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When it’s not throwing axels and standing riders for hours at a time and taking weeks to repair…Bus services also lose money, the difference is, a train moves a lot of people around very efficiently.
When it’s not throwing axels and standing riders for hours at a time and taking weeks to repair…Bus services also lose money, the difference is, a train moves a lot of people around very efficiently.
I'm not pretending our LRT is perfect, but there are lots or subways and LRT services in the world that do great work. The reason we aren't there yet is mostly down to the fact we waited until too late to start. We pretended that busses were enough, because they had been for a long time. It's akin to the CAF pretending that not having AD was ok, because we hadn't needed it for a couple of decades. I'm sure our new AD systems will have a lot of expensive failures as we figure it out again as well... Yet I suspect that nobody on this forum will propose we go back to not having AD because it was cheaper.When it’s not throwing axels and standing riders for hours at a time and taking weeks to repair…
I agree overall, was just noting the OTrain’s penchant for chucking major components and being less than a stellar system…though perhaps that had more to do with the fact that the project had notable issues with a deliberately biased procurement that saw an award go to the team that was lowest cost because it actually ‘forgot’ to include the automatic control system that was a mandatory requirement…go Team SNC Lavelin…I'm not pretending our LRT is perfect, but there are lots or subways and LRT services in the world that do great work. The reason we aren't there yet is mostly down to the fact we waited until too late to start. We pretended that busses were enough, because they had been for a long time. It's akin to the CAF pretending that not having AD was ok, because we hadn't needed it for a couple of decades. I'm sure our new AD systems will have a lot of expensive failures as we figure it out again as well... Yet I suspect that nobody on this forum will propose we go back to not having AD because it was cheaper.
Canadian cities love to pretend they are small towns, and forget that infrastructure and transit are part of being "grown up" cities.
The best transit systems in the world, in my (limited, I admit) experience are all private: Hong Kong, which I regard as the best transit anywhere; Tokyo and Singapore. The worst, including London, New York, Paris, Toronto and Ottawa are all public.
Toronto has the third largest transit system in North America
The TTC is the least subsidized system in North America.
No sale here. I used bus and LRT for a few years. Road networks allow buses to detour, and they do. The handful of complete rail shutdowns I experienced were quite the events. Fortunately, they had buses to run shuttles. If a new bus route is needed, just added buses and operators.Bus services also lose money, the difference is, a train moves a lot of people around very efficiently. Busses move at the whims/fortunes of traffic, or cost a lot extra for their special transit ways to be maintained.
Run the numbers for capital costs and operations to produce per-rider costs. Buses almost always win, bigly. Rail is practical for a few high-density routes.With public transit there is no free ride. We all pay a bit to subsidize transit. We can choose efficient and effective rail transit, or we can pretend that busses are good enough on their own.
I wasn't making the point so much as who-does-what but, rather, recognizing that there is a ton of expertise amongst the players who are up to their armpits in the problem every day. For that matter, nobody ever seems to ask the nurses.Doctor at the head of the panel? Check.
How much primary care do these guys do? Well, in the current environment, folks without docs go to ERs, so there IS that.
Docs? Covered.
Hmmm, never thought of them in the equation, but it's not impossible they could do more re: primary care. They often run clinics for various vulnerable populations - could that be broadened?
I was just poking a bit at the fact that it seems to be doctors who tend to take the lead in figuring out how to make the system work better.
I age myself a bit, but ...
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Meanwhile, in related news ....
Supply shortage for Ontario home care, palliative patients 'unacceptable': minister
TORONTO - Ontario is wrestling with delays and shortages of supplies needed for home and palliative care, with dying people unable to get sedatives and patients going to hospital becausewww.thecanadianpressnews.ca
On the other hand, suburban commuters in Ottawa have stripped front lawns and other space from downtown to accommodate their unwillingness to use transit (Bronson is a sad example of that). The destruction of downtown neighbourhoods to accomodate people who don't live there is a huge problem.
I'm going to guess most corner stores don't have much storage space for empties - not to mention it doesn't look like someone's going to go to the outlets to pick up empties.What kind of store owner would pile empties next to fresh produce? Sounds like a solution, looking for a problem. As for turning back their license? Go ahead. I doubt anyone will notice and just drive a block further to the next store. When we had home delivery of beer, the Beer Store took the empties when they brought your order. And they still do when supplying retail outlets. So I'm not sure where they think they have a problem.
It'll be interesting to see whether "or else I'll hand back my licence" amounts to "or else I'll move to Canada". Liquor licences in BC have approximately the status of a licence to print money and are highly sought; I'd be surprised if it's much different in any other province.Ah, the dreaded "oh, yeah, one more thing" regulations ....
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TORONTO - Ontario grocery stores — particularly smaller, independent shops — say new bottle return requirements that were sprung on them a week before they're set to take effect maywww.thecanadianpressnews.ca
See what happens when things get hurried along?
Quebec also has machines... none of this is rocket science.In Michigan they have machines outside the stores. You put in your cans and get your deposit back. Let me tell you what a pain in the ass that was after a Sqn smoker.