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Article: Let's not skimp on rapid transit
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- Winnipeg Free Press
- Article date:
- July 5, 2009
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It's taken Winnipeg a generation to build the first leg of a rapid transit system. You might think that settles the matter, and that now we are down to inconsequential details. On closer examination, however, it becomes clear that many important decisions remain, items that could make the difference between a successful rapid transit system and a white elephant. These decisions relate to accessibility and connectivity.
As members of the Winnipeg Rapid Transit Coalition, we have been talking to transit officials and city politicians about the central issue of the system's accessibility, but have so far been unable to reach agreement on the question of whether the first leg of the southwest ...