David Staples: Looks like full speed ahead for LRT to West Edmonton Mall

City council has voted unanimously to dig into the cost of building bus rapid transit (BRT) to West Edmonton Mall and beyond, and to see how it compares to the cost of light rail transit (LRT).
But that doesn’t mean council is going to reverse direction and build BRT to the west end.
Not a chance. 
Mayor Don Iveson and a majority of councillors have made it abundantly clear they’re going with LRT to the west end, and based on deputy city manager Adam Laughlin’s new BR