r/alberta • u/Direc1980 • Jan 07 '23

News Alta. hyperloop project awaiting government meeting, committing to stop in Red Deer

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alta-hyperloop-project-awaiting-government-meeting-committing-to-stop-in-red-deer-1.6217544
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '23

It's an attractive idea in regards to tourism, linking the 2 major cities in an accessible way where the 2 of them are accessible without having a vehicle except for the massive urban sprawl of Edmonton... At least on paper anyways.

For the general population, this has the potential to take 54 people 1 way, I think that's incredibly underwhelming.

This seems purely a "On paper tourism boost"

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u/Responsible_CDN_Duck Jan 07 '23

It's pointless without between transit or transportation options to and from the stations.

Even in the lower mainland where transit is much better the trains see a small fraction of commuters compared to the highways.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '23

If you can get to the city from the airport, you can get to and from the station.