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RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - white_brian - 02-11-2016
There was a follow-up at 6 as well, couldn't copy the link for some reason
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - KevinL - 02-11-2016
(02-11-2016, 10:30 PM)white_brian Wrote: There was a follow-up at 6 as well, couldn't copy the link for some reason
Here you go: http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/toronto-kitchener-mayors-say-better-transit-between-cities-a-must-1.2774587
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - dunkalunk - 02-12-2016
I find it amazing that the part that CTV thinks the story is the lack of mention of Guelph in any future potential rail service when the actual story is the lack of ownership on a critical section of track preventing any 2-way all-day service. They do eventually mention it at the end, but they fail to say where it is.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - jamincan - 02-12-2016
My understanding is that CN still owns the section from Bramalea GO to Georgetown GO.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - jordan2423 - 11-29-2016
what happen to this? I thought we were supposed to get something in the fall....
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - D40LF - 11-29-2016
Another study, maybe.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - DHLawrence - 11-29-2016
Nothing's going to happen without a financial commitment from one or all levels of government. I'm not going to hold my breath.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - Viewfromthe42 - 03-02-2017
The government has a survey that seems based around either HSR cost/financials or else HOT lanes on the 401.
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3059422/Southwest-Ontario-Travel-Survey-103
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - Viewfromthe42 - 03-13-2017
And as a follow-up to that survey, I now know through a colleague one of the people working on the EA for this. Trying to convince them that skipping Guelph is something that should at least be considered.
Also wondering if they're working in concert with things like SIXO at all. Would hate to think that the location/configuration of one development might be allowed to proceed in such a way that it precludes or greatly cost-increases a project like this. Are EAs ever allowed to impose restrictions on developments coming online which could be in conflict, or at least give warning to them that, hey, if you build here, you can't complain about what's to come, whether you don't like trains coming by, vibrations, construction, or whatever else?
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - DHLawrence - 04-25-2017
Another study, yay!
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - ijmorlan - 04-25-2017
(04-25-2017, 09:18 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Another study, yay!
It will probably conclude that the issue should be studied some more. But it seems that could have been determined just by sheer extrapolation, rather than going through a full study.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - D40LF - 04-25-2017
(04-25-2017, 09:18 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Another study, yay!Obligatory.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - JCnb - 04-26-2017
(04-25-2017, 09:18 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Another study, yay!
Is that another looming provincial election I smell??
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - panamaniac - 04-26-2017
(04-26-2017, 10:41 AM)JCnb Wrote:(04-25-2017, 09:18 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Another study, yay!
Is that another looming provincial election I smell??
You only just noticed that the campaign has already begun?
Someday, I'd like to see an explanation of the relationship between HSR, all-day, two-way GO service, and enhanced VIA service. All three seem to be at some stage of being considered, but actually implementing all three between Kitchener and Toronto (among others) makes no sense to me.
RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - SammyOES2 - 04-26-2017
I thought the HSR studies incorporated the work that GO would have to do to update the line for all-day-two-way GO service?