And for people like me who like pretty pictures: from the link above: Attachment 1 - Proposed Cycling Detour Route - Phase 1 Attachment 2 - Proposed Cycling Detour Route - Phase 2

While not 1-1, this might be relevant to look at in the context of 'iconic' design for Rem East. https://www.dezeen.com/2021/06/22/som-state-lake-station/

MSFs are always constructed way before the rest of the line is ready as they will start housing any rolling stock received during construction.

Montreal just built the Champlain bridge and they seem to be doing fine. The REM will pass in between the cables.

"max destiny" is an arbitrarily set number based on subjective experience... In North America, people tend to mix-up tall towers with density when the correlation is not direct. For example, the Plateau in Montreal has over double the density of downtown Montreal and is (slightly) denser than...

Towers are cost-effective in Toronto given the cost of land. Shade isn't a new invention. Towers have been around for more than a century and shade hasn't been a big issue until some people decided that their front lawn deserves sunlight more than people deserve housing. Building on top of...

I'm sure the built version will have taken the existence of busses into account, unlike the conceptual blockout... Is this an issue in BRTs in Bogota etc? It would be something to ask during a community session maybe. But I looked at the render again and the cover is offset from the curb. So...

Can you explain the reasoning behind the idea of roof design exposing the mentioned cities to 'legal issues'?

I agree. The report does note that there was less enthusiasm for the SRT because of its uniqueness and also wrote that procuring rolling stock for it would be more expensive because of the orphan status. The political climate today (transit-wise) in Toronto is basically unrecognizable from 15...

Keep us posted please!

Disappointed in you... Open the link. It showed the direct comparison in 2013 dollars. You can find the more current numbers by going to www dot google dot come on.

While ARG1 should have brought the docs to improve their case, most of what they said is available online to look up. For example, Translink studied BRT, LRT, and Skytrain for the Fraser Highway route and found the LRT/BRT would take 29min to travel it, while it would take 22min by Skytrain...

I do agree that have an interesting way of using commas. You also do not seem to be adding any data or conjecture to the conversation. Moving on... And for people who are saying there was no plans to potentially convert the SRT to a streetcar here you go: The TTC was thinking that if they...

Reread what you quoted. They are saying there will be a cross-platform transfer only in one direction instead of both directions like the old plan. That is written in the article and then it continues: That suggests that for the OL, there will be an island platform connected in both...

New blog piece posted today. Has a lot of pretty pictures. https://rem.info/en/news/five-major-worksites-to-follow-2021

Some tidbits that stood out to me as well: REM1 The fund 'believes that they will provide a 3.7 ROI to the Quebec gov for the amount they pinched in for the project. REM East: They are reviewing REM East's projected ridership up by 'at least' 20 percent. So expected ridership is 159,600 per...

One thing I haven't seen mentioned much is that as the area's around the stations densify, public parking at new towers would provide an alternative. If a condo/hotel developer sees a market for people driving and parking at the station, they probably will provide it. No need for the TTC to...

On topic: The REM testing has reached 90km/h during testing

Nothing some good maintenance and gorilla glue cant fix.

This thread isnt active enough being only on Montreal. I like how it is a one-stop-shop for Quebec news.