REM de l’est under the Auger loupe

Michel C. Auger, always worth reading on any topic, looks at the proposed route change for the REM de l’est and sees a glaring problem: the REM will no longer link up with Honoré-Beaugrand metro station. Since the Caisse de dépôt makes money for every passenger-kilometer, it’s in its interest to force people to stay aboard its trains. As Auger says, “the metro, the backbone of public transport in Montreal, is treated as a competitor from whom the REM wants to wrest market share.” An excellent analysis.