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That looks pretty impressive. I really wish American cities were more proactive in incorporating mass public transit in their cities. Seems like every city, aside from a few of the older ones (NYC, Chicago, DC, among a select few others) would rather simply add more giant 10-lane highways all over town rather than build some type of commuter rail system.
And the legacy systems are old, outdated, with mediocre customer service and quality. Americans will never invest in PT like this. The few cities that are getting new rail systems are out of desperation because of outrageous congestion due to huge highway networks. But creating a refined, top-notch, comprehensive system is almost non-existent in the US. Even NYC's system leaves a lot to be desired from a quality perspective.
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Yeah! REM is impressive and they're already talking about a phase 2 for the future. I also agree with what you said, but American cities care more about cars + their image (shows how rich I am/how cool I am) and how the steryotype and stigma of people who take transit = poor still exists in the U.S.
It's interesting -- and you're absolutely correct -- that people see it that way. And the irony is that San Francisco and Boston have very good (and very widely used public transport) and have, along with the others that Arcenal mentioned, generally affluent populations.
It's interesting -- and you're absolutely correct -- that people see it that way. And the irony is that San Francisco and Boston have very good (and very widely used public transport) and have, along with the others that Arcenal mentioned, generally affluent populations.
Driving is baked into American life in every way imaginable. Watching the movie Ghost (jumping onto the moving NYC subway car) is the closest experience most Americans have ever had with riding a subway.
Forget about this Pink Line. Let's talk about something that is actually fully funded by all 3 levels of government: REM.
What's the current status of REM? I remember they promised to start construction Fall 2017. Clearly not going to happen.
It's going to start end of this year/early next year. The announcement of which company/consortium will be announced shortly. All major stops will be completed by 2020, West-Island branch by 2021.
Looks absolutely amazing. Further strengthening Montreal as a leader in public transit in NA. If there’s one thing I love about this city, it’s exactly this.
Basically, three projects at the same time: speed rail (REM), pink line, and blue line extension. Each cost several billions of dollars. Wowsie.
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