What animosity? You make it seem as if there is a bag of goodies and it is south's turn.

Staging priorities is about fixing a broken transit system that cannot
take more riders going east-west and through the downtown.

Staging priorities is not about encouraging urban sprawl/outside the
greenbelt - the Panel of Experts said we need to use LRT to intensify
inside the greenbelt, not to serve future greenfield development outside of it.

And, staging priorities is about affordability - Ottawa's taxpayer and
riding public cannot afford double digit fare increases and property tax
increases to pay for large NS LRT operating cost deficits because the
fare box receipts on that line can't possibly cover anywhere near 50% of its operating costs.

Staff have told us that LRT is more cost efficient to operate than BRT -
but only if there is heavy all day ridership. The NS line south of
Greenboro Station - the portion that would serve the greenfields of
Riverside South - does not fit that description.

Yes, Riverside South transit needs to be addressed, and extending theexisting O-Train line is the affordable answer that meets all ridership demands for the next 10-20 years - enough time to implement a technology upgrade on that line to eLRT to meet ridership demand when it actually materializes.

And, if staging priorities were about what is "ready to go", then Staff
would have told Council that they are building a grade separated transitway section to connect Lincoln Fields to Bayshore as per an approved EA instead of telling Council they think they can save some money by bulldozing 25 houses on Roman Avenue and asking approval for a new EA to verify their money-saving ideas. So, staging is not about "ready to go" when ready to go is not the cost-effective solution.