Cost estimate for light rail doubled over five years – WATERLOO REGION- Ontario

Posted by zweisystem on June 15, 2009 · 5 Comments

It is very hard to make comments on this bit of news because ‘we’ are not there, but it does seem that eitherAi??Ai??local planners have been negligent in their cost estimates or, as I suspect, city engineers have downloaded unneeded infrastructure charges onto the proposed LRT scheme. Certainly inflation has not been 100%Ai??Ai?? in five […]

Category: zweisystem · Tags: C-train, cost per km, demonstration project, economic stimulus, Evergreen Line, light rail, LRT, Patrick Condon, study, tram, trams, transit, Waterloo Ontario transit

Canada asks provinces to suggest stimulus projects

Posted by John Buker on December 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Canada asks provinces to suggest stimulus projects As we’ve long pointed out, regular Interurban rail service could be up and running the whole distance between Chilliwack and Vancouver within 2 years, with political will. The Fraser Valley has been clamouring for this service for long enough. It is now time for our provincial politicians to […]

Category: zweisystem · Tags: demonstration project, economic stimulus, infrastructure, Interurban, passenger rail