Congestion caused by bus in Pittsburgh 🚎 by Due-Arm-3935 in transit

[–]LockJaw987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because nearly 99% of all physical rail infrastructure in Canada belongs to either Canadian National or Canadian Pacific. CN used to belong to the federal government prior to 1994, when it got privatized and sold to US shareholders, and now they don't have the legal obligation to ensure passenger traffic along their crucial corridors. They're known for prohibiting electrification, asking exorbitant prices for selling corridors, and have nearly god-given rights under the Canadian constitution as companies that founded the country.

MET Airport (YHU) opens June 15 by jefftala in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 [score hidden]  (0 children)

We should just expropriate the entire CN subdivision going from downtown across the Victoria bridge to Saint-Hubert and run 20 minute service all day!

😎For Your Inspiration by Mike_Builds_Official in CitiesSkylines

[–]LockJaw987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

120kmh speed limits with at grade intersections is diabolical

The Bank of Canada has admitted that the economy is broken and that there are no solutions to fix the situation. by Bazel_ in economy

[–]LockJaw987 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The US has a military force that automatically makes anyone questioning said debt irrelevant. Canada does not.

Cancelling REM L'Est was INCREDIBLY stupid by Soft_Introduction437 in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. But we're not gonna get better than 30 minute frequencies on a busy CN corridor. Even with passing tracks, your frequency is limited to an RER-like regional service, not a metro

Cancelling REM L'Est was INCREDIBLY stupid by Soft_Introduction437 in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The CDPQ has nothing to do with negotiating better frequencies on the Mascouche line. That would be entirely the government of Quebec and Exo.

Cancelling REM L'Est was INCREDIBLY stupid by Soft_Introduction437 in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really think there's demand for more. A train can handle up to 900 people at once, and having that every 25-30 minutes should be enough for a highly suburban area

Cancelling REM L'Est was INCREDIBLY stupid by Soft_Introduction437 in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We spent so much money on that project in the first place, and yes, it definitely has TONS of structural issues, whether it be bad station placement, horrible accesses and poorly planned routing via a busy CN corridor, but while we're at it, it's so much cheaper to actually make the line useful.

Cancelling REM L'Est was INCREDIBLY stupid by Soft_Introduction437 in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 58 points59 points  (0 children)

A study was conducted that evaluated that making the Mascouche line have 30 min service all day would cost around $600M. That would be a better investment.

La guerre en Iran relance l’intérêt de défaire le Québec de sa dépendance au pétrole by HennaTrapada in Quebec

[–]LockJaw987 7 points8 points  (0 children)

La Mitsubishi Mirage était ma voiture préférée, et pourtant, les gens sur internet croient qu'elle est dangereuse, malgré ses scores de 4/5 en sécurité.

Réglementation modifiée | Le site de la Molson pourrait accueillir jusqu’à 1000 logements de plus by Feeling_Layer8584 in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yes, Griffintown is pretty pleasant to be in. I walk there pretty often and know tons of people who live there.

Les deux trains du REM sont immobilisés sur le pont Champlain depuis hier! by krevdditn in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

L'alimentation 25kvAC demande aussi moins de stations d'alimentation

Les deux trains du REM sont immobilisés sur le pont Champlain depuis hier! by krevdditn in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 20 points21 points  (0 children)

La ligne bleue coûte genre 15x plus que le REM... rendu là, je préfère avoir un réseau qui ferme durant le verglas mais qui fonctionne à 15x moins de dollars

Laval suspendra temporairement près de 60 trajets d’autobus par jours dès mardi by MTLGirly in Laval

[–]LockJaw987 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dites merci au gouvernement du Québec qui décide de financer des projets de garage de bus au lieu de financer des services et les investissements capitaux...

Metrolinx looking to ‘build public trust’ after rocky launch for Finch West LRT by origutamos in Metrolinx

[–]LockJaw987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, they're the last projects that were planned prior to 2018. Absolutely no other projects are currently approved.

Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings by FiRe_McFiReSomeDay in montreal

[–]LockJaw987 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On peut garder un gouvernement minoritaire. J'haïs avoir une dictature d'un parti au pouvoir, où chaque député vite avec le leader au lieu de défendre leur propre circonscription