Alto High Speed Rail

[lrt's friend]

The whole concept of using Union is about visitors arriving right downtown. True.

The other half of the equation are Ottawa residents who may want to use Alto. We have not designed our local transit system to reach Union efficiently. An hour or an hour and a half from any of the suburbs by transit defeats the usefulness of Alto for half the population or more. (Compare that to a 10 minute LRT ride from Tremblay to downtown). No local parking at a reasonable rate, no close by highway, and limited access by car for drop offs, and limits to space for taxi and Uber pick ups.

Then, what happens to traditional trains? Do they still go to Tremblay? If so, we end up with three disconnected rail stations.

Our Alto station location needs to consider both visitors and local needs.

Just like placing stations in Montreal and Toronto, not only away from downtown, but possibly at a very questionable destination points. For very few, that will be their destination.

The reason why Tremblay is a success is based on 60 years of work providing rapid transit access, attached parking, local drop-off, taxi service and close by access to the Queensway.

Improper station location will affect ridership. This has to be a compromise to find the best option.