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Gawndla?

And the terminus in Ottawa could be at the Shadow.
Do you mean the Shat Toe Le Rory? No one wants to go there.

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Actually... wouldn't a gondola be awesome for an Aylmer-Allumettieres-Shat-Eau transportation hub/loop? Tourists would love the river crossing section, and it would probably be a reasonable speed (30-50km/hr)? Also low environmental impact, low cost, and that stretch has not too many houses where people will complain about snoopers.
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We joke, but a gondola might be the most cost-efficient method to actually bridge the river. Crossing to the Chateau would definitely be a nice tourist draw, but what about crossings around mud lake to connect Aylmer to Lincoln Fields directly. Or above Champlain to connect transit users in western hull/aylmer with Westboro station.
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Some news! I was sure we'd hear nothing yesterday and the City would proceed to officially kill it. Glad I was proven wrong.

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Entente de principe pour le tramway de Gatineau

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Le Droit, 28 mars 2023


Une entente de principe a été conclue entre le gouvernement fédéral et le gouvernement du Québec pour le financement des infrastructures, dont les sommes résiduelles pourront être utilisées pour le transport au Québec, incluant le projet de tramway de Gatineau.
C’est ce qu’ont annoncé le président de la Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO), Jocelyn Blondin, et la mairesse de Gatineau, France Bélisle, lors d’un point de presse en marge au budget fédéral, mardi soir. «Je pense que c’est une bonne nouvelle, a-t-il soutenu. Le cabinet de la mairesse est en constante communication avec les cabinets liés au dossier à Québec. Nous sommes cependant confiants que le montage financier sera satisfaisant pour progresser dans les prochaines étapes du projet.»

L’entente de principe concerne les sommes résiduelles de l’Entente bilatérale intégrée en matière de financement des infrastructures.

Une source bien au fait du dossier au gouvernement fédéral a confirmé au Droit mardi soir que l’étude du projet du tramway fait bel et bien partie de l’entente de principe conclue entre les deux gouvernements. Il y aura «de bonnes nouvelles» prochainement pour le tramway de Gatineau, a confirmé cette même source.

Pour l’instant, le gouvernement fédéral refuse toutefois de préciser le montant qui sera alloué pour l’étude du projet.

Peu de détails

M. Blondin croit que cette entente aura de quoi rassurer les équipes du bureau de projet de transport structurant à Gatineau, même si très peu d’informations sur cette entente de principe sont connues pour le moment. «Ça fait longtemps que je lançais des cris d’alarme, qu’il était minuit moins une. Il reste à confirmer les sommes, mais au moins ça vient dire à notre bureau de projet de pas lâcher et qu’on est positif.»

«Le gouvernement du Québec était appelé à prioriser certains projets. Aujourd’hui, ce qu’on a su, c’est que Gatineau fait partie des projets prioritaires», a précisé France Bélisle, qui souligne s’attendre à avoir davantage de détails d’ici trois semaines, de la part des deux paliers gouvernementaux. «On travaille depuis plusieurs mois. On a été extrêmement actifs cet automne, réitère-t-elle. On va laisser les gens qui nous donnent de l’argent annoncer l’argent, mais on les invite à le faire le plus rapidement possible.»
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Old Posted Mar 29, 2023, 5:22 PM
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«Pas d’annonce à faire» sur le tramway de Gatineau

ANTOINE TRÉPANIER et MATHIEU BÉLANGER
Le Droit, 29 mars 2023


Les ministres de l’Infrastructure du Québec et du Canada refusent de confirmer qu’ils financeront les études du projet de tramway de Gatineau, malgré ce qu’a laissé entendre la mairesse France Belisle, mardi.

«Je n’ai pas d’annonce à faire sur des projets en particulier», a déclaré le ministre fédéral Dominic LeBlanc en entrevue au Droit.

Son homologue à Québec, Jonathan Julien, refuse aussi de confirmer quoi que ce soit en lien avec le projet de Gatineau.

«Les détails des projets et la liste ne peuvent être dévoilés, tout comme les montants, a indiqué son attachée de presse, Mona Lechasseur. Ils seront dévoilés en temps et lieu, lorsqu’ils seront prêts à être annoncés.»

