The biggest Canadian urban centre to not be mentioned: Winnipeg!
Just like Hamilton and Quebec City (of similar population sizes), Winnipeg doesn't have rail-based rapid transit. However, there has been a small BRT line since 2012, and there are plans for an entire BRT network in Winnipeg.
This is insane actually, I hope one my country of continental proportions 🇧🇷 will have as many new rail projects under construction all over the country
oh man don't get me started 😭 at least Canada has the funding and some really good projects. 90% of the projects around here are horrendous compared to international standards
The pink line, rem de l'est and laval extension completing the loop and adding a connection at Bois franc are badly needed. Laval is really growing in numbers and needs more metro stations. I knew my grandparents lived close to Bois franc, but they literally live across the street. I cannot wait for the rem expansion to go live!! In general it will get rid of one connection, and often times, that 3rd connection is a crappy, slow bus (I live just past jean talon on the blue line.)
Regarding the Quebec city tramway, illustrations do show only opposed platform stops. Do you see a reason for some platforms to be to the left in the direction of travel? By default, platforms are to the right in the direction of travel.
Yes those, not only was there a time when it was common for tramway to have only curbside boarding, but it actually remains common on surviving first generation tramways (those systems and networks predating the trend away from trams) on mainland Europe, including new extensions for all platforms to still be to the right in the direction of travel
This is, for example, the case in Rotterdam, Vienna, Prague, Gothenburg and Zuerich.
While it is less common for a second generation system/network to have only side platforms, there are many which do have more curbside platform stops than non-curbside platform stops, non-curbside platforms being exceptions.
Where should island platforms and where should side platforms be used when designing the stops for the people using them first?
The biggest Canadian urban centre to not be mentioned: Winnipeg!
Just like Hamilton and Quebec City (of similar population sizes), Winnipeg doesn't have rail-based rapid transit. However, there has been a small BRT line since 2012, and there are plans for an entire BRT network in Winnipeg.
It's actually a fairly serious transitway, and future plans mostly call for bus lanes. Winnipeg should do bi-articulated buses, and also a subway
What 🇨🇦 urban region is the most likely to get rail rapid transit next: Winnipeg, Halifax, Windsor, London or Victoria BC?
I'd honestly say Halifax or Victoria, probably more likely to be Halifax
I never thought I'd see the day where Reece doesn't like an elevated guideway plan.
This is insane actually, I hope one my country of continental proportions 🇧🇷 will have as many new rail projects under construction all over the country
Brazil has a lot of the same problems as Canada!
oh man don't get me started 😭 at least Canada has the funding and some really good projects. 90% of the projects around here are horrendous compared to international standards
The potential is huge! At least Sao Paulo has a pretty big network already!
The pink line, rem de l'est and laval extension completing the loop and adding a connection at Bois franc are badly needed. Laval is really growing in numbers and needs more metro stations. I knew my grandparents lived close to Bois franc, but they literally live across the street. I cannot wait for the rem expansion to go live!! In general it will get rid of one connection, and often times, that 3rd connection is a crappy, slow bus (I live just past jean talon on the blue line.)
Yeah, and if all that stuff was being built, and if a big upgrade was going on for EXO I would say Montreal would be in a similar position to Toronto.
Regarding the Quebec city tramway, illustrations do show only opposed platform stops. Do you see a reason for some platforms to be to the left in the direction of travel? By default, platforms are to the right in the direction of travel.
Are you talking about side and centre platforms?
Yes those, not only was there a time when it was common for tramway to have only curbside boarding, but it actually remains common on surviving first generation tramways (those systems and networks predating the trend away from trams) on mainland Europe, including new extensions for all platforms to still be to the right in the direction of travel
This is, for example, the case in Rotterdam, Vienna, Prague, Gothenburg and Zuerich.
While it is less common for a second generation system/network to have only side platforms, there are many which do have more curbside platform stops than non-curbside platform stops, non-curbside platforms being exceptions.
Where should island platforms and where should side platforms be used when designing the stops for the people using them first?