July 28, 20235 min read, 1009 words
Published: July 28, 2023 | 5 min read, 1009 words
The Reseau express metropolitan (REM) train has a test run from downtown Montreal, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Montreal’s new light-rail train network stands out among major transit projects in Canada: it opened within a relatively short time frame and government didn't get in t...
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July 31, 2023
This is interesting, in that it shines a light on a successful transit infrastructure project, then uses what went right here to contrast the many other projects that are over-budget, behind schedule, or failing outright. It's an interesting method of 'burying the lede', and I think it works well. That being said, it also has a strong bend towards "Look how much better THIS project [that just finished and has barely started operation] is than those OTHER ones!" Feels a bit like cherry-picking without much data to go on.
July 31, 2023