Holy cow. Talk misreading a post. I said the politicians fudged estimates? No i actaully meant that klingons conspired with vulcans to fudge the estimates :) . And the government is keeping secret from the public by hiding the estimate in hangar 57. :). But seriously, no offense...

Its my view that at grade transit like LRT/streetcar has no place as a transit option in the inner burbs. For a whole host reasons and since i have to head off to the TFC game, i dont have time elaborate now. But that doesnt mean that you cant make this line work by making the best out of...

Yup. Me too. And i know that many feel the same. I would rather walk ten minutes and save 10 minutes on the commuting line as opposed to having a stop at my doorstep but spending an extra ten minutes on the commuting line.

I think we safely say that we can both go on in endless circles on this debate. I dont know if there is a right or wrong answer. For example, your looking hwy 27 to Keele. I could cite as example a student or teacher going home from Humber college to somewhere in the city whereby they will...

Hmm.. Can i just ask kindly that you re read my posts.

All those numbers, which by the way i have read in the metrolinx reports, are really contingent on the number of stops. But they dont really highlight that. They tilt the discussion by comparing their numbers to the downtown subway, where there are more stops. But overall, if you take for...

Exactly, you are supposed to build transit to move people. But if its slow because it has too many stops thats means its not moving people effectively and efficiently. For strictly comparative purposes, at 20-23 kms per hour, thats about the speed that decent marathoners run or good joggers/...

Thanks. What your both basically saying and confirming is that is the critics of these projects have a point. Average speeds of 22-23, thats really slow. And, when you add stops at traffic lights, you have a very slow commute with many torcherous stops. Anyone who has every used a city bus...

Why must there always be so many stops in everyone of these plans? Cant planners and councilors be more considerate of transit user and their time? From a commuters standpoint its turns this kind of service into something akin to a bus service. Its seems very reasonable to have no more than...

http://www.stm.info/en/about/discover_the_stm_its_history/history/metro-history The blue line (which i presume is is what you mean by line 4) came into service in 1986-88.

While i am not a geolo You re right about the the fact taht there was no fed funding. But you Might want to check your facts about the timelines. 40 years ago there was the green line that ran from Frontenac to Atwater. The orange line ran from Bonaventure to Henri Bourassa. Then there was...

The time line of three year to complete that line raised my eyebrows as well. But i have more faith in Montreal pulling something like this off. Thats because the caisse de depot is backing it, the public and media are firmly behind it. And when it comes to city hall, they have party system...