02-13-2018, 05:59 PM
(02-13-2018, 04:16 PM)Canard Wrote: Building HSR *right* is a lot more important than building yet another highway.
If you were going to build one 401, from scratch, the first time, wouldn’t you want to make sure it was perfect and had the best chance of succeeding?
OK, that’s a fair point, and you’re right.
It just feels like getting highways built is no problemo — just do nothing and the MTO will make sure it happens. If you don’t want a highway built, you (as cabinet) need to tell them clearly that they are not to proceed. But railway improvements don’t happen without massive political involvement. Although actually having written I realized that’s not quite fair — Metrolinx is pursuing all sorts of improvements to GO that aren’t politically requested, such as signalling improvements, new GO maintenance facilities, and the like.
Anyway, I hope this time it leads to an actual system, and a good one that really meets a need, not just one that makes for a good (and expensive) ribbon-cutting ceremony.