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[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

" countries in the Anglosphere experience the highest costs for building transit due to overbuilding and overdesigning".

Too true ... Look at HS2, they didn't need to aim for 400km/h, now they can't afford to finish it.
So - hope Canada can do better.
Maybe Sweden is a better example to study in this case ?

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago

“Privatizing passenger rail between Canada’s biggest cities puts the profits of the Liberals’ corporate friends ahead of affordable transportation for Canadians,” he said. “While the private model has been shown to drive up costs and cause project delays, we want to see high-speed rail built publicly, for the public good.”

I think this part is very true.

[–] ManualOverride@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

I remain doubtful, however I hope this pitch will lead to spades in the ground.