Les deux ministres ont conclu une entente de principe, en début de semaine, afin de renouveler l’Entente bilatérale intégrée en matière de financement des infrastructures dont l’enveloppe s’élevait à 2,7 milliards de dollars en date d’octobre 2022. Ils ont alors souligné que «des dizaines de communautés» partout au Québec auront accès à des sommes pour des projets dans leur communauté.

«Le gouvernement du Québec était appelé à prioriser certains projets. Aujourd’hui, ce qu’on a su, c’est que Gatineau fait partie des projets prioritaires», a déclaré la mairesse France Bélisle en mêlée de presse mardi.

Cette dernière n’avait pas plus d’information à offrir, mercredi matin, au terme de la rencontre du comité exécutif de la Ville de Gatineau.

«Je ne peux rien vous dire de plus que ce que j’ai déjà dit, a-t-elle affirmé. Il y a une entente de principe entre Québec et le fédéral pour des enveloppes résiduelles, pour soutenir certains projets de transport, dont celui de Gatineau. [Mardi], on a été capable d’avoir des indications des cabinets des ministres Julien et LeBlanc qu’on était dans ce lot de l’entente. Ça va permettre de financer les études demandées et les détails seront transmis d’ici deux ou trois semaines.»

Disant ne pas être «responsable» de ce que «les maires des municipalités vont dire», le ministre LeBlanc a refusé d’affirmer si Ottawa était effectivement derrière le projet.

«On va, au fil des prochaines semaines, avoir de belles choses à raconter ensemble dans toutes les régions du Québec», a-t-il dit avant la rencontre du caucus libéral.

175 millions?

Des sources gouvernementales ont cependant confirmé au Droit que des fonds «significatifs» seraient alloués pour une étude de faisabilité du projet. La Ville évoque des fonds nécessaires d’environ 175 millions de dollars pour cet élément phare du processus.

La Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) précise que le financement attendu doit permettre, entre autres, de lancer les appels d’offres pour l’obtention de services professionnels d’ingénieurs, d’architectes et d’urbanisme qui devront réaliser les études d’avant-projet.

Ces études doivent inclure les spécifications techniques et fonctionnelles du projet, les principes de réaménagement de l’espace public en lien avec l’insertion du tramway, comme le positionnement des stations et le choix du matériel roulant, ainsi que l’étude d’impact sur l’environnement qui doit se pencher sur l’analyse des milieux biologiques, physiques et humains. C’est cette dernière étude qui doit proposer des mesures d’atténuation dans le but de réduire les impacts du projet sur le milieu.

Le projet de tramway est l’un des plus complexes de l’histoire du Canada, puisqu’il relierait l’ouest de Gatineau au centre-ville d’Ottawa soit sur le territoire de deux provinces. Il était évalué à plus de 3 milliards de dollars avant la hausse importante de l’inflation.

Fergus «très optimiste», Chatel impatiente

Si le ministre fédéral ne veut pas se prononcer directement sur une annonce à venir, les députés libéraux qui verraient le tramway circuler dans leur communauté, eux, attendent impatiemment une annonce.

«Je ne peux pas commenter tout de suite, mais comme je dis depuis toujours: je suis très optimiste qu’on va avoir de bonnes nouvelles officielles à annoncer», a déclaré tout sourire le député de Hull-Aylmer, Greg Fergus.

Ce dernier est sans doute le plus grand promoteur au fédéral de ce projet. Il a confié que la mairesse a «reflété les négociations qui vont bon train».

Sa collègue de Pontiac, Sophie Chatel, a dit ne pas être au courant d’une entente, et ce, même si elle représente le secteur du Plateau.

«J’ai hâte d’avoir plus de détails», a-t-elle dit avant la rencontre du caucus.

