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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 10:12 PM
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LRT in KW has been much more than a transportation solution. There has been massive redevelopment along the corridor, which has been slated for improved transit for well over a decade now. They are finally getting around to building the LRT, but the planning for the corridor has been in place for a long time and the benefits are already showing. I don't know if the same effect would occur with BRT alone, or if BRT would even be feasible in the corridor.
     
     
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So just an update from London, the city administration has come back recommending BRT for the city instead of a mix of BRT & LRT. The reasoning is that it will cost less ($880 million vs. $500 million) and in their opinion be just as effective as the LRT. Both plans include a transit tunnel from Victoria Park to north of Oxford Street, which will bypass the traffic on Richmond and the train tracks.

London's "plan for today" instead of "plan for the future" attitude means that it will probably be BRT instead of LRT. We have the most progressive council that we have ever had in London, but still it will be a major fight to get LRT back on the radar. With the province and feds committed to transit, now is the time to build LRT in my opinion as the stars will not align like this again. More info at www.shiftlondon.ca
Do not make Ottawa's mistake in building BRT with idea of later converting to LRT. This will cost more in the long run and create a great deal of disruption during an extensive conversion period.
     
     
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Do not make Ottawa's mistake in building BRT with idea of later converting to LRT. This will cost more in the long run and create a great deal of disruption during an extensive conversion period.
Same goes for Winnipeg.
     
     
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For the two rapid transit lines that are projected to carry 3647 total people during peak hour in all directions? With four radials extending from the central node? The rapid transit lines combined will have less ridership (at about 29,000) than the top ten busiest TTC bus or streetcar routes individually.

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Montreal spending $15M on new, existing bike paths
City to add 57 kilometres of bike lanes to the network


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Montreal will spend $15 million in this year to add 57 kilometres of additional bike lanes to its 733-kilometre-long network and maintain what already exists.
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The city has also started a pilot project it's calling "vélorues," or streets dedicated first and foremost to cyclists.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-spending-15m-on-new-existing-bike-paths-1.3579266

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Old Posted May 14, 2016, 2:16 AM
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Greg Fergus, Liberal MP for Hull-Aylmer, would like to see a Tramway similar to what is proposed in Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo. Says that with the Federal windfall of transit money and the Province of Québec wanting to invest in electrified infrastructure (which is good for Hydro Québec), it's time to cease the opportunity.

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Fergus veut un tramway pour l'ouest de Gatineau

Alors que la Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) tarde à présenter les options retenues pour le futur lien rapide vers l'ouest, le député de Hull-Aylmer, Greg Fergus se positionne fermement en faveur d'un tramway moderne pour desservir les secteurs d'Aylmer et du Plateau.


Il s'agit, selon lui, de la solution de transport collectif «la plus novatrice et la plus porteuse pour le développement économique de la région et la qualité de vie des citoyens». C'est ce qu'a avancé M. Fergus, jeudi soir, lors d'une conférence dédiée aux infrastructures au Conseil régional de l'environnement et du développement durable de l'Outaouais (CREDDO).

«Je suis convaincu que la meilleure solution pour Hull-Aylmer est un tramway moderne vers l'ouest, arrimé avec le système d'Ottawa», a affirmé M. Fergus en entrevue avec LeDroit. «Un tramway moderne, pas un tramway roulant en circulation mixte comme à Toronto, ni un système de métro dit train léger comme à Ottawa, mais un nouveau tramway comme à Montpellier, Oslo, Portland et qui arrivera sous peu dans d'autres villes canadiennes comme Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo et Mississauga. Un système flexible, rapide, attrayant et bien adapté aux besoins présents et futurs de notre ville.»

L'idée proposée par M. Fergus rejoint directement celle lancée par son fils en pleine campagne à l'élection municipale de 2013, lors d'une conférence de presse d'Action Gatineau.


«Il est temps d'agir», insiste le député

Le député de Hull-Aylmer affirme être arrimé avec les propositions pour le futur lien rapide vers l'ouest que fera publiquement la STO, dans quelques semaines.

«Je sais que le mode de transport, le tramway et le lien que je propose, le chemin d'Aylmer, avec une bifurcation vers le Plateau, fait partie des options, ont indiqué M. Fergus. Je ne suis pas urbaniste ni ingénieur, mais je suis député et il est important que je me prononce sur les idées qui je crois peuvent changer positivement ma communauté. Mon but n'est pas de remplacer la STO ou la Ville, mais il y a un coût à l'inaction.»

