Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 15 07 11:07$17.5 billion invested in transit over 12 years in the GTA starting next year.
MoveOntario 2020 will build 902 kilometres of new or improved rapid transit with 95 per cent of the construction expected to be completed by 2020.[/p] "What this is really all about is jobs," McGuinty said durign the press conference.[/p] "Our ability to have a growing prosperous economy and the good high-paying jobs that come with it, is dependent on the ability to move goods and people quickly, safely and efficiently."[/p] More than 175,000 jobs are expected to be created for the 52 new projects that include:[/p] [ul][li]The extension of the Yonge St. subway line to Highway 7 [/li][li]Electrifying the GO Lakeshore line and expanding capacity on all GO lines [/li][li]Expanded express bus service across Highway 407 [/li][li]Two rapid transit lines across Hamilton [/li][li]Air-rail link from Pearson International airport to Union Station [/li][li]Nine light-rail projects proposed for various locations across the GTA[/li][/ul] The electrification of the GO Transit line is expected to cut emissions in the province and reduce commute time from Hamilton to Toronto by 15 minutes.[/p] "That can make the difference between hearing about your daughter's first soccer goal or seeing it yourself," McGuinty said.[/p] The plan is expected to remove 300 million car trips from the road.[/p]
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MoveOntario 2020 will build 902 kilometres of new or improved rapid transit with 95 per cent of the construction expected to be completed by 2020.[/p] "What this is really all about is jobs," McGuinty said durign the press conference.[/p] "Our ability to have a growing prosperous economy and the good high-paying jobs that come with it, is dependent on the ability to move goods and people quickly, safely and efficiently."[/p] More than 175,000 jobs are expected to be created for the 52 new projects that include:[/p] [ul][li]The extension of the Yonge St. subway line to Highway 7 [/li][li]Electrifying the GO Lakeshore line and expanding capacity on all GO lines [/li][li]Expanded express bus service across Highway 407 [/li][li]Two rapid transit lines across Hamilton [/li][li]Air-rail link from Pearson International airport to Union Station [/li][li]Nine light-rail projects proposed for various locations across the GTA[/li][/ul] The electrification of the GO Transit line is expected to cut emissions in the province and reduce commute time from Hamilton to Toronto by 15 minutes.[/p] "That can make the difference between hearing about your daughter's first soccer goal or seeing it yourself," McGuinty said.[/p] The plan is expected to remove 300 million car trips from the road.[/p]
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Posted by PostMonkee @(^_^)@
- Jun 06 07 11:08The Swiss seem to do Ok.
Except for that unfortunate Nazi collaboration business...
Except for that unfortunate Nazi collaboration business...
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 05 07 12:50I'm talking about all countries. When countries get into disputes it degenerates into a sand box mentality.
Posted by kitten
- Jun 05 07 12:44And the U.S. doesn't do the same thing? You have to look at it from both sides.
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 05 07 12:41yeah they do whine. Its almost like kids in the sand box.
Posted by Gopher
- Jun 05 07 12:39I don't trust any of them, full stop.
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 05 07 12:37Yeah I don't trust Putin at all. I'll probably fix the constitution so he can legally run again in the next elections. Right now Russian law says he cannot run again. Russia is going backwards again. Rights are being supressed, its sad. Then Russia acts like a bully to its old soviet satelites by pulling gas support to them in the winter if they seem to be drifting away from Russia and towards the EU.
Posted by kitten
- Jun 05 07 12:31Yes, I know. But it could be construed as a threat to Russia and they should pay attentiont to Putin because I don't think he will be the one to back down.
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 05 07 12:28well this about a missile defence system in eastern europe. Putin said if you build it he will nuke Europe. US is building it anyway. They're like little kids fighting, its sad.
Posted by kitten
- Jun 05 07 12:25No. Bush and Harper may pout and stomp a bit, but they'll back off.
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 05 07 12:22anybody think the cold war is coming back with the threats Russia has been making lately?
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 04 07 09:51oh I know what to call it.
On Broadway they have Broadway shows and then "Off Broadway Shows".
It could be called The Off Lunch Thread
On Broadway they have Broadway shows and then "Off Broadway Shows".
It could be called The Off Lunch Thread
Posted by kitten
- Jun 04 07 09:49It was started to keep politics out of the lunch thread. Somehow it didn't work out like that. I guess it should be called the "Whatever you want to say that doesn't belong elsewhere" thread. 
Posted by deta
- Jun 04 07 09:32Its bigging to look a lot like San FRancisco, tra lal la. ( I live in SF).
Really, Vancouver is so like San FRancisco in so many ways- from crazy left wing crazies to the Bridge.
So...whe does the serious discussion of politics begin on this thread?
Really, Vancouver is so like San FRancisco in so many ways- from crazy left wing crazies to the Bridge.
So...whe does the serious discussion of politics begin on this thread?
Posted by Sportsdude
- Jun 04 07 08:14Isn't that South False Creek? That's where the olympic village is going.