Canadian Transit Thread II

[Coldrsx]

Opinion: Banff park plan for train from Calgary is transformative


Author of the article:Joe Pavelka, guest opinion, Calgary Herald
Published Dec 01, 2023

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/co...transformative

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Hopefully a whole bunch of positive experiences last night on the SEVLRT for NYE celebrations.

https://twitter.com/thekeeneye/statu...88119777251428

Platform looks kind of narrow. Is this what it looks like at rush hour too?

In Ottawa news, the O-Train is down... between Blair and Hurdman...

Structural inspection is taking place at St. Laurent Station, the tunnel initially built for buses around 1987.

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/o-train-ou...tion-1.6707597

[Coldrsx]

Peak NYE rush back south and far more than anything at rush hour, but yes, having used it for the first time last week, I would say a little narrow... by maybe a 1m.

[ssiguy]

I think a new passenger rail service between Calgary & Banff is a good one and could be financially sustainable as well if if appropriately priced for those from the Airport to downtown and as a commuter route from Cochrane to downtown.

They could have, as an example, trains leaving the airport every 10 minutes but 2 of them would be strictly Calgary to Cochrane with the 3rd making it's way all the way to Banff which still offers good service. The road to Cochrane {Crowchild} is a very congested one especially after leaving Calgary where it is very steep and windy. This will only get worse as Cochrane's population continues to soar. The idea of it being a hydrogen train is a good one as Alberta is trying to develop it's hydrogen economy and electrification of the route would cost a King's Ransom.

For Banff/Canmore/Cochrane/and people going to the Airport this could be a real win for the city.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

In Ottawa news, the O-Train is down... between Blair and Hurdman...

Structural inspection is taking place at St. Laurent Station, the tunnel initially built for buses around 1987.

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/o-train-ou...tion-1.6707597

Ended up being nothing. Trains were back in full service a few hours later.

[casper]

Not certain if anyone has posted it. But there is a petition for the Feds to get back into meeting their constitution obligations of having a railway on Vancouver Island. Only a few days left to sign the petition.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/...etition=e-4576

[Luisito]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

In Ottawa news, the O-Train is down... between Blair and Hurdman...

Structural inspection is taking place at St. Laurent Station, the tunnel initially built for buses around 1987.

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/o-train-ou...tion-1.6707597

Ottawa should really just get rid of the current system and start all over. This is getting ridiculous.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Luisito

Ottawa should really just get rid of the current system and start all over. This is getting ridiculous.

In this case, it was just to inspect a 35 year old tunnel. There was nothing wrong with the system itself. They are making progress. We haven't had a major shutdown since summer. I think this is a longest we've gone without a multi week or multi day shut down in quite some time.

[Acajack]

Several options have been unveiled for a new rapid transit link in southwestern Montreal, possibly all the way to Dorval. It could be BRT, tramway or métro.

Here they are:

https://nouvellesdici.com/actu/trans...s-devoilement/

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Several options have been unveiled for a new rapid transit link in southwestern Montreal, possibly all the way to Dorval. It could be BRT, tramway or métro.

Here they are:

https://nouvellesdici.com/actu/trans...s-devoilement/

It seems that all of them miss the airport (including Terminus et Gare Dorval).

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

It seems that all of them miss the airport (including Terminus et Gare Dorval).

It's already being served by a REM extension coming in from the other direction (north).

[Zeej]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Several options have been unveiled for a new rapid transit link in southwestern Montreal, possibly all the way to Dorval. It could be BRT, tramway or métro.

Here they are:

https://nouvellesdici.com/actu/trans...s-devoilement/

Already lots of TOD along Newman boulevard in Lasalle due to its relative proximity to Angrignon. Might be enough density to actually support a metro extension, with more projects on the table. Lasalle itself is very suburban in feel but almost entirely plexes, so it's baseline density is not bad.

[Nouvellecosse]

I always thought it might be nice to re-use those old rail corridors for LRT. Although I wish the spur into Lachine could be connected more directly to downtown through the rail corridor rather than The less direct route to the Green line. Could be a sort of "Overground" style service using DMUs. It shows a transfer to the Candiac commuter line but that thing is so infrequent it's kind of useless as conventional transit.

[Luisito]

Would be great to see a metro extension or an LRT line in that area.

[thebasketballgeek]

The Metro extension of the Green Line would be my preferred idea. Ik the BRT/LRT would be slightly longer in built form, but they would require a transfer. Meanwhile the extension would add roughly 10km and make the Green Line >30km long and allow the LaSalle residents to cross the city with ease and no worry of unnecessary transfer. In terms of increasing ridership and generating TOD, the Green Line extension would be the best option. Especially in the distant future if they decide to terminate the Green Line at the Airport (ik the REM takes care of the Airport but 2 major lines to/from the airport would be an incredible thing for a city to have for convenience). Finally, it would allow Blvd Newman to undergo a more interesting road diet rather than having half the street occupied by on street transit. For example, they have more then enough space on the ROW to expand the express bike network and increase the width of the sidewalks to improve walkability on the street (it fucking sucks walking on Newman at it’s current state)

[Dengler Avenue]

And it also means that STM will no longer have to run its 747 bus on A-20.

[GreaterMontréal]

The new Lucien L'Allier EXO station
• Video Link

construction starting on april 1st.

[hipster duck]

So there's been some movement on getting GO transit's Milton line up to all day, 2-way, frequent service.

https://www.insidehalton.com/news/al...bfc2adef0.html

Currently, the Milton line is a rush hour-only line because it shares tracks with CP's mainline. However, it winds its way through the heart of Mississauga and connects to Milton and would have tremendous ridership potential - maybe even the most potential of any line.



Here's where it stands:

- The Feds committed money ($1.2B) under former Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, but there was no plan and it did not have the backing of the province

- Now the province has signaled it wants to move forward with a commitment, but there isn't a plan and they haven't provided any money.

So basically the province has to earmark money and have Metrolinx/partners come up with a plan. Politically, the line travels through 6 swing ridings all held by Liberals federally and Conservatives provincially, so it's in both government's interest to back this.

[Franco401]

Has there been any word on transit connections to the new St-Hubert Airport terminal in Longueuil? Is there any chance of a new Exo station or even a (long, long-term) REM branch? Would upgraded bus service at least be realistic?

[SkahHigh]

Originally Posted by Franco401

Has there been any word on transit connections to the new St-Hubert Airport terminal in Longueuil? Is there any chance of a new Exo station or even a (long, long-term) REM branch? Would upgraded bus service at least be realistic?

None of these will happen (there is an exo station nearby but service is infrequent). The most realistic (and best thing, really) would be a bus shuttle to Brossard station.