If you want to see how much damage right-wing populist governments in Canada can do thru pettiness & sheer incompetence to the successful positioning of cities, research what Alberta’s UCP has done to Calgary’s C-Train Green Line, & Ontario’s PC Party has done to the Eglinton Crosstown & bike-lanes. - ThreadSky

brenttoderian.bsky.social • 67 days ago

If you want to see how much damage right-wing populist governments in Canada can do thru pettiness & sheer incompetence to the successful positioning of cities, research what Alberta’s UCP has done to Calgary’s C-Train Green Line, & Ontario’s PC Party has done to the Eglinton Crosstown & bike-lanes.

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chris-begley.bsky.social•67 days ago

I think we do need to recognize that Ontario is bringing in all-day 2-way electrified Go Train service

rmcbean.bsky.social•67 days ago

The regional rail networks they're planning are private for-profit.

prifmirus.bsky.social•67 days ago

As an Albertan I can vouch that it is much more then the green line that has suffered due to the ucp

schemingdespot.bsky.social•67 days ago

Also worth noting that pettiness and sheer incompetence are apparently the only two things such governments have to offer. If you are hoping for coherent policy, look elsewhere

damccaig.bsky.social•67 days ago

I fear for what Calgary will look like once they are done. Anyone who has seen what it is like beneath Chicago’s downtown L-train knows what I am talking about.

donquixote66.bsky.social•67 days ago

Canada is following in USA maga steps. Hope the opposition is not as spineless as American democrats.

everetthorner.ca•67 days ago

Completely - and yet somehow the same AB gov is putting out what seem like good intentions for regional rail networks ?? I don’t understand it. #ableg

shadowpages.bsky.social•66 days ago

They're prioritizing that because the group that owns Mt Norquay and the Banff train station are UCP supporters.

It's ass backwards prioritizing to benefit donors. In the meantime, they're going to fuck over the green line in service of this other project.