Some fairly bizarre statements in that piece:
The limitation on speeds/travel times, is a widely-acknowledged limitation of the urban LRT, not a benefit...(!) ...do I really need to point this out to the City, shouldn't they know this?
It seems the City is now suggesting that we need "equality" between trains and cars/SUV/trucks, so they all have to travel the same speed. This is surely guaranteed to make transit unattractive compared to private vehicles.
You might think that the speed limitation is a good trade off for the integrated nature of the train. That's probably a reasonable opinion to hold. But the City's new line seems to be that it is independently good that the train goes slow and will be "equal" to other vehicles. This is truly bizarre. When have we required "equality" between vehicles and trains? We aren't talking about human beings of different races, or sexual orientation, or religion, where it is accepted that equality is a good thing. We are talking about pieces of infrastructure.