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Originally Posted by Joseph Potvin
Not at all. If a significant proportion of property owners within the relevant perimeter of a station declined to apportion the agreed part of the increment attributable to the train service, the worst that happens is that the train would not longer stop at that station. And the worst that happens is property values there revert more or less to what they'd have been without the train.
Can you explain why you think it's wrong for a company to terminate service when a subscriber (the station corporation, co)-owned by property owners by some conventional not-for-profit or commercial or public sector model) stops paying the subscription fee?
Joseph Potvin
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Moose Consortium (Mobility Ottawa-Outaouais: Systems & Enterprises) | www.letsgomoose.com
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Now I have a question for you. There are parts of the city inside the greenbelt that would be in need for a rail link but would also mean a tunnel would have to be built. These areas have been neglected by the City of Ottawa (Bank St, Rideau Montreal Corridor) Im pretty sure you can use your business model with those areas and make money since train usage would be high. Why don't you start with those areas first and then move into the other areas you want?
My suggestion to you is start with serving downtown and people inside the greenbelt that have been badly neglected by the City of Ottawa and then you may have an easier time selling your idea.
When Ottawa had its streetcars run privately they mostly served downtown and for good reason too.
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