Rapid Transit

[mic67]

When you say "dedicated lanes", it seems that you are being purposely vague. That is why I tried to be very specific>>>

Originally Posted by mic67
Ok...your "dedicated lanes" is land that at no time will cars ever be able to use, if it is on level with the car lanes then I doubt it, has "right of way" now been changed to dedicated?

The discussion was about "right of way".

Now what I am understanding is there will be dedicated lane - meaning that the LRT will always occupy that space consistently when needed, but when not used by the LRT it will be used by cars?

Dedicated lanes with "right of way", if that is the truth, meaning that cars can also use those lanes when right of way is not in use the LRT - then you calling dedicated lanes for the LRT is very misleading, that is why I was very specific "that at no time will cars ever be able to use".

As you said " The inentiona has always been to put LRT on "dedicated" lanes with a clear demarcation from vehicular traffic."

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not many such projects come in on budget - sorry that is fact.

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Good thing the TTC isn't running Metrolinx. Yep they can probably screw it up without the TTC's help.

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Originally Posted by mic67
Not one HSR driver thinks - it, or will there be an LRT in Hamilton, that I have asked.

Of all the drivers I have asked none think that an LRT will happen or be viable.

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" narrow definition of "rapid transit" that is calculated to exclude every plausible rapid transit option for Hamilton."

No, bigguy made the distinction between rapid transit and mass transit. What I understood he said was that for it to be rapid transit it lanes (above or below ground, or possibly slightly raised like the StClair line in Toronto) and not just right of way dedicated lanes.

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Fact is I agree with bigguy, the public will think they are getting one thing but infact will get something totally different.

Look and understand what and why they did what they did with the Stclair Line in TO, no cars will ever be able to use that land to drive on, so I would consider that rapid transit.

Mic67