Le chef d’Action Gatineau, Steve Moran, piaffe aussi d’impatience en attendant les détails de l’entente fédérale-provinciale. «Mais je crois que c’est un signal fort que les deux gouvernements sont encore à la table et que le bureau de projet [de la STO] pourra avancer, a-t-il indiqué. C’est un engagement qui démontre que ce projet est important et nécessaire.»
https://www.ledroit.com/2023/03/29/p...d374b9acb8927c
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This is not looking good. Beginning of the end?

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Vague de démissions au bureau de projet du tramway de Gatineau

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Publié le 14 juin 2023


Le bureau de projet du tramway dans l'ouest de Gatineau connaît une vague de départs depuis le début de l'année 2023. Quatre personnes, dont le directeur du bureau, ont remis leur démission au cours des six derniers mois.
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Another twist! It's Gatineau's fault!!

Apparently, Feds and Province have come to an agreement, which includes $175M for more studies. Last phase of studies.

And it sounds like the City wants to redo the studies on the route since travel patterns have changed and the future hospital was not in the cards at the time.

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Tramway: Québec et Ottawa attendraient après Gatineau pour confirmer le financement

Par Mathieu Bélanger, Le Droit
21 juin 2023


Québec et Ottawa affirment avoir conclu une entente sur le financement de la dernière grande phase d’études du projet de tramway à Gatineau, mais que pour des raisons qui restent nébuleuses, ce serait la Ville qui ferait retarder l’annonce.

Le bureau du ministre fédéral des Infrastructures, Dominic LeBlanc, dans un échange courriel avec Le Droit, affirme avoir «hâte d’officialiser cet investissement» lors d’une annonce en bonne et due forme. L’attaché de presse du ministre, Jean-Sébastien Comeau, ajoute qu’«il reste néanmoins certaines choses à régler du côté de la Ville de Gatineau», et que «la fermeture du bureau de projet de la STO va retarder quelque peu cette annonce» de quelques mois.

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I'm not sure there is a feasible way to get the tramway to the area of the new hospital. Perhaps the best they can do is reroute the Plateau branch to a location where one could directly connect to the Rapibus corridor (either at Montcalm or Galeries d'Hull) and simplify a transfer.
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I'm not sure there is a feasible way to get the tramway to the area of the new hospital. Perhaps the best they can do is reroute the Plateau branch to a location where one could directly connect to the Rapibus corridor (either at Montcalm or Galeries d'Hull) and simplify a transfer.
Running a tramway to the new hospital is the easiest route possible, they just have to prioritize converting the Rapibus to tram over part of the original route, which I suspected would happen the moment they chose the new site. which is at the end of any notable density in East Gatineau and has room for expansion.

The question I have is which of the two Aylmer routes they would build out first if they can only build one in the first phase: Plateau or Chemin d'Aylmer. I'm going to guess Plateau because it is a little bit shorter and serves new density that has far outstripped road capacity, with more on the way. Serving the Plateau with tram would relieve the other Aylmer routes just enough to hold off that line for a few years.
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Running a tramway to the new hospital is the easiest route possible, they just have to prioritize converting the Rapibus to tram over part of the original route, which I suspected would happen the moment they chose the new site. which is at the end of any notable density in East Gatineau and has room for expansion.
That is true, but would likely still necessitate a tram transfer from the Plateau line to the Rapibus conversion line. I really don't see it being practical to route the Plateau tramway by or through the hospital site if the ultimate destination is downtowns Hull and Ottawa
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As long as the west of Gatineau gets at least one line. Plateau makes more sense because it has more density and development potential than much of the Aylmer route, but I suspect Aylmer will get it first as it's the easier route (fewer curves and turns, no need to blow up the roundabouts).

Personally, I don't think we should be converting the RapiBus now, not even for the hospital. The busway is only 10 years old and has loads more capacity potential, at least, on the Hull side. A new bridge would be needed across the Gatineau River to add one lane to the busway.
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That is true, but would likely still necessitate a tram transfer from the Plateau line to the Rapibus conversion line. I really don't see it being practical to route the Plateau tramway by or through the hospital site if the ultimate destination is downtowns Hull and Ottawa
Why would it require a transfer? The lines could very easily interline at Alexandre Tache, just further East than the original two lines were planned, before going downtown. Just like the two confederation lines are going to in Ottawa.
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As long as the west of Gatineau gets at least one line. Plateau makes more sense because it has more density and development potential than much of the Aylmer route, but I suspect Aylmer will get it first as it's the easier route (fewer curves and turns, no need to blow up the roundabouts).

