Connor's Road was taken off the table very early on because they didn't want to mess up traffic.
Don't disagree, but the one key difference is that, while most of these cities, like Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal or even Calgary, actually get visited and have their transit used by the people commenting, whereas we're getting gnarly comments from people who admittedly have not set foot in Edmonton in year, if ever, and therefore don't have ANY understanding at all of the city, not even from a tourist perspective (which is a very important perspective to consider).
in 2019 over 6 million people visited Edmonton…
Not saying we don't get visitors, but the specific person he was referring to stated HIMSELF that he has not been to Edmonton in decades.
Its likely because most visitors drive here.
That's also another point: they either drive, or come to visit family (who end up driving them around). We get a relatively small number of visitors that deviate from this, mostly for conferences, UofA, the odd one for a concert, etc... but out of these, there are still a lot who will either just use uber/taxi or rent cars, for several reason (the terrible reputation, somewhat undeserved, being one of them).
The insane unfunded ets hours needed to just get to basic minimum service standards (that were set by council) may indicate the reputation is indeed deserved.
Its not just reputation. Visitors will probably also be less familiar with our transit system routes and schedules than those who use it regularly here.
Yes, and no. People who go and stay in other Downtowns, for example, do use transit, especially rail, because it is fairly easy to navigate (see Vancouver or Toronto, for example). Busses are a whole different story, and I'll agree with your argument, regarding these.
Well said. Even for more local tourists from just out of town. When I’ve been in Calgary I’ve used the C Train for visiting the zoo and also the Stampede Grounds. WEM being an LRT stop will without a doubt bring a lot more tourists onto the LRT.