National Public Transit Initiative

[TimG]

So Toronto gets a 1 billion $ commitment from the federal government to upgrade their public transit system.

I sure hope that Calgary is getting some much needed cash. I don't have any experience with the TO system, but i wouldn't think that it is running at over 100% capacity like Calgary's is.

Mayor Bronco is saying that we "deserve" at least $1B too. i doubt that we'll see 1/2 of that if we see any of it at all.

[BigMass]

Unless by some miracle Calgary is now part of Eastern Canada, I’d say forget about it. But it's simple. If you NEED 1 billion just withhold it from equalization payments. Giving money away that your province can use is asinine. Why give money to the federal government and hope they’re generous enough to give some back to help out.

Funny thing is, the 1 billion TO is getting is probably coming from Alberta

[TimG]

The only thing that Calgary has going for it is that it's the PM's riding.

[Xtrema]

Harper need eastern votes.

[Crymson]

I think T.O's system is great, mind you, i've never commuted in it. Calgary's certainly is atrocious though. We need a billion $, and we need a high speed rail line that runs from calgary, to edmonton, to fort mac even more.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Crymson
I think T.O's system is great, mind you, i've never commuted in it. Calgary's certainly is atrocious though. We need a billion $, and we need a high speed rail line that runs from calgary, to edmonton, to fort mac even more.

We don't have enough population density for high speed rail.

[BigMass]

Originally posted by Xtrema


We don't have enough population density for high speed rail.

if you build it, they will come

[Hash_man]

We definately need that money for public transportation and roadways... IMO more than TO does at the moment.

[TimG]

A high speed train in the Edmonton-Calgary corridor would be great. At least then you could live a bit further out of town where it's more affordable and have a reasonable commute to work.

[TKRIS]

I can drive to SAIT faster from my house in Blackfalds (north of Red Deer) than you can get there from some places in Calgary during moderate to heavy traffic.

A high speed rail system between Calgary and Edmonton would be a huge waste of money, IMHO.

[in*10*se]

^werd.

don't you think montreal, QC city

toronto, ottawa

van, victoria

all have thought about it, and said no, its dumb. what a waste of money.


gimme a eff'n ring road and a subway system in calgary before a ghey high speed train.

[barbarian]

Originally posted by in*10*se
^werd.

don't you think montreal, QC city

toronto, ottawa

van, victoria

all have thought about it, and said no, its dumb. what a waste of money.


gimme a eff'n ring road and a subway system in calgary before a ghey high speed train.

Agreed. We could probably build three more train lines and put everything underground in both cities for less than a high-speed rail line.

[TimG]

Originally posted by in*10*se

toronto, ottawa

there already is a rail link, but it's not high speed. anyway, it's about 600km between Ottawa and Toronto. a 300kph rail line would take 2 hours to travel that distance and a commuter jet takes only about 45 minutes.

also, unless you build it on top of the 401, the population density is too high to build a new high speed rail line.

van, victoria

explain that to me... you want to build a bridge across the Burrard inlet to connect the island to the mainland? no wonder it's too expensive to consider

[tictactoe2004]

fuck the train from calgary to edmonton... just build me a road with a speed limit of 200+ and i'd be happy.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by tictactoe2004
fuck the train from calgary to edmonton... just build me a road with a speed limit of 200+ and i'd be happy.

lol highway 2 is already suicide as it is

[TurboMedic]

Didn't we get fucked on this whole deal? I thought thats what I heard, even Edmonchuck got cash, but we got stiffed....

[in*10*se]

Originally posted by TimG

there already is a rail link, but it's not high speed. anyway, it's about 600km between Ottawa and Toronto. a 300kph rail line would take 2 hours to travel that distance and a commuter jet takes only about 45 minutes.

also, unless you build it on top of the 401, the population density is too high to build a new high speed rail line.

its a dumb idea. i rest my case.

Originally posted by TimG

explain that to me... you want to build a bridge across the Burrard inlet to connect the island to the mainland? no wonder it's too expensive to consider

"all have thought about it, and said no, its dumb. what a waste of money."