Recent content by KevinR

Do you have a link to the document shared about the routing at the Boart Meeting?

I think Verster, and the reports, have been clear that the propulsion method used for the electrified parts of the network is up to the bidder but he has also said that electrification is required and that he doesn't care if it's a catenary system or hydrogen system. I don't think he's ever said...

Couldn't we have had both? Wouldn't we have had both? Wouldn't the same political pressure to provide a short term solution that impacted the Tories hit a Liberal or NDP government as well? I just worry that we may celebrate a quick fix only to find out that the long-term solution that's coming...

This is meant to sound like the current proposal is the plan but there's a way to read this as Metrolinx has a plan for double tracking (that may or may not be adopted by the Government) AND Metrolinx will spend $75 million to create a few bypass tracks. This announcement seems to be designed to...

I don't know what we will see. What we have seen doesn't inspire confidence. The idea that building anything is better than building the right thing is exactly how we got the $4 billion one-stop subway extension in the first place. I'm not sure that encouraging more of this type of thinking...

One bad thing about Ford’s dictatorial style is that many of his new ideas require new environmental assessments, new plans and new money. So, in spite of his rhetoric about getting things done, this is going to slow things down again

It means having insight and influence on the project BEFORE final decisions are made. A perfect example was stated above when accessibility was mentioned by someone else on the thread. Often times public consultations create better results, especially in the accessibility space. The purpose of...

Because it’s a public service. The idea that because private money is funding it, there’s no public input or accountability, is...troubling. At the end of the day, this station has to serve a PUBLIC transit need. If it’s built in a way that doesn’t serve the public good, what’s the point? If...

True, but it also means less accountability. One example is they get to show us one picture of a very beautiful station but is there any evidence that this is what they are planning to build? What prevents Metrolinx from promising that architectural masterpiece and delivering a shed? At this...

Are we, the public, going to see detailed plans before construction starts? Is the new Metrolinx construction model to have ZERO public input?