denfromoakvillemilton
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Nothing about the Eglinton West LRT or the delay on the other LRT lines.
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TOareaFan
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That is a very interesting point....when you redirect existing revenues (which currently don't cover the cost of running the province) to dedicated transit tools you, by definition, increase the size of the current deficit unless you cut other existing programs.....so, in effect, short of cutting other programs this entire 45 minutes of logging in to listen could be summarized by "how are we funding transit....we are going to borrow more money!"
That's what I was thinking too. Perhaps this is where the corporate tax increase comes in? It will be interesting to see how they attempt to cover everything off, or if they just increase the deficit through borrowing.
rbt
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I expect they'll try but making it a promise would be really risky; CP could demand $10B for their line (price goes up with political pressure to complete a deal), slightly less than tunnelling or expropriating a new route.
Without knowing the details, everything in this announcement actually seems doable without having to buy off 3rd parties who may have different objectives than the province.
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innsertnamehere
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15 minute electrified GO on all lines
DRL
Hurontario LRT
Durham BRT
HSR between Toronto and London
Twinning of the entirety of highway 17 in Northern Ontario (I believe, she simply said "twinning Northern Ontario's highways from border to border to border"
Phase 2 of the Ottawa LRT
Hamilton LRT
Thats what I have gathered so far. Notice the lack of the Yonge subway extension.
DRL
Hurontario LRT
Durham BRT
HSR between Toronto and London
Twinning of the entirety of highway 17 in Northern Ontario (I believe, she simply said "twinning Northern Ontario's highways from border to border to border"
Phase 2 of the Ottawa LRT
Hamilton LRT
Thats what I have gathered so far. Notice the lack of the Yonge subway extension.
Adjei
Senior Member
Funds from gas tax and HST on fuel tax to fund plan but says details will be revealed in the spring budget.
http://www.thestar.com/news/queensp...ut_no_new_taxes_vows_pc_leader_tim_hudak.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/queensp...ut_no_new_taxes_vows_pc_leader_tim_hudak.html
If the Richmond Hill line is running electrified 15 minute all-day service, is a Yonge extension really needed? Outside of peak the Yonge line would be running 8 min headways anyway (every 2nd train short-turning at Finch), so you electrify the RH line and put BRT lanes on Yonge for those going to NYCC or Yonge-Eg.
Adjei
Senior Member
What's the use of HSR between Toronto and London, that's the most stupidest thing I've ever heard.
TheTigerMaster
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15 min electrified on all GO is something that makes me very, very happy.
To be clear, is this 15 minute all day?,
To be clear, is this 15 minute all day?,
ehlow
Senior Member
I interpreted that as "upgrading rail corridor between Kitchener and Toronto for faster trains", not really high speed rail.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Hell no! That's the point too eh? And the RH go line will be much cheaper anyway, and it's already built so let's use it right gweed?
Pretty sure she said all day.
TheTigerMaster
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
Murray has specifically mentioned 200+km/h speeds, so yes, HSR. maybe not the 300km/h stuff, but HSR.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Excuse me while I try to contain my excitement
really it's about time
Pretty much, yeah. RHC has an advantage because it's one of the few 905 hubs that's located right on a GO line. Electrify the RH line, build BRT lanes on Yonge, and then plug the RH line into the DRL, which would replace the southern meandering part of the line.
It could just be HSR-ready tracks (grade separations, proper turning radii, etc), without necessarily running an HSR service. That way that section of track could simply be "plugged into" an HSR system when one gets built.