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CTV Ottawa has also reported Conservative support for Via HFR https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9385139#post9385139https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9385139#post9385139

Like the promise by Doug Ford before the last provincial election to extend GO service to Niagara Falls. One round trip per day. Next to useless, but promise fulfilled.

Just to clarify that VIA also owns the former CP Shortline ROW between Rigaud and Ottawa and this was reserved for potential future HSR service. This was formerly used for CP transcontinental service between Montreal and Ottawa.

BRT in exclusive lanes can be a major improvement over buses in mixed traffic, even if BRT has to stop for signals.

Exactly. Once the rails are lifted, neighbours become accustomed to the peace and quiet of no trains. It is almost impossible to convert a ROW back to rail. It is better to leave the rails in place even if the track is not actually used. This makes it clear that this is not someone's...

Any plans to electrify the Trillium Line are very long-term. The current plan for the Prince of Wales bridge is to use it for a multi-use pathway. I believe this is going forward. Any plans for using this bridge for rail transit are also very long-term especially with the latest STO LRT...

In this day and age, any new subway stations should have a minimum of two elevators, because we know that elevators go out of service and need repairs. Here in Ottawa, there was a perpetual problem with elevator failures on the Transitways that created major inconveniences for disabled people.

Many trees cannot compete in our forests for a variety of reasons. While Manitoba Maple is a weed, it cannot outgrow trees in our natural forests at least in the longer-term. It will always give way to our native species. Japanese Maples also cannot outgrow our dominant hardwoods, like sugar...

Nice work. You should consider including Sudbury's regional transit routes that go well outside of the city proper.

I was much more upset when they lifted the tracks in Chelsea and demolished the old Wakefield train cars. That bridge has not been used for passenger trains for at least 30 years. I don't see an unused railway track for that length of time to be a big loss, when local authorities are already...

It does appear that Mr. Desveaux is attempting to drum up support for the idea with politicians and business leaders and there is evidence of it. Whether it is fake, I don't know. Regardless, there is a need to review transit options on Bank Street and with the city consumed with the...

It amazes me how upset we get over an old rail bridge that has not been used for rail for 20 years and is presently such a low priority as a transit link. Let's fix it up so we get some use out of it and to beautify our city at the same time. I would love to walk or bike across there with those...

I hope they consider allowing for possible future extension to Edmonton in any plans.

Frankly, the Prince of Wales Bridge is a low priority transit corridor. It will not be used by Gatineau's STO as it is too far west of downtown and it would be a horrendous error to transfer all STO passengers at Bayview. Turning the POW bridge into a multi-use pathway at least preserves the...

You don't understand how the LRT debate evolved in Ottawa. It was Bob Chiarelli who championed bringing rail transport to Ottawa. If he had been kicked out of office in the previous election, rail transit would have died with the original O-Train. All momentum would have been lost. You need...

The idea of inducing people to live in the inner city is not realistic nor is it democratic. If we adopted policies of that nature, costs would increase exponentially and the quality of housing for the price paid would decline dramatically. This would occur as a result of competition for land...

As Ottawa real estate price increases exceed what people can afford, there will be increasing pressure to build in towns outside the city boundary. Without alternatives, these will be 100% car commuters. The prime beneficiaries will be Casselman, Embrun, Kemptville, Carleton Place, Almonte and...

Ottawa has another opportunity to re-use the seldom used cross-town rail line to develop another lost-cost single track service. It could link the high tech Kanata business park with thousands of jobs with Greenboro Station (and possibly even further east with a potential connection into...

Unfortunately, 13 trains is the bare minimum to service the required ridership demand. Anything less than that requires supplemental bus service as has been the case on every day since January. At 13 trains, frequency is 4 minutes. The original plan for 15 trains would reduce crowding and...

I am not convinced that Stage 2 is the big difference maker that you claim. After all, the most buses ran through the central section of the Transitway, which is Stage 1. As we move further out, we are covering fewer and fewer passengers. We still have to cover the costs of running and...