Some more coverage as of this evening. More coverage of station choices, this time in English: "Ottawa train station isn’t ideal location for high-speed rail terminal, Transport Minister says"...

In the interview, the CEO says they are considering three sites for the station in Quebec CIty: one in the northeast, one in the centre, and one in the west. The western one is presumably the initial tramway terminal. He also says they want to connect with the tramway or be nearby it whatever...

There's a new plan for Ookwemin Minising and it's quite different from the last one. "City unveils Copenhagen-inspired plans for new island neighbourhood — with a car-free street. Is Toronto ready for it?" https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=92f80238-933e-4054-8fda-34d68dbc8a7b

Oh nothing, just the Alto CEO breaking hearts on Radio-Canada regarding station locations. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-10655538/pdg-alto-passage-a-quebec?liste=28-34803 Ottawa's station is likely going to be Tremblay and not downtown...

Why have they used corporate stock pictures instead of actual Ontario/Quebec farms? Farmers seem to be complaining that nobody is listening to them or taking their concerns seriously. Using pics of models standing in prairie wheat fields thousands of kilometres away might, in fact, contribute...

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/toronto-area-could-get-two-high-speed-rail-stations-not-just-one-says-alto-ceo/article_08441d29-8432-59fb-a9b4-dc9c5063f5b2.html So that means potentially three stations in the Toronto area in the fullness of time: something in an east-end suburb...

Time to finally make a break in the fencing between Riverdale Park West and the bike infra on Bayview, so that a southbound cyclist could come down the valley on the new and improved valley trail, use the mega-ramp to get up to the pedestrian bridge at Riverdale, ride over to the west side, and...

Why build something that has been successfully built around the world when you could instead implement technologies that are unproven and, in fact, do not even exist? Electric short-haul commercial planes...

I'm writing this primarily for the citizen researcher trying to fit a new, relatively-high speed passenger service on CN's corridor east of Toronto, instead of Alto. Is a new corridor required for decent, let alone great, passenger rail in the area? VIA concluded a decade ago that it did...

Well, for me, it was articles like the following, about Cadence's bid for Alto, and the proven ability of CPDQ Infra to deliver both good modern transit and an attractive financial package (the REM): "Winning Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail bid was so low officials feared it was impossible...

Deleted an earlier post that contained an error. The Toronto to Peterborough area can usefully be considered in three parts, in my view: Urbanized GTA: presumably most people are cool with trains here, assuming Alto will use existing rights of way or tunnelling to get downtown (these...

Happy last day of public consultations to those who celebrate. In case you're interested, opposition groups have published maps and links showing the municipal and other group positions on Alto so far. These materials do not seem entirely up to date, so use at your own risk: Ottawa to Montreal...

The view from the other side of the border. Randy and Chris Hibbard of Livonia, quoted in the article, seem like real ones! "Gordie Howe bridge opening date remains murky as residents seek answers"...

The whole point of Air Canada's participation in Cadence seems to be to reduce short-haul flights. They want to put passengers on Alto instead, to free up airport slots for more profitable long-haul business. A random Wednesday in June 2026 shows Air Canada offering 25 direct flights from YTO...

Professionals will take the train if they're starting and ending in downtown locations. Professionals who work for the federal government will probably be mandated to take the train. As for inducements, different classes and maybe station lounges should do the trick (although who needs a...