1/ #GreenLine will help shape Calgary for the next 100 years. Lets talk about what the future holds.

Even during economic downturns, #Calgary has seen transit ridership grow. The graph below shows the prolonged downturn of the 1980s and subsequent transit increase.
2/ The Green Line won’t just connect people to the downtown, it will connect North and South. In addition to getting people to their downtown offices, It will help move people to other parts of Calgary.
3/ Annual ridership in the New York Subway increased from 830,000,000 in 1915 to 1,332,000,000 in 1920. After one of the worst pandemics in history (Spanish Flu, 2018-19), ridership grew by more than 60%.
4/ Green Line will be complete in 2026 - 6 years from now. Do we expect to be still living with #COVID19? What will our city look like in 20 years?

A study from @stlouisfed states, “…evidence indicates that the economic effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic were short-term.”
5/ People & companies around the world are moving to cities that are vibrant & have active public transit. We must compete with these cities. Moving forward with the Green Line is one way of achieving this #yyc #greenlineyyc
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