Deleted an earlier post that contained an error. The Toronto to Peterborough area can usefully be considered in three parts, in my view: Urbanized GTA: presumably most people are cool with trains here, assuming Alto will use existing rights of way or tunnelling to get downtown (these...

Happy last day of public consultations to those who celebrate. In case you're interested, opposition groups have published maps and links showing the municipal and other group positions on Alto so far. These materials do not seem entirely up to date, so use at your own risk: Ottawa to Montreal...

The view from the other side of the border. Randy and Chris Hibbard of Livonia, quoted in the article, seem like real ones! "Gordie Howe bridge opening date remains murky as residents seek answers"...

The whole point of Air Canada's participation in Cadence seems to be to reduce short-haul flights. They want to put passengers on Alto instead, to free up airport slots for more profitable long-haul business. A random Wednesday in June 2026 shows Air Canada offering 25 direct flights from YTO...

Professionals will take the train if they're starting and ending in downtown locations. Professionals who work for the federal government will probably be mandated to take the train. As for inducements, different classes and maybe station lounges should do the trick (although who needs a...

Such airline lobby is presumably behind the renewed push for jets at the island. If they're going to lose market share on short-haul then they would presumably want to increase long-haul, which presumably means jets. So that fight might be fiercer than it was the last time around, 10 years...

My concern at the moment is that the Alto project will become another political cause celebre after the BC ostrich farm and COVID restrictions. I fear that, like those issues, expertise will get clouded by other things. This citizen proposal strikes me as that type of thing. The proposal...

The consultation period ends this Friday, April 24. In going through the municipal resolutions made so far, one interesting discovery was a slide deck by Alto for the Township of Stone Mills. You can read the whole deck here, but I'm going to display the slide about stages. Politically...

Thanks Andy Takagi and colleagues: "Why Union Station may not be a stop on Canada’s new high-speed rail line" https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=499792d6-1a49-4593-88fc-09907240aac4

Great pics! I've also visited the area and taken a peek through the open gates, and it seemed to me as if these bridges were not very high off the ground, compared to how high the new bridges at Eastern, Dundas and Logan are. Did you have the same impression? Maybe the Broadview extension...

Enjoying the jokes but truthfully: who gets compensated for expropriations, and by how much, is governed by law, including dispute processes. This article provides an overview of the expropriation, compensation and dispute processes, including exceptional rules just for Alto...

That's partly what the consultation and site visits are for, to determine the final route. Others in this forum have well-explained the catch 22s of early public consultations. Anyway, don't take it from me, take it from Renfrew County's Reeve Peter Emon, when the council was recently asked to...

It's as if that particular farmer thought the compensation was for pain and suffering rather than time and damage. Anyway, two additional stories on the farming situation. First, the National Farmers Union is calling to cancel Alto. It has published a long statement explaining its position...

Somebody needs to start supporting this project loudly and publicly, in the places between Ottawa and Montreal. Here's what can happen when that isn't done properly. (Don't worry, I won't flood the forum with posts every time a town opposes Alto. Just pointing out a recent and remarkable...

Not sure where to put these pictures so feel free to move. First, no obvious progress on the Riverdale ramp since the last pics in this thread, although there were two workers on site. Second, hope they plan to raise the level of the trail before it gets paved. See if you can spot the issue...