TransitBart
Senior Member
Heaven help us.I was quoting Doug
See my prior post. He can do anything he likes if he can convince 62 other sentient human beings to agree.
Heaven help us.I was quoting Doug
Heaven help us.
See my prior post. He can do anything he likes if he can convince 62 other sentient human beings to agree.
And the worst part is that they drive and procreate too. Be scared, be very scared....Can this be real?
It's a good question, especially in light of how limited funding will be for either party, let alone any of them.Do you guys think that the NDP government will be as willing as the Liberals to move forward on large project, such as DRL North? Their campaign materials seem to focus more on transit operations than expansion.
He has mentioned that he would contribute "5 billion on top of existing commitments" which continues my figuration that he plans to continue any plans that currently exist - though the comment about an underground Eglinton is rather peculiar.Explicitly says he'll build the "Downtown" Relief Line and bring subways to all of the GTA.
Also 2-way all day GO to Niagara. No RER mention.
DRL North is years away from being shovel ready. Won't be shovel ready in the next 4 years anyway, so don't think any promise would make senseDo you guys think that the NDP government will be as willing as the Liberals to move forward on large project, such as DRL North? Their campaign materials seem to focus more on transit operations than expansion.
It's a good question, especially in light of how limited funding will be for either party, let alone any of them.
At the end of the day, as long as the OntDippers keep their wits about them (which is questionable, they've lost the competence they had a generation ago). things will unfold much they way they would/will under the Libs.
You make a bit a presumptive statement though:
"as willing as the Liberals to move forward on large project, such as DRL North"...I see Metrolinx incrementally moving on this, I don't see any great commitment, and the City is just playing empty games with the southern leg. (The City has no funding)
The answer for any of these projects at this time is almost inevitably P3. And instead of arguing "if"...it should be "how"?
DRL North is years away from being shovel ready. Won't be shovel ready in the next 4 years anyway, so don't think any promise would make sense
It does raise an interesting conundrum because the TTC is in need of both expansion and operational assistance, so what is more important?Do you guys think that the NDP government will be as willing as the Liberals to move forward on large project, such as DRL North? Their campaign materials seem to focus more on transit operations than expansion.
It does raise an interesting conundrum because the TTC is in need of both expansion and operational assistance, so what is more important?
And that's a message Horwath had best expound even more than present. Claim to have (truthfully or not, this is politics) a panel of advisors on the issue, and she not only matches Wynne's claim, she surpasses it.If the NDP literally just photocopied the Liberal platform and slapped an NDP sticker on it, they'd have my vote. It isn't the Liberal platform that's giving me pause, it's who's selling it.
And therein lies an excellent case for going P3. Let the private investors pick the vehicles and delivery, let alone operational parameters, to serve what will be a financially rewarding endeavour. And 'off the books' for Gov't for the most part.many of the projects in the pipeline (Relief Line, Eglinton, etc) will result in more efficient service delivery per passenger, and will lower the overall operating cost per ride.
Do you guys think that the NDP government will be as willing as the Liberals to move forward on large project, such as DRL North? Their campaign materials seem to focus more on transit operations than expansion.