steveintoronto
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And the elephant in the room:
Where is Collenette?
Vecchio can't be held to her word, she's not a Liberal, let alone an insider, but it's approaching a year now, and not a word. Vecchio, a PC, is from K/W though, which ties in Alex' point:
I see that and raise the stakes: I think the Libs, no matter their promises, will deliver about the same if re-elected. Beyond Bramalea, I just don't see the case, especially with funds so incredibly tight, for RER to K/W.
We're going to be lucky to see any form of frequent service even between Union and Bramalea, and I have serious doubts even that will be electrified.
When the cupboard is so bare, it's pretty hard to imagine anything more than stale sandwiches for dinner. And frankly, if all available funding shared with the Feds and Investment Funds (Bank or otherwise) went into the Missing Link, the famine would be justified. At least there would be a much more rational case for investing in upgrading the lines left passenger-only. But even that is looking remote...
I'll agree with Keithz on regular service to K/W though, albeit every two hours to K/W outside of peak, but express south of Bramalea with a frequent (albeit probably diesel) bare-bones RER between Bramalea and Union, perhaps continuing east from Union....A train every two hours, but running a lot faster than it now does would satisfy present demand, and even help create more. At least half and hour has to be knocked off the present time, it can be done with the present stock.
Dreams are being sold like...well...fantasies. What irks me is that massive amounts of funding are going into palaces of opulence that take forever to build, while surplus traction and coach stock could be running an econo frequent operation Bramalea and south, costing a relative pittance to institute.
Do we deserve better? Absolutely, when the funding becomes available, but we need service now. Who cares if the equipment is used?
Where is Collenette?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winds...ed-rail-proposal-by-october-mp-says-1.3440700Ontario government wants high-speed rail proposal by October, MP says
CBC News Posted: Feb 09, 2016 3:50 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 09, 2016 4:19 PM ET
The Ontario government wants to see a proposal completed for a Toronto-to-Windsor high-speed rail project by October, according to a London-area MP.
The governing Liberals have been consulting with various stakeholders along the Toronto-to-Windsor corridor this month, as they map out what the proposed rail project could look like.
Tory MP Karen Vecchio was present at the stakeholders meeting held in London on Tuesday, which centered on the province's intent to bring high-speed rail service to the Toronto-to-Windsor corridor. (parl.gc.ca)
She came away from the meeting convinced that the provincial government is serious about making high-speed rail a reality. And it appears they plan to close in on a proposal in the months ahead.
"From what I understand, they want to have this studied and they want to have a proposal given to the government … by October of 2016," she told CBC Radio's Afternoon Drive in an interview on Tuesday
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Vecchio can't be held to her word, she's not a Liberal, let alone an insider, but it's approaching a year now, and not a word. Vecchio, a PC, is from K/W though, which ties in Alex' point:
The PC's have made it clear that increased service to Kitchener is a priority for them. Also, their Transport Critic Mike Harris (the 2nd worst Mike Harris to work at Queen's Park) is from Kitchener. But I can see the PCs throwing a wrench in most transit plans, which would really suck.
I honestly don't think outside this sub the average person knows about RER. And while my family in London had heard about the proposed HSR, it was such a distant idea to them so as to be irrelevant.
I think the Tories are far more likely to can it all and expand the highways and make GO service hourly on all lines. That's apparently what they planned for under Hudak.
I see that and raise the stakes: I think the Libs, no matter their promises, will deliver about the same if re-elected. Beyond Bramalea, I just don't see the case, especially with funds so incredibly tight, for RER to K/W.
We're going to be lucky to see any form of frequent service even between Union and Bramalea, and I have serious doubts even that will be electrified.
When the cupboard is so bare, it's pretty hard to imagine anything more than stale sandwiches for dinner. And frankly, if all available funding shared with the Feds and Investment Funds (Bank or otherwise) went into the Missing Link, the famine would be justified. At least there would be a much more rational case for investing in upgrading the lines left passenger-only. But even that is looking remote...
I'll agree with Keithz on regular service to K/W though, albeit every two hours to K/W outside of peak, but express south of Bramalea with a frequent (albeit probably diesel) bare-bones RER between Bramalea and Union, perhaps continuing east from Union....A train every two hours, but running a lot faster than it now does would satisfy present demand, and even help create more. At least half and hour has to be knocked off the present time, it can be done with the present stock.
Dreams are being sold like...well...fantasies. What irks me is that massive amounts of funding are going into palaces of opulence that take forever to build, while surplus traction and coach stock could be running an econo frequent operation Bramalea and south, costing a relative pittance to institute.
Do we deserve better? Absolutely, when the funding becomes available, but we need service now. Who cares if the equipment is used?
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