Cambia Consulting has released a study titled, Build it Right - A Study of HFR/HSR in Canada.
Improving passenger rail and building High-Frequency Rail (HFR) or High-Speed Rail (HSR) in Canada is an important undertaking that will shape the future of this country. If implemented successfully, it will help millions of people each year connect with family and friends, conduct business and explore our country in a clean, safe and efficient way.
However, if we fail to employ the best design and construction practices, HFR/HSR risks becoming an overbudget boondoggle that under-delivers in providing a quality experience for passengers and may discourage future investments in passenger rail. It is critical that we get it right
Does it makes sense to build High-Speed Rail in Canada? Or is High-Frequency Rail a better option? How should it be built and how much would it cost? This study investigates these questions and concludes that high-speed rail is viable and should be built now, not later.
High Speed Rail Canada Founder Paul Langan states, "We now have added another study to the growing list of studies stating high-speed rail is needed in Canada. It is time for the public to pressure our government to join the modern world and build a high-speed rail line between Ontario and Quebec."
Here is a LINK to the study. It has been added to the High Speed Rail Canada website.
For further information, contact Lee Haber at Cambia Consulting directly. lee@cambiaconsulting.co - 7788778033
About Cambia Consulting - Camia is led by Lee Haber. Lee has a B. Eng. in Civil Engineering (2009), a M. A. Urban Planning from UBC (2015) and extensive work and research experience in the field of transportation. This knowledge combined with his experience in an entrepreneurial settling allows Cambia to see things others might miss. https://www.cambiaconsulting.co
About High Speed Rail Canada - Formed in 2008, by Paul Langan. It is as a free educational resource for all Canadians to learn about past, present and upcoming studies on high-speed rail in Canada. Their website is https://highspeedrailcanada.com
For sure it is a good starting point the Toronto-Montreal but if you don’t consider Quebec City anymore, then +80% of the bill should be paid by Ontario!
ReplyDeleteHey another study!
ReplyDeleteLike most studies this one has a built in bias, I happen to share this bias in favour or HSR. However that does not make the current Alto the right approach. The realization that a lame duck prime minister and a fading government would overnight change a concept of HFR to HSR on a whim and allocate $4 billion to study, plan and design 9 years after having proposed a dedicated passenger rail corridor from Toronto to QC to attain more speed and frequency, should give one pause. No reference anywhere as to the cost to date or any results. In fact, trains are running slower and have more delays due to the ongoing dispute with CN and the priority given to freight over people. In the meantime, the $ billion investment in VIA Siemens trains is underutilized at far below the maximum speeds the new rolling stock is capable of.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the Minister of Transport can get off her haunches and intervene in the standoff with CN and get the current trains rolling at their optimum capability. While she is at it, she could push some short term improvements to the existing corridor to eliminate bottlenecks and improve reliability. In the meantime, I will continue to dream of faster trains while crawling monthly along sections between Kingston and Guildwood, accepting that I will not ride on HSR in Canada in my lifetime (a function of my age and the length of time it will take to bring the dream to reality).