Research from Japan suggests high-speed rail can help ease the cost of housing and congestion on the roads, by making it easier to live further from urban centres.
Doug Ford is rolling his eyes. Don’t you guys know? Bike lanes are the reason we have so much congestion, unaffordable housing, and homelessness! /s
But in all seriousness, all the things that other countries have done with great success are all things we can implement in Canada: high-speed rails, REMOVING cars from cities, improving public transportation networks, expanding cycling infrastructures, and creating more room for public spaces, as examples.
We only need the political will to, since I’m sure most people would want to live in a better version of what they have now.
Isn’t Canada too big for bike lanes? I can’t bike from Toronto to Halifax! And the train would take ages to go from Montreal, QC to Victoria BC. Why are you assaulting my freedom of movement by pushing these things on us!?!?!? /s
I doubt high speed rail is a viable solution between Vancouver and Calgary.
Yeah, that route would suck for anything land-based. Flights are around $100, and would get you there in 1/10 the time that driving would.
But you wouldn’t build high-speed rail lines for routes nobody would take. I don’t even think Via rail has a station in Calgary… Edmonton, yes, but Calgary is on its own!
You would think, but a fair amount of people I talk to in the 40+ do not want to change and actually are opposed to change.
I’m in that group, and I have no problem seeing positive changes happen. What’s the point of being resistant to change, if it means living in a worse situation? To me, it makes no sense.
I want to see our communities become more human-centric, because the direction we are going would not be the future I want my kids and grandkids living in.
People seem to think this is how we have always lived, and it’s only really been 2 or 3 generations that have lived with so much excess.
Exactly! These things aren’t some long-standing traditions we need to cling onto. They are recent problems (that we created) that can be corrected if we act quickly. And we sure as shit can’t fix things with a government who wants to push Ontario in the opposite direction.
Doug Ford is rolling his eyes. Don’t you guys know? Bike lanes are the reason we have so much congestion, unaffordable housing, and homelessness! /s
But in all seriousness, all the things that other countries have done with great success are all things we can implement in Canada: high-speed rails, REMOVING cars from cities, improving public transportation networks, expanding cycling infrastructures, and creating more room for public spaces, as examples.
We only need the political will to, since I’m sure most people would want to live in a better version of what they have now.
Isn’t Canada too big for bike lanes? I can’t bike from Toronto to Halifax! And the train would take ages to go from Montreal, QC to Victoria BC. Why are you assaulting my freedom of movement by pushing these things on us!?!?!? /s
At least in parts of Canada.
I doubt high speed rail is a viable solution between Vancouver and Calgary.
Yeah, that route would suck for anything land-based. Flights are around $100, and would get you there in 1/10 the time that driving would.
But you wouldn’t build high-speed rail lines for routes nobody would take. I don’t even think Via rail has a station in Calgary… Edmonton, yes, but Calgary is on its own!
The west gets very little service from VIA.
https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains
You would think, but a fair amount of people I talk to in the 40+ do not want to change and actually are opposed to change.
People seem to think this is how we have always lived, and it’s only really been 2 or 3 generations that have lived with so much excess.
I’m in that group, and I have no problem seeing positive changes happen. What’s the point of being resistant to change, if it means living in a worse situation? To me, it makes no sense.
I want to see our communities become more human-centric, because the direction we are going would not be the future I want my kids and grandkids living in.
Exactly! These things aren’t some long-standing traditions we need to cling onto. They are recent problems (that we created) that can be corrected if we act quickly. And we sure as shit can’t fix things with a government who wants to push Ontario in the opposite direction.