We don't really know yet what 12 billion implies, other that it's an option that's fully electrified. Maybe it includes improvements to approaches to Montreal and Toronto...

You're missing the point. Just because Mercier-Est (which is where it's a bigger issue in the East, not in most of HoMa or Montréal-Est) isn't up to your standards of beauty doesn't mean we need to make the area uglier with a poorly integrated elevated railway line. Also, the point the author is...

Actually, this opinion piece is more about showing the difference between what CDPQi promised and what it actually looks like in the contexte of them telling us that REM East elevated downtown will look great. It should be taken more as a warning than a criticism of catenary. And even if it is...

The cool thing is that she is the daughter of the woman who is the voice of the Metro

it's 72m deep and it will be accessed by 4 high speed elevators

This is not a Blue line extension contract, it is part of the Pie-IX BRT project, but they took the opportunity to build the underground connection ahead of time so they won't have to rebuild the BRT stop when they build the blue line extension.

Construction of the pedestrian tunnel that will link the Pie-IX BRT with the future Blue line station at Pie-IX and Jean-Talon.

No need to apologize. I didn't say anything about being competitive with driving. What I'm talking about is providing something basic, whether it's a coach line or a train service. By pure coincidence, I have family in the Lachute area, and I did take the Greyhound a couple of times when I was...

I'm sorry, did I offend you or something? I didn't know comments need to be perfectly realistic in order to be worthy of this thread.

This is the reason why we need a public option for coach service.

What is the problem with being a railfan and dreaming of rail service? Plus there's no coach service along the north shore of the Ottawa river... Maybe Via should offer that, same as Thruway

That's why the Argenteuil MRC wants a study done I guess. See if it's viable. The provincial government is planning on improving Highway 50 because traffic has increased significantly since it was completed in 2012. It's not realistic, but one can dream :)

Thankfully I updated my post before you replied :) I'm pretty sure you understand what I meant anyway.

They're not advocating for HFR. They want a study done on relaunching the Montreal-Gatineau line. If anything it could be a regional rail line with 3-4 roundtrips per day. Gatineau is the third largest urban area in Quebec after all. I truly believe every CMA in Quebec should have rail service...

That's not my point, and that shouldn't be CDPQ's decision to make.

It's not that simple. The first REM line is actually great, it connects important hubs with populous suburbs and the airport. It makes sense to build it and it will probably improve integration and connectivity within the city. It also uses corridors that already existed. In many ways, planning...

Of course it makes sense... I think the debate is more between aerial/underground and regarding integration of the station with their surroundings... Building stations on empty lots is a way to save money, not to facilitate integration for riders, and that's deplorable and illustrative of this...

As I said in the comment you quoted: It lacks integration downtown. There is currently no issues with peak ridership on the green line east of Berri-UQAM, and REM is not designed to offload the metro. If that was the case, why would they plan on running 2 car trainsets? I understand that they...

One can only hope. They did add connections with the metro after consultations for the original REM. Hopefully they're as open now... That's exactly why people like me need to actively participate in consultations. I live in the Centre-Sud neighbourhood and I have a lot to say!

It's not about distance. It's about integration, not only with transit, but also with RÉSO and the rest of downtown. What makes downtown Montreal pretty great as a matter of efficiency is that everything is connected, whether it's the shopping malls, the métro stations, theaters or large office...