Calgary City Council approved a modified version of the $6.5-billion Green Line transit project, opting for an elevated track downtown instead of an underground tunnel. This decision came after months of conflict with the Alberta government, which refused to fund the project unless the downtown section was elevated. While the province celebrates the move, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek criticizes the decision, calling it 'reckless' and warning of potential legal challenges from downtown residents and businesses.
The City of Calgary is moving forward with a multi-billion-dollar transit project that was the centre of a months-long battle with the Alberta government.
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the plan for an elevated track in the city centre is a “reckless and unproven alignment that will destroy our downtown.” During an unrelated press conference Wednesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’s “very excited” construction is about to get underway. Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said the Green Line was supposed to connect Calgary’s communities, but the “Danielle-Devin Disaster” would only take commuters from a parking lot to the site of a future NHL arena.The Alberta government’s ultimatum at times resulted in open warfare between city hall and the province. In September, the city sought to wind down work on the Green Line and hand it off to the province, which would have resulted in $2.2-billion in sunk costs.
For those reasons, groups have also warned the city would be exposed to lawsuits should it go forward with an elevated downtown line.
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