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Why does (most of) Canada suck at building transit?

Why does (most of) Canada suck at building transit?

FromThe Big Story


Why does (most of) Canada suck at building transit?

FromThe Big Story

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

By now you are likely familiar with the long, sad story of the Ottawa LRT—which just returned from being totally shut down for a month. But that project is far from the only large Canadian transit project to run into delays, mistakes, errors, sky-high budgets and everything else that can turn an ambitious idea into a headache.Why are so many of these projects stalled or broken? How hard is it to get new transit built in Canada, and why? Are there examples in this country other cities could follow if they wanted to do things right? Are we really awful at building this stuff, or do we just love to complain about our infrastructure?GUEST: Reece Martin, former transportation planner, creator of the RM Transit YouTube channel and substack. 
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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