Stops
$4.9 Billion + $500 MILLION
20 km + 15 Stops
$1 Billion spent
Upgrading Utilities
$5.5 - $10 BILLION
20 Km + 13 Stops
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