LRT vote passes 20-0.
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I really like the wood look, although I still think that they should have done each station in the theme of a different Canadian province or territory (13 stations, works out perfectly).
That's a very good idea.
I'm reluctant to rock the boat on this otherwise fantastic plan, but I don't understand why, if they're ordering new vehicles anyway, they can't take advantage of the full grade-separation and buy less expensive, higher-order, automated vehicles.
Or maybe they could buy the Eglinton vehicles from us, and we can build Eglinton as David Gunn suggested...
That's a very good idea.
I'm reluctant to rock the boat on this otherwise fantastic plan, but I don't understand why, if they're ordering new vehicles anyway, they can't take advantage of the full grade-separation and buy less expensive, higher-order, automated vehicles.
I first suggested this more than 3 years ago while I was a co-op student working for the City. I never got a perfectly straight answer, but my guess is that staff are (foolishly) gung-ho on using the parkway as an extension of the first phase of the project. Grade separating that section wouldn't make sense, so they went with LRT.
Thankfully the Parkway option seems to be off the table, so from what I gather from staff reports and presentations they're leaning towards grade-separation in the Richmond-Byron corridor, which is totally fine by me.
Me too, although I'd prefer Carling.
Looks like the City planners are favouring the Richmond-Byron corridor. This is the right choice in my opinion.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/City+eyes+Richmond/5554271/story.html
Thank Heavens. Sanity has prevailed. Hopefully the politicians follow suit.
Also, the short-listed bids were released today: http://www.ottawalightrail.ca/en/ne...list-for-ottawa’s-light-rail-transit-project/
Interesting how all 3 JVs are led by large foreign contractors. I guess there aren't any Canadian companies left anymore that can build this?