Despite voting to wind down the oft-delayed LRT project this week, some city councillors still see a viable future for the project, while others are skeptical an effective alternative from the province will materialize.

Alberta's transportation minister says the City of Calgary's decision to wind down the Green Line LRT project is "unfortunate” — but he isn’t completely closing the door on the transit initiative.

To pause (instead of wind down) the current project and wait for the province to present their realignment plan (expected near the end of 2024) would cost The City nearly $1M per day. That’s more than $90M over the span of the next three months.

Councillor Sharp believes that by winding down the project, Council is essentially abandoning the people of Calgary – both those who supported the project and those who did not. She thinks that winding down the project is neither financially nor reputationally responsible of Council to approve.

In response to Calgary city council’s 10-5 vote Tuesday to wind down work on the Green Line project, transportation minister Devin Dreeshen said the provincial government’s funding contribution for the multibillion-dollar transit initiative remains on the table — but only if the c ity opts to “change its mind and decide to build a Green Line that serves the needs of Calgary commuters.

Calgary city council has voted to end work on Calgary's first phase of its long-sought $6.2-billion Green Line light rail transit project at a cost of at least $2.1 billion.