Comments on: Calgary Election – Public Transit Problems

By: Huge

Huge — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:33:29 +0000

I agree that Bronco's idea doesn't make sense. The only reason may be to enrich his developer buddies who may have invested on new developments near those stations.

A north line that runs "pass" the airport and extends into those new high density neighborhood like Panorama would be an even better idea.

Speaking of Taxi, the problem there is also the lack of licenses. It really is a joke that for the size of Calgary, we only have some little taxi allowed on the road and they are all controlled by 2~3 cab companies.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:33:29 +0000

I will be happy as long as that Madeline King woman is no longer on council….. She is a disgrace who takes any chance she can get to get on T.V to bash the City Police who can’t do their jobs because of bleeding hearts like hers

By: Ira

Ira — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:33:29 +0000

The city is clearly in the pocket of the taxi commission, otehrwise there wouldn’t be the shortage of taxis we see currently. As such, any train to the airport would drastically cut into taxi revenues, so the city won’t do it.

When I moved from Calgary to Vancouver I found a train (the SkyTrain) that ran far more often than the C-Train ever did. How often does the C-Train run during rush hour, these days? Simply adding more trains should alleviate the crowding significantly.