stanko
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A lot of mid-sized American cities have successful LRT (and other transit) systems built over the past decade but nooo, Canada is just somehow so much better than AmeriKKKa at everything
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I guess whether that statement is true or not depends on what your definitions are of:A lot of mid-sized American cities have successful LRT (and other transit) systems built over the past decade but nooo, Canada is just somehow so much better than AmeriKKKa at everything
Your numbers are very optimistic. From what I've seen in Canada the cost per KM for surface LRT is around $100 million, subways generally $300 million.Cost to build this BRT is $30 Million per kilometer for a total cost of $600 Million
Cost to build this LRT is $45 Million per kilometer for a total cost of $900 Million
Cost to build a Monorail is $80 Million per kilometer for a total cost of $1.6 Billion
Those are 2003 numbers and 15 years outdated.Your numbers are very optimistic. From what I've seen in Canada the cost per KM for surface LRT is around $100 million, subways generally $300 million.
Cost to build this BRT is $30 Million per kilometer for a total cost of $600 Million
Cost to build this LRT is $45 Million per kilometer for a total cost of $900 Million
Cost to build a Monorail is $80 Million per kilometer for a total cost of $1.6 Billion
Was a true Monorail and it was in the 2003 report. I rule it out by 2004, as well today.Curious to know when you put "Monorail" as an option, do you literally mean a true monorail? Or is that simply used as a general catch-all term for an elevated subway/light rail line (which is a more realistic option than an actual monorail)?
Brampton politics is funny and confusing......the entire municipal election was trying to weed out the candidates that did not support this Vision 2040 thing.....if you did not fully support vision 2040 you had no chance of being elected for any position above dog catcher.......you know what was a hugely important part of Vision 2040? Yep, LRT on both Kennedy and McLaughlin.....but particularly Kennedy which was to see the current Brampton Golf Course lands and Powerade Centre lands redeveloped as a hub of commerce and entertainment. What words are contained in the first motion passed by the new council? Yep, you got it:
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That staff be directed to revise the Brampton LRT Extension Study to (a) make any minor updates to the HMLRT EA, (b) use Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as the technology for Kennedy Road and McLaughlin Road and consider extending those alignments further north and/or south, (c) study rapid transit options from the Brampton GO Station to Mayfield Road on Main Street as contemplated in the TTMP, and (d) report back on an implementation strategy for a downtown Mobility Hub;
^ HuLRT ends at Steeles. They are talking studying the Main Street portion of the original HMLRT.
Brampton's downtown LRT is back on track — but part of it might now go underground
I totally missed that Brampton is now re-examining tunnelling part of the HuLRT.
What route or line number will the Hurontario LRT be given?
In Mississauga, route 1 is DUNDAS. In Brampton, route 1 is QUEEN. Who knows what the Town of Caledon has? (Toronto has dibs on Line 1.)