The Editor,
"TransLink too shortsighted in transit plan," Letters, Aug. 12.
The letter from L. Haudin in your Aug. 12 edition states that the design of the Canada Line hinders an expansion of service on the system.
While current weekday ridership is averaging about 116,000 per day, the Canada Line, with all 20 trains in service, routinely handled well over 200,000 riders per day during the Olympics.
Adding trains to the service is the first way its capacity will be expanded in the future. Technically, it is also possible to add a third car to each train.
The Canada Line is more than capable of being expanded to serve ridership growth in the future.
Ken Hardie TransLink Communication
