Not exactly a surprise, but the entire report appears in the Calgary Herald.
f a bullet train pulled into Calgary today, almost three-quarters of Albertans say they’d be up for a ride.
A new poll done exclusively for the Herald shows 70 per cent of Albertans would ride high-speed rail if it were to become a reasonably priced reality in the supercharged corridor from Calgary to Edmonton.
While the province awaits a feasibility study on high-speed rail, this Leger Marketing survey also reveals two-thirds of Albertans support investing taxpayers’ dollars in a bullet train.
High-speed rail is a way of life for European commuters.
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The $1-million report on high-speed rail, due back to government this month, is to deliver data on potential ridership and travel patterns in the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. It will also compare different rail technologies.
But the Leger poll of 900 Albertans likely foreshadows key information the government is waiting for.
The poll shows 67 per cent of Albertans believe the provincial government should invest public cash in high-speed rail, while 29 per cent rejected the idea
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