Comments on: The REM Proposal is the Best Transit Project Montreal has seen in 30 Years

By: Zeke

Zeke — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 04:29:42 +0000

Howdy!

Revisiting all 14 posts about the REM as it nears completion. Thanks again, and it will be interesting to compare reality to supposition once all is said and done.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 01:54:38 +0000

How could you possibly justify this project? Do you really think there are ridership levels high enough to justify a frequent rail link to the west island following the 40? The 470 and Vaudreuil-Hudson line have lower ridership than most of the 10 minute max network. The west islanders signed a contract with the auto devil by purchasing property there. They don’t deserve billions of dollars worth of capital investment when montreal’s infrastructure is already over capacity nearly everywhere. Although I would agree that there is need for a rail link to brossard, I think a much more cost efficient method would be to simply create a new AMT commuter line that diverges from the Mt-St-Hilaire line, goes south to the Quarter Dix/30 and then continues south-east to St Jean-sur-Richelieu. All the track is already there.

This plan is absolute madness. Its an asinine attempt by transit planning authorities to fill in the gaps in the montreal metro network map. Similar to the comments you made about the mascouche line.

By: ant6n

ant6n — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:54:03 +0000

@Apocryphon
That’s a good question. The Caisse has funny incentives wanting to make it profitable, which has good sides and bad sides. On the one hand, they want to get it built, and buil quickly, and they want as many people on it as possible. On the other hand, the social desire to have as much regional transit as possible may not align very well with the incentive for profit — for example the Edouard-Montpetit station may be thrown under the bus as not being profitable, even thought it’s cost-benefit to society is positive. Since we the public have to put forward a lot of money for this line, I think we should ensure that it’s built properly and with the interests of all in mind.

By: Apocryphon

Apocryphon — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:03:44 +0000

Very cool article about the logistical benefits of this proposal. Organizationally speaking, what are your thoughts on how it’s funded/the parties involved in the construction and the operation of this railway?