It doesn't include Commuter Rail but with systems that have their Commuter Rail act as a subway within city limits, perhaps they only factor in the price of those rides.
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only in montreal does a mega-project like delay 2 of the 4 most important stations on the system (mcgill and edouard montpetit) until a second project phase. they'll be expensive but they're totally essential.
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Looks like political strategy. Delay the most expensive stations until after the first phase is complete and deemed a success so everyone and their dog will cry for financing to get them built. Mass support avoids political office endangering criticism.
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quebec doesn't really work like that though, plus this is a p3. i really do think that there's no intention to build there unless they're totally paid for by the government and essentially gifted to the company. it's appalling since without those stations a) the rail line they're building will have a lower ridership and b) they'll be inducing thousands of people onto the orange line and into bonaventure station. i'm glad they're going to build this but these stations should be essential to the plan.
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A self-driving monorail is being built to chop 2-hour commutes down to 10 minutes
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Here we go again. PRT is about as practical and realistic as Rosie, and will remain so.
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Urban cable cars: from transport solution to tourist attraction
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Transit streets are designed to move people, and should be evaluated in part by their ability to do so.
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Saudi Arabia is building the largest urban transit system ever made from scratch
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The Californian Hyperloop will be maglev on steroid.
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Don't think I've posted this before:
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^That is going to be incredible! Talk about an improvement.
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It's taken decades for us to get to this point too. It was realised that the whole thing needed to be replaced in the late 80s iirc, and the first competition to select the new design was in the very early 90s.
The current plan is now about 10 years old from the basic street-structure having a design competition. So far appeals, obstructionism and political rounds of compromises have set back the whole plan by maybe 4 years (this time! the 90s plan died from not having political backing afaik). There's still meetings where the people praising the old design have "debates" and try to understand how the politicians and civil servants want to destroy this "world-renowned landmark". They've gone full-on "conspiracy!" now with the usual splintering of believing in different conspiracies. The plan isn't perfect, but it is amazing compared to the 1930s concrete autobahn cloverleaf currently there. |
wow, fantastic improvement!
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