Calgary city council votes to wind down long-sought, long-troubled Green Line LRT project

Calgary city council has voted to end work on the first phase of its long-sought $6.2-billion Green Line light rail transit project at a cost of at least $2.1 billion. At a Tuesday meeting, city officials told councillors that includes more than $1.3 billion that has already been spent on land acquisition, utility work and new rail vehicles, and at least another $850 million to deal with the costs and risks of winding down the project. Councillors in favour of halting the line as currently plann