I know the status of both Ottawa, Gatineau and the NCC. The NCC is also the largest land owner in the capital region! They have a large say in what happens within the NCR in terms of urban planning! Though this video is dated and I agree it isn’t the best! 😅

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It currently is under construction! If I’m not mistaken they just passed the 14-day test today! No firm date on opening though… hopefully late November?

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It’s sad but seems like most new infrastructure projects would prefer saving money on the short term than ensuring a longer term model

The trillium line should have been extended to literally serve this route.

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Indeed, they’re two different cities, though Gatineau and Hull both voted overwhelmingly No with 70% in the last referendum. The cities are part of the NCR and make up an urban agglomeration, connecting these cities makes sense considering a big chunk of Gatineau works in Ottawa.

For many people that’s impossible! If you work for the government in Gatineau you most likely aren’t living on the island of hull ( the area is in mid-gentrification but was/ is a poorer area with more crime) there just aren’t many homes near the main workplaces in Gatineau, now this is currently changing! ( though Gatineau has decent cycling infrastructure for its size ) As for the $$$, I know that the Ottawa side is either paid by Ottawa or the federal, the provincial government has already agreed to paid the Quebec side of the system!

100% agree, The trillium is currently being extended ! However it is a diesel line, it is currently being extended south to the airport ( 16km ) which is amazing as now both Via rail stations and airport will be connected, once this Gatineau line is running, the region for once will actually be connected by a integrated transit system

@@TheUrbanique The trainsets can be easily adapted for electrification though. They use a modular powerpack that can be replaced to support operation on a fully electrified railway. So we're sort of 1/2 way there. We just need to have enough funding to upgrade the track.

Thanks for the additional information! Now the issue is getting meaningful change to actually happen, the LRT should’ve been connected to the airport and downtown decades ago!! I’m following this project ( Gatineau side specifically) closely, I’ll most likely try and get a few interviews sorted!

I like that name, I wonder if they’ll have a competition for the naming instead of going with the boring Gatineau Tramway as it’s being called now…

@@TheUrbanique Quebec and its pride smh

smh should’ve done like Toronto called it the Ontario line eh

@@TheUrbanique yeah

Disaster is relative, has it been struck with a lot of issues? yes, but it connects Ottawa’s downtown much better than the bus system has ever before, reduces traffic and when it does run, it does the job well, reliability is to be worked on, but I wouldn’t call it a disaster. Transit ridership is also growing year vs year ever since the pandemic

@@TheUrbanique I enjoy your videos. I am a transit geek myself. I am in full support of good transit, but this has been a failure. As mentioned, when it does run the speed of the train is lacking. There have been derailments that have shut down the system for extended periods of time. The trains procured did not properly fit the rail gauge. This was a case of Ottawa going for the lowest possible bid and now being stuck with the consequences. That is not coming from me but friends who work at OC Transpo. I am not opposed to light rail but it has to be done well. Even as transit advocates, we have to be objective and call the Ottawa light rail system a failure.

@@TheUrbanique It's a disaster....

@@TheUrbanique Its a disaster going on 5 years now with the city and transit group are fighting over who's to blame and pay...as opposed to fixing the system. The light rail system doesn't connect any better than the bus system die...its exactly the same with the exception of the tunnel under the downtown core. 5 years when the light rail first opened I was surprised to learn that there is no 3rd line (back up rail) so when something goes wrong on one of the two lines (in one direction) the whole system comes down to a snail pace as the two lines have to share a single track.

You have a great point with the single track, and I do agree the city and transit groups aren’t really giving any recommendations… more so pointing figures! The whole planning was rushed and scrapped and rushed way too many times to say that this a good system, I agree and reading both your points, I concede lol though I still have the opinion that the concept of the LRT in the NCR is a necessity, the actual construction of the project has been disastrous… hopefully Gatineau’s line goes better but they plan to use one single track to go to Ottawa ( probably cost saving ) which will hurt and bottle neck the system, just wished they would’ve planned it better.. thanks for the insightful thread though!

What is that "revolutionary" transportation system?

@@KyrilPGIt’s so secret that he can’t tell anyone.

@@KyrilPG It is very similar to the "Hyperloop" proposed by Elon Musk a few years back. It achieves the same high speed/high fuel efficiency goals of Hyperloop however in a much simpler and cheaper way. It uses "Wing in ground" (W.I.G.) aircraft technology to achieve very low drag and very high lift. Up until my invention these "WIG" aircraft were restricted to flat surfaces like rivers and lakes - however I invented a track to enable them to fly on land. Basically it reduces friction like an air-hockey table but in a slightly different way. Even built a working proof of concept model and posted a video on facebook. Most people aren't even curious enough to understand what it is - so kudos for at least asking about it!

@@donmacquarrie9161 So it's the Aréotrain meets ground effect lift aka ekranoplan. Where's the video visible?

@@KyrilPG I keep trying to put up the link but youtube keeps erasing it... :(

If you are interested....you might want to cover my transportation "hyperloop" invention...?

While Centretown ( probably the most densely or tied with Vanier area) is pretty well covered, I agree that the line directly dips down Overbrooke/Vanier… the line passes right on the southern border of the density… thought the station dips down to get the Via rail station, an important aspect, i hope an extended east-west line will open some day…

C’est certain que dans une province comme le Nouveau-Brunswick, le bilinguisme devrait être plus présent!

I talked to a French New Brunswicker, he told me his disdain towards the former premier because he felt he didn’t care about acadians and he was unable to actually learn French

@@ajorbista My comment was more towards the people of the province. A majority of francophones are bilingual, but only a very small minority of anglophones are bilingual. We make the effort to learn English but they don't make the effort to learn French. Every time I encounter an anglophone that makes the effort to speak French, no matter how good it is, I always thank them to make the effort.

A concentration of wealth in small limited areas will necessitate it.

@@ayoutubechannelname That’s true but people will always want more space and newer homes. However, more and more people are content with older homes nowadays so maybe we’ll stop it eventually.

@@highway2heaven91they will still have that option single family is still the most common available option by a long shot but the areas that have a shortage of housing should be looking at their density and considering how effective their zoning is. If u want to get out of the housing crisis the only option is to build more. If you want that result in more sprawl u should be in favor of suburban style development if you want it to result in less sprawl then diversifying your zoning would be better in the long run. Its more economically feasible to do the latter but if its worth it to you to live in the more suburban areas there will still be no shortage of them. Like you said theres a large percentage of ppl in the country who want the house with the yard and picket fence so that will always be there. There is nothing wrong with that but there should be more areas that do allow for other types of zoning where it makes sense to do so. We shouldn’t be fighting agaisnt the market to cater to only one type of preference.