The Edmonton LRT: An Appropriate Choice?

John Kim and Douglas West

Canadian Public Policy, 1991, vol. 17, issue 2, 173-182

Abstract: In this paper, it is suggested that three major factors have contributed to the City of Edmonton's decision to extend its light rail transit (LRT) system: the Province of Alberta's use of specific non-matching grants and specific close-ended matching transportation grants, population growth projections made in 1981, and the lack of formal cost-benefit analysis. A review of the City of Edmonton's analysis of the costs and benefits of LRT, along with data on modal splits, population densities, and air pollution, suggest that alternative transportation systems (e.g., express buses) are likely to achieve the City's public transit objectives at a lower cost. It is recommended that the Province of Alberta revise its transportation grant program and that the City of Edmonton undertake a formal cost-benefit analysis of LRT.

Date: 1991
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