Personally, I don't think we should be converting the RapiBus now, not even for the hospital. The busway is only 10 years old and has loads more capacity potential, at least, on the Hull side. A new bridge would be needed across the Gatineau River to add one lane to the busway.
Why would a new bridge be required? Trams are designed for stop and go, it would just require signalling like the bus route. That excess capacity is eaten up pretty quickly after you connect a tram directly to Ottawa's downtown. It would stimulate all kinds of growth.

Edit: Also, they would save a tonne of money converting the rapibus vs building out the Aylmer line. Total project phase would be less than the original Plateau/Aylmer plan if they did a Plateau/East Gatineau plan
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Plenty of space for interlining at a new station at Terrasses de la Chaudiere.


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Why would a new bridge be required? Trams are designed for stop and go, it would just require signalling like the bus route. That excess capacity is eaten up pretty quickly after you connect a tram directly to Ottawa's downtown. It would stimulate all kinds of growth.

Edit: Also, they would save a tonne of money converting the rapibus vs building out the Aylmer line. Total project phase would be less than the original Plateau/Aylmer plan if they did a Plateau/East Gatineau plan
New (second) bridge for the buses to increase the capacity as a busway. If we convert it to trains, we probably would not need a second bridge since the frequency might be 6 to 8 minutes tops, which is plenty of time for a train to cross. With buses, a single lane bridge greatly reduces capacity.

Otherwise, I think the RapiBus offers more than enough capacity. No need to spend $Billions converting a functional busway when the west (Plateau and Aylmer) has no good alternative.
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Running a tramway to the new hospital is the easiest route possible, they just have to prioritize converting the Rapibus to tram over part of the original route, which I suspected would happen the moment they chose the new site. which is at the end of any notable density in East Gatineau and has room for expansion.

The question I have is which of the two Aylmer routes they would build out first if they can only build one in the first phase: Plateau or Chemin d'Aylmer. I'm going to guess Plateau because it is a little bit shorter and serves new density that has far outstripped road capacity, with more on the way. Serving the Plateau with tram would relieve the other Aylmer routes just enough to hold off that line for a few years.
So you would run the tramway from the Plateau down the middle of St-Raymond to the new hospital?

Would the tramway end there or continue east or south as a conversion of the Rapibus corridor?

Would there be an other part of the tramway that would go down St-Raymond south and then left on Taché towards downtown?
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Plenty of space for interlining at a new station at Terrasses de la Chaudiere.


You would have to transfer to take the tram from Plateau to the Hospital. Your map shows that. That is the point I am poorly trying to make.

For the record, I don't consider that a bad thing. I also believe the Plateau line should be routed differently into Hull, rather than descend to Tache via Saint-Raymond, but that's a different discussion.
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Otherwise, I think the RapiBus offers more than enough capacity. No need to spend $Billions converting a functional busway when the west (Plateau and Aylmer) has no good alternative.
I fully agree with that. There's always people talking about upgrading the Rapibus because it's an easy project, but there's no way that's worth it when it's far from capacity and serves maybe a third of the city. Aylmer and the Plateau have much denser new construction as well.
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You would have to transfer to take the tram from Plateau to the Hospital. Your map shows that. That is the point I am poorly trying to make.

For the record, I don't consider that a bad thing. I also believe the Plateau line should be routed differently into Hull, rather than descend to Tache via Saint-Raymond, but that's a different discussion.

Why would you have to transfer? It could be interlined there just like the Confederation Line splits to Algonquin/Moodie.

Edit: nevermind, I read that wrong. Yes, you would.
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And it sounds like the City wants to redo the studies on the route since travel patterns have changed and the future hospital was not in the cards at the time.
Is connection the hospital to Ottawa or downtown Hull a big priority? I know there will be other stops along the line but it seems really low use.
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