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BogotΓ‘ gets its Metro
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As Colombia Votes, Chinese-Made Trains Are Being Tested in South America's Next Mega-City
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Gracias a la invitaciΓ³n de @grescoe
@TransMilenio llega a #HighSpeed
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Can't think of a better way of pissing off Trump than for #Canada to go ahead and build its proposed Alto high-speed rail project.
A multi-billion-$ megaproject, delivering faster trains than the US has, using Canadian steel + aluminum.
Might even kick off a new space race.
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Canadaβs gridlocked cities are global stragglers at building efficient, effective mass transit. A new Montreal megaproject has the solution we need. macleans.ca/society/montrealβ¦
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Need some positive news?
Around the world, a passenger rail renaissance is well under way.
I document the train-love, as well as the latest in sustainable urban transport, in my weekly newsletter HIGH SPEED.
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Tout ce qui brille nβest pas or, a constatΓ© notre chroniqueur Taras Grescoe en se rendant en Floride pour vΓ©rifier si ce train de passagers du XXIeΒ siΓ¨cle tenait bel et bien sesΒ promesses. lactualite.com/societe/brighβ¦
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Not to worry: Straphanger is alive + well! I'll continue to post about transit, bicycles, and alternatives to car-based urbanism under the "Straphanger" tag.
Check out the new site, sign up using the "Subscribe" button for dispatches in your mailbox. straphanger.blog
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High-speed rail, which has already transformed Europe + Asia, is coming to North America. But the newsletter's about more than bullet trains, shinkansens + TGVs.
I'll be posting dispatches about the latest in sleeper trains, budget services, + regional and inter-city rail around the world.
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Welcome to HIGH SPEED!
Today I'm launching the newsletter of the global passenger rail renaissance.
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I've got a #longread in the @globeandmail today about #Florida's Brightline, and the promise of privately-run, for-profit passenger trains in North America.
Spoiler: Not all "high-speed" rail is created equal...
#trains
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The Ontario Liberals have released their transit plan. It includes tons of GO rail extensions, and more local transit. #onpoli ontarioliberal.ca/bonnie-croβ¦
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Why is Canada's high-speed rail project ALTO so exciting? It's fast. At 300 km/h it will dramatically reduce travel times between our two biggest cities and capital, and other communities along the route.
Here's a map I made outlining the time savings for this HSR project β¬οΈπ¨π¦
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I offer a cautious "Hurrah!" in my latest HIGH SPEED dispatch. (Ft. a very Canadian cameo by Rick Mercer.)
Read more here:
highspeed.blog/viva-alto/
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High-speed rail in #Canada now has a name: Alto.
But does it have a future?
PM Trudeau's announcement of a 1,000-km corridor running 300 km/h trains in #Quebec +#Ontario is the news rail advocates have been waiting for.
Now's a good time to look at the fine print...
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Introducing Alto: Canadaβs largest infrastructure project ever β connecting nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.
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Terrific read for anybody who really cares about 'common sense' in getting around in our congested North American metro areas and regions.
Too bad the people who need to read this most probably won't bother. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/β¦
@grescoe
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βNorth America should look no farther than this alpine nation for a model of sensible, sustainable β and, dare I say, enjoyable β transit. Itβs simply the best transportation system in the world.β @grescoe on what the Swiss can teach us about transit: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/β¦
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The idea of the city bus was invented by philosopher-mathematician Blaise #Pascal as he was dying of unclear causes in his 30s. It remains one of the best ideas in transport history.
Beautiful @grescoe piece on Pascalβs legacy. straphanger.blog/the-inventoβ¦