Weekend driving notes and more
Some notes on what to avoid if driving anywhere this weekend. Metro has some longer term details on roadwork and related projects around town, including the REM.
Even though the initial layout of the REM is far from complete, the Caisse de dépôt is planning a second phase in the east end, one branch linking Pointe-aux-Trembles to downtown, the other going along highway 25. Also, a new tax on suburbanites is being floated to finance the REM.
steph 15:20 on 2020-08-28 Permalink
tax on the suburbs is long over due – but I don’t agree that it should be for the REM, but for public tranport in general.
Ian 16:19 on 2020-08-28 Permalink
Unless it applies to the demerged suburbs too, it hardly seems fair…
Dhomas 01:27 on 2020-08-29 Permalink
Tolls on every bridge would work, too. People like to move off-Island to avoid the higher taxes, etc, but then come work, usually by car, on the island and use Montreal roads and infrastructure essentially for free.
But tolls are political suicide for any politician that proposes them. Trudeau saw that when he removed the planned toll on the new Champlain, before getting elected.