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Il y a des pistes cyclables entre Ste-Dorothée et le Parc national d’Oka (Parc Paul-Sauvé) depuis le début des années 80; le lien manquant était toujours entre Montréal et Laval, la traverse de l’Île Bizard étant le seul moyen d’y rendre du West Island.

Most BRTs don’t use guideways, so basically any lines can share part or all of the dedicated busway, even if/when dedicated vehicles are introduced to the BRT line itself (such as trolley buses or bi-articulated vehicles). Some BRT systems (Joburg and Capetown, for example) have level-boarding at heights specific to a certain model and are limited to that type, but even then several lines using the same buses can share the busway infrastructure. Other systems use custom vehicles for dedicated BRT routes but share the busway with standard vehicles. Curitiba includes bi-articulating, articulating and standard buses in one of the most extensive BRT systems in the world. Brisbane Metro, for example, will use custom low-floor electric, bi-articulated buses and will join up with the regular busways outside the CBD. RTC’s original “trambus” proposals for Québec were similar to this.

Imagine! J'ai toujours les appendices croisés que Montréal et Laval conclueront une entente pour déveloper ces sentiers et recontruire l'ancien pont pour des transports actifs.

But only APTA classifies it like that, because as @Fortier said, Dubai and GPE (among many) are also automated guideway transit, but on the other hand, also mentioned Rennes Metro -- a mini-metro VAL that has a tiny capacity of just 158 passengers per train; even at peak frequencies it has a capacity of just over 7000 pphd. SkyTrain is listed as a "light metro" by the Light Rail Transit Association.

@Fortier I'm not arguing with you; if you read my earlier post, or any of hundreds of articles on the internet, you'll see that the terminology is confusing and not standardized. Quoting the APTA is probably the least effective point, as it is North America that has confused this issue the most. Generally, the rest of the world uses "light rail" for systems that use low-floor vehicles on segregated or partly-segregated rights of way and have capacities inferior to 15k pphd; "medium-capacity transit" or "light metro" are generally used to describe systems using standard rapid transit vehicles with smaller total system capacities of 15-30k pphd, due to any number of constraints -- train or platform length, single-tracking, etc.; "metro" or "heavy rail metro" generally describes full-length trains as we know them, that run with high enough frequency to accommodate more than 30k pphd. There are overlaps within all categories, of course, as no two systems are identical. For example, if REM maximizes frequencies (<90 second headways) on the main trunk, we are to understand that its capacity could theoretically stretch to >31k pphd. So once again, I think you are getting worked up over nothing. On this site and elsewhere, I've been calling it REM "light metro" or "RER-Lite" since Day 1 because for all intents and purposes, that's what it is. But if someone wants to call it "light rail" or "metro" or "skytrain" or "roller derby" or whatever else, what difference does it make? This is like the whole "skyscraper" vs "high-rise" debate, except in this case there is no standard nomenclature formalized by any group, whereas CTBUH has formalized the naming convention for buildings.

Et en éffet, n’ont pas tort. L’écart entre plusieurs paires de stations, la densité de certains quartiers desservis... Ce sera plutôt un métro léger de banlieu. 😁

It’s a bit of semantics, but the common use of “grade-separated” means the ROW is segregated from all other forms of traffic. REM is indeed entirely “grade-separated.” That said, I’m with you. The lingo used in different parts of the world is a mishmash of terms that overlap or micro-identify. The heavy rail trains in Sydney as they all converge on the main trunk under the CBD, for example, are pretty indistinguishable from what we’d call metro or subways elsewhere; ditto Tokyo’s mostly-elevated Yamanote loop line. On the other hand, is Vancouver’s SkyTrain not a metro? There is no standard, and in fact REM’s own English-language pages identify it as a “light metro,” implying the use of heavy rail stock but in a lower-capacity configuration. The confusion comes when North Americans freely interchange “light rail” — generally low-floor vehicles on partly-grade-separated ROW — and “light metro,” both of which are seldom used outside this continent.

The main span of the old bridge is 215 m long, and shore to shore the IdS Channel is about 245 m wide at Galt/Marguerite-Bourgeoys; the cantilevers go about 100m off either end... 🤔😎

Oh hey look at that, a call for the study for SPPB along several other major axes. https://m.seao.ca/avis/avisdetail.aspx?ItemId=f49785d2-2276-433e-989c-38f933602715&SubCategoryCode=&callingPage=2 Boul de Pierrefonds would be ideal for SRB from end to end (Château-Pierrefonds to Gouin near the future REM station), especially if the aquatic centre and the “downtown Pierrefonds” remodel happens sooner than later. Most residents of Pierrefonds are a short walk from this axis that has a ROW almost 30 m wide along much of its path, and it is lined on both sides with “missing middle” density along roughly two-thirds of its length.

Merci

Oh wow! Lien svp? 🙂

Tbh, all the state capitals in Australia have been busy over the last decade, along with Gold Coast. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth all look like variations on Toronto or Montreal; every time I visit, there are yet more cranes over the skyline, more transit being built, more social infrastructure being implemented.

👍🏼 I haven’t been near des Sources and A20 (Cardinal or Donegani) in a couple of months since I’ve been off work at YUL. Thanks for the updates!

Speaking of chubbies...

Wow, that picture makes it seem like the architects designed the TDC towers with cloudy conditions in mind. The gray skies really make the buildings much more interesting!

Some people go to Europe just to see the Alps. Some go to Africa just to see wild animals. You wouldn’t join a forum dedicated to the great outdoors, or one that is for wildlife watchers, just to chastise the members who joined in order to discuss those subjects. Or maybe you would; we call that a troll.

Next phase is starting, no?

Let’s not forget the Galt Bridge! 😜

I’m guessing because our Class 1 railroad companies are heavily invested in the US and are beholden to the FRA? It’s a pity that we didn’t have the foresight to build out a national passenger railway network separate from the freight railroads, with electrification along the main corridors and dual-mode locos for the longer routes. Japan and Europe are a century ahead of us, and China has leapfrogged everyone in the last 20 years.

I estimated something like that a few weeks ago. Perhaps close to Kirkland (Jean-Yves), but at least to the westbound Ste-Marie overpass. Who knows, they’ve really mastered the workflow and it looks like they are capable of more than two spans per week now, possibly three per week where there are no obstacles — like where they are now, west of St-Charles. Remember, last year by construction holiday Anne had only covered 120m in a month and stopped at Fairview Station, and from early August to shutdown in December — after a very cold October and November — she progressed 2.1 km and stopped for the winter just in front of Brault & Martineau. This year Anne started in late June and has already built almost 1km (including three complex road crossings) by the holiday. So it’s certainly possible it could go farther this year than we expect!

The CN platforms would’ve been 300m long, REM platforms are 100m so perhaps the profile wile be adjusted at EM.

Yup it became evident when the forms for the normal chevêtres went up on the columns in the Madison lot and the big forms arrived at the dog run on the northeast corner a couple of weeks ago.

How can a private citizen (they called them a “whistleblower”) without real evidence cause a one year delay and ballooning extra costs? This place, man...

À quoi servira le grand portique?

Certainement, et donc pourquoi elle mérite son propre fil! 🙂