Charles Ivey (representative of the financial investment group) seems to be contradicting what Joseph Potvin has been saying along. In the article (
link) he states "
the rail service will start in stages, depending on where the demand is greatest and the stations can be built."
Meanwhile Joseph Potvin has been adamant all along that this was an all or nothing thing, that without the economies of scale and total regional coverage it wouldn't work. (
example here, click on 'comments') "The property value increment that we're interested in under a "Property-Powered Rail" financial approach is dependent upon the extent of service throughout the region. Not a lot of property value added can be expected through stations on a single line. Also, the work required in getting part of the system is about equal to the needed to get the entire network operating and the value to citizens attempting to traverse the region rises exponentially."
Then again, there are an awful lot of inconsistencies in what we've seen from MOOSE over the years, so no surprise here.
Threaded Mode