04-12-2019, 09:33 AM
(04-12-2019, 09:18 AM)Ace Wrote: 2019 Ontario Budget
Quote:HIGH-SPEED RAIL: VALUE FOR MONEY?
The Province has paused capital funding for high‐speed rail in the 2019 Ontario Budget and is actively exploring opportunities to enhance the train speeds and service levels on existing railway corridors, as well as opportunities for inter‐community bus services or other transit solutions that better support the immediate needs of Southwestern Ontario.
The Province is completing an analysis of new and existing rail service options that consider the social, environmental and economic impact to area residents, landowners, farmers, businesses and the natural environment.
The Province has listened to the residents in Southwestern Ontario who have expressed concerns that high‐speed rail would have negative social, environmental and economic impacts for the region. For example, the agricultural community has warned that the project would create a physical barrier that would eliminate countless hectares of prime agricultural land in one of Canada’s richest farm belts, restricting access to homes, fields and markets. The Province will bring forward a transportation plan for Southwestern Ontario by fall 2019.
I wonder how many decimals of precision one would need to measure the chance this analysis fairly considers HSR impacts vs. building more roads to support the same growth.