mickael
Active Member
Because Metrolinx has been working on GO RER and and decided doing basically the same thing twice was silly.Make me wonder why it is a dead plan. It atually is a decent idea, so why is it so dead?
Because Metrolinx has been working on GO RER and and decided doing basically the same thing twice was silly.Make me wonder why it is a dead plan. It atually is a decent idea, so why is it so dead?
Make me wonder why it is a dead plan. It atually is a decent idea, so why is it so dead?
It was unrealistic and not practically operational. One segment proposed building a new heavy rail line through suburban Etobicoke. The other proposed superimposing service on ML owned rail lines that could not support two different levels of service within the infrastructure that ML planned to build for RER. As the planning discussions proceeded, it became clear that it would be either unworkable or extremely expensive to add enough infrastructure to accommodate both GO and ST. It was also unclear whether there would be sufficient ridership, depending on where the SRT replacement was built.
The premise of using GO corridors as a within-416 people mover was quite rational, but nobody in Tory's shop had a clue how it would work.
- Paul
John Tory, despite having pretty good day-to-day management skills, appeared to be too timid to pursue and implement his own vision.
Therefore he doesn't need to pursue SmartTrack which sane people knew was dumb all along.
SmartTrack was an election marketing plan. He is elected. Being elected was his vision. Therefore he doesn't need to pursue SmartTrack which sane people knew was dumb all along. Actual visions are put on boards not on the back of napkins.
If that's what you want to claim as a win while there's no Eglinton west and no fare structure than that's good for you. That's like me saying transit city is a win because finch is being constructed and parts of Eglinton. A fraction of a plan isn't a win even when it wasn't much of a plan to begin with.I guess the 6 planned stations downtown with federal funding are just pixie farts then?
*Sarcasm Alert* How's GO RER doing? I suppose it's near completion.Because Metrolinx has been working on GO RER and and decided doing basically the same thing twice was silly.
I guess the 6 planned stations downtown with federal funding are just pixie farts then?
A lot further along than SmartTrack, I'd wager.*Sarcasm Alert* How's GO RER doing? I suppose it's near completion.
Steve munro is a lefty who hates the inner suburbs though. We can't take his words seriously. Eyes roll.The latest from Steve Munro, in NOW. Essentially saying, "Smart Track" is dead, and the money allocated to it by the City should be repurposed to fund Eglinton East LRT and the Waterfront LRTs
Why is city council pretending that SmartTrack is still alive? - NOW Magazine
Between the Scarborough subway and SmartTrack, there is some $2.5 billion available in reserve funds that could be used now to pay for service improvements Toronto needsnowtoronto.com
Steve munro is a lefty who hates the inner suburbs though. We can't take his words seriously. Eyes roll.
It's like the Republican party telling us there is no such thing as global warming. Sure there isn'tOpinion only by the alleged honourable member of this thread.
As much as criticism of the specific "Smart Track" plan is justified, I feel this throws out the baby with the bathwater. It should be abundantly clear that Toronto needs an integrated transit system where GO-RER becomes the normal mode for medium-to-long distance trips WITHIN the city, not just for suburban commuters going to Bay Street. I mean, has Steve Munro ever been to Berlin (S-Bahn) or Tokyo (JR)? Or has Gord Perks? They sure don't talk like it.The latest from Steve Munro, in NOW. Essentially saying, "Smart Track" is dead, and the money allocated to it by the City should be repurposed to fund Eglinton East LRT and the Waterfront LRTs
Why is city council pretending that SmartTrack is still alive? - NOW Magazine
Between the Scarborough subway and SmartTrack, there is some $2.5 billion available in reserve funds that could be used now to pay for service improvements Toronto needsnowtoronto.com