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Still not beating the commie block allegations but it's sure nice seeing something built above six stories.

I've actually been inside some true commie blocks (Romania), and honestly, they're actually fairly well built with good floorplans. Many...

Strathcona and downtown should both have stops in my opinion. It’s very common to see two main stations in other parts of the world. And...

In my mind, best case scenario is 350kmph HSR Edm-YEG-Red Deer-YYC-Cal with an express route downtown to downtown and having the LRT...

For arguments sake? This is an impossible set of parameters to use for a realistic argument! Show me a conventional HSR that operates at...

Most lines run multiple services. Most likely it would alternate between a downtown to downtown express and then a Edm-YEG-Red...

I concur that extending LRT to the airport and having new neighbourhoods build around its existence has a lot of value. That said...

No we don’t what we need is an extension of the LRT out to the airport so people who work out can use it every day not just for the...

Are you guys talking about the UP Express train in Toronto? Because when I flew to Toronto last month, it was around $12 for a one-way...

Definitely correct on one point. Nobody wanted to pay a premium fare even in TO with all the high flying business executives. Better off...

…what? Both the canada line and Pearson connector are very successful with their increased fares. Canada line is less than $10...

I think something to keep in mind is that the tram-trains you are thinking of run on a mix a tram and mainline railway routes. I gather...

^ There would be a night-and-day difference in the cost of the two.

Yes it could, but with LRT to our airport progressing so slowly (if at all now) and if commuter rail proceeds quicker, the later could...

Honestly if Edmonton continues to grow substantially past the 2 million mark, we could both have Commuter Rail and LRT at the same time...