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You don’t know South Edmonton….
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Don't get me started on the normalization of deviance with our driving habits. That said, door to door, 128 km in one hr would still be tight and I doubt anybody truly plans on that time. I would guess more like plan on 1.25 - 1.5 hrs.
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1, 1.5. Who cares? You have your own car when you get there.
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Never driven the QE2 . But , from what I understand , the speed limit is 120.
I've driven Alberta Hwy 28 in rental cars.
I heard vehicular carnage described as , "Our bread and butter". A rather insensitive way of putting it , but they had a point.
One of reasons I , speaking only for myself, prefer riding passenger rail.
I've driven Alberta Hwy 28 in rental cars.
I heard vehicular carnage described as , "Our bread and butter". A rather insensitive way of putting it , but they had a point.
One of reasons I , speaking only for myself, prefer riding passenger rail.
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A test section for 22km
There was a time when the set rate was 70 mph if I recall correctly. It was certainly above 100 kmh. 60 mph was the speed limit on the secondary highways such as 10 and 6
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Maybe Kingston, maybe no Kingston
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Need to steer completely clear of Deseronto area with HSR. If we don't we will only regret it in the future.
Not sure why Peterborough should even be in the HSR route if they include Kingston going forward, makes zero sense.
As a regional hub that would probably make sense… In the long term Kingston has a lot of obvious potential for significant population growth; if we envision a long term hub and spoke network where HSR act as hubs, then yeah, Kingston tracks. It would also place Kingston well as a commuter city for Toronto, Ottawa, or even conceivably Montreal.
If HSR goes to Kingston it will kill the demand that would sustain a regional hub.
This idea is boneheaded on so many levels.
1) Forces a Southern routing where there's more opposition as it is.
2) Runs through more settled areas which means higher expropriation costs.
3) Massive detour that would probably add 30 mins between Toronto and Ottawa when all is said and done. For a tiny catchment population.
4) Would remove the bulk of Lakeshore rail travel demand, effectively making the Kingston hub proposal a non-starter basically killing VIA Corridor East after Alto.
I don't get it. There's not even enough of a political payoff from this. Would the LPC even get more than one seat from this?
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If they find a way to build Kingston into one of these SEZs, as opposed to relying on sectors that cost money vs. make money (like government and academia), they might be more likely to see HSR access....
Ontario’s Manufacturing Future: Why the Province Must Build High-Tech Industrial Zones to Reach 20% Manufacturing GDP by 2050
Ontario stands at a crossroads. For decades, the province has been the industrial heart of Canada, home to the country’s largest automotive cluster, a globally respected aerospace sector, and a diverse base of advanced manufacturers. Yet despite this legacy, Ontario’s manufacturing share of GDP has slipped to roughly 12%, down from the highs of the late 20th century. Canada as a whole sits near 10%, a level far below peer nations with strong industrial strategies.
If Ontario is serious about long-term economic resilience, energy security, and global competitiveness, the province must confront a difficult truth: manufacturing will not grow on its own. It requires deliberate strategy, targeted investment, and a willingness to build the industrial infrastructure that the next generation of high-tech companies will rely on.
The goal is ambitious but necessary. Ontario must raise manufacturing’s share of GDP from 12% today to 15% by the mid-2030s, and ultimately to 20% by 2050. Canada, too, must aim for a national manufacturing share of 15%+ by mid-century if it hopes to remain an advanced economy with strong export capacity.
Achieving this will require a bold shift in thinking: the creation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and high-tech industrial corridors strategically located near major transportation routes, particularly the Highway 401 megacorridor stretching from Windsor to Toronto to Kingston. These zones must be designed to attract advanced manufacturing, clean-energy technology, robotics, aerospace, medical devices, and next-generation industrial production.
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