Il y a présentement une conjoncture où le fédéral souhaite investir massivement dans les infrastructures de transport collectif, une province qui va dépenser des centaines de millions de dollars pour électrifier les transports en commun et une ville qui définir sa desserte vers l'ouest, a rappelé M. Fergus. «Il est temps d'agir, insiste-t-il. Si nous ne le faisons pas là, quelqu'un d'autre le fera à notre place.»

Le député Fergus a tenu à préciser que sa sortie constituait une invitation à discuter de la meilleure solution de transport collectif pour la région avec les citoyens. Il a également insisté sur l'importance de mener cette discussion de façon rapide et efficace, afin que la région puisse profiter du climat politique favorable aux investissements dans les infrastructures de transport locales, et ce à tous les niveaux de gouvernement.

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/actualit...erpresse_hotTopics__1679641_section_POS4
     
     
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Toronto has a couple of fully separated streetcar/tramways doesn't it? So they should say not like most Toronto lines, but like a couple of them.
     
     
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That's the problem with transit terminology when it comes to light rail - it kinda means everything. When does a streetcar become LRT? When does LRT become 'light metro'? In any case, I don't think it was meant to be a dig at Toronto.

The reaction in Gatineau seems to be surprisingly positive to the idea of LRT: in the local newspaper, LeDroit, even the most cantankerous editorialist had good things to say about it this morning. Here's hoping the STO (Gatineau's transit agency) can come up with a plan in time to take advantage of the infra monies flowing from the feds. If we can get as much as Ottawa per capita, we'd end up with almost $500M. With the new 50/50 scheme, that means $1B - definitely enough outside the GTA.
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That's the problem with transit terminology when it comes to light rail - it kinda means everything. When does a streetcar become LRT? When does LRT become 'light metro'? In any case, I don't think it was meant to be a dig at Toronto.
I was just thinking if they're going to list examples, existing Canadian examples would be good to mention.
     
     
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Toronto has a couple of fully separated streetcar/tramways doesn't it? So they should say not like most Toronto lines, but like a couple of them.
510 Spadina and 512 St. Clair, yes - though they still have to stop at signalized intersections.
     
     
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I know that corner well. Across the street is the Hosteling International hostel.

Kiing @ Church. That must be the 508 route.
Those cars are beatiful I think I'd go as far to say I prefer them to subway.
     
     
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Those ones haven't been built yet though.
     
     
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Kitchener is pretty much done - it will be operational in around a year.
     
     
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Does anyone know when Ottawa LRT Phase 2 will tender? I know they want construction to be contiguous with the Confederation line; so it should tender about 1 year prior to the Confederation line opening? Maybe 2017 to award the construction contract(s)?
     
     
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Does anyone know when Ottawa LRT Phase 2 will tender? I know they want construction to be contiguous with the Confederation line; so it should tender about 1 year prior to the Confederation line opening? Maybe 2017 to award the construction contract(s)?
No tendering process. The City wants to give the job to the consortium currently building the line, RTG. Why?

- Deal built in the current contract to buy more train sets for 2013 price;
- RTG contractors and engineers already working on phase 1, so the start of phase 2 would be seamless (e.g. build on existing momentum with people already on site);
- Easier to keep standardized design for stations;
- RTG has hands on experience with Ottawa' climate and ground conditions;
- ...


http://tunnellingjournal.com/news/ottawa-lrt-shortlist-announced/

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An update on the new Montreal metro trains:

The testing period for the first new Azur metro train was supposed to last at least 61 days, but it is still going strong after 3 and a half months of passenger service. Some adjustments on announcements, ventilation settings and stopping precision still need to be made before it is officially accepted by the STM.

That delay has no impact on the production of the other trains.

Although only one 9-car train has been put in service so far, 99 of the 468 cars on the order have already been assembled by the Bombardier-Alstom consortium.

A total of 12 trains will enter regular service by the end of 2016 and the delivery of the last train will happen in 2018, like initially stipulated in the contract that was signed in 2010.

source; http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/05/18/nouveau-train-azur-le-rodage-plus-long-que-prevu
     
     
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The STM has just announced that the test period for the first train is now completed after 23000km on the orange line.

Effective now, a new Azur/MPM-10 train will enter service every month until the end of 2018, for a total of new 52 trains.

In the meantime, a test train will continue to run tests without passengers on the other lines.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/montr...al-mise-en-service-deploiement-stm.shtml
     
     
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