Reece 🚇 @RM_Transit
Global Transit Obsessive. Creator RMTransit. Clean Air Enjoyer. Previously Comp. Scientist, Transpo Planner. Always a Silver Lining. reecemartin.ca Earth Joined August 2019-
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I’d love to see a cost comparison between this and a second ave subway station
I’d love to see a cost comparison between this and a second ave subway station
Its really frustrating that we don't use them. Toronto gets really hot and cold and we waste a ton of energy heating and cooling the outdoors.
Its really frustrating that we don't use them. Toronto gets really hot and cold and we waste a ton of energy heating and cooling the outdoors.
Its really dissapointing that Alberta is talking about province wide rail and BC isn't doing something similarly ambitious (even a great bus network!)
Canadas famously conservative province is talking about major rail investments because of the cost of highway expansion. Amazing
Canadas famously conservative province is talking about major rail investments because of the cost of highway expansion. Amazing
If you want to support more telco competition in Canada consider switching off of the big 3, its worth it!
I think its underrated how powerful Brightline becoming good at slapping down a 125mph, or 186mph rail right of way along a highway could be for the US and Canada. Combine that with new regional rail in cities and you could have a half decent HSR system!
I really do think Brightline FL is a great model for Calgary Edmonton HSR. You don't need 320kph / 200mph, just getting up to 200/125 would be super competitive, and even having a small handful of level crossings is fine. Would blow the bus out of the water and be well used!
Check out this podcast episode I did with @helenlw_ ! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how…
YES!
These folks have been advocating a long time, this is a huge win.
Premier outlines a Passenger Rail Master Plan to coordinate and move forward passenger rail in the province
Seattles Stride BRT is the type of thing almost every North American city should be building
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"Asset Management Plan" is a title guaranteed to put most readers to sleep, but it is an important overview of the TTC system looking beyond a few high profile funding needs. There is more to owning a transit system than new trains and buses. (1)
Xujiapeng in the Wuhan Metro is a sprawling station connecting 3 metro lines so I had to go and explore it after my relatives got tired and returned to the hotel. A little picture🧵.
Canada truly is in a new rail era. New projects and initiatives being moved forward across the country. So important and exciting to see.
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@jeremyzorek @ryan_hassett @RM_Transit For sure, it's just an announcement for the moment. And we know that Canadian govts are good at press releases and studies, but not so much at systematic implementation. But it's good news that it seems that there is a nationwide momentum for regional and intercity rail.
Oh my god the new RER E stations are maybe the best in the world
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@JRUrbaneNetwork Next time try Zürich?
I really wish @Metrolink had a website that tracked the status of all SCORE projects. This SCAG doc from dec 2022 is one of the only accessible docs I've found that has any sort of forecast, which just seems to be moving every project to 2035 en masse... scag.ca.gov/sites/main/fil…
@RM_Transit The Alberta context is that the government just put forward two widely unpopular bills that are straight authoritarian, and this is a thinly veiled attempt at a distraction. I have zero faith in this government to execute.
So many Americans and American states can learn something from this. Brightline has helped, CAHSR hasn’t, but in 🇨🇦 with GO making huge strides, true regional rail is attractive, and should be in the U.S., too.
Canadas famously conservative province is talking about major rail investments because of the cost of highway expansion. Amazing
@RM_Transit Like you've said before people will default to convenience! No one likes traffic and even less people like new taxes to pay for highways that seemingly never stop being under construction
BC needs to collaborate with Alberta on this and develop our own passenger rail plans in tandem.
Premier outlines a Passenger Rail Master Plan to coordinate and move forward passenger rail in the province
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Where will JRUrbane travel next? It's urbane and is really trying to build a rail network.
@ryan_hassett @ChittiMarco @RM_Transit Feels like the biggest if of all time, call me back when there's actually a real plan here
And by that I mean the infrastructure to deliver hydrogen is under developed. The skill base for maintenance is thin. The number of manufacturers is small, as are production runs, and the trains themselves built thus far have been unimpressive
most of the work of reducing emissions and pollution is in getting people out of small inefficient vehicles (cars) and into large and efficient vehicles (buses and trains) Hydrogen can make a marginally cleaner train at considerable expense and is really not ready for prime time
Lines with meaningful traffic should be powered by overhead electrification, which is the cleanest and highest performance technical choice with wide global adoption. Rural lines with limited traffic should be powered by diesel, for which there is a large global market
One thing it can be hard for decision makers to grasp is that it's wildly more important for clean transportation that people be riding the train that the train itself be especially clean
Premier Smith says she’s interested in the use of hydrogen powered trains, which is something the proposed Calgary-Banff rail project has been exploring.