Auger on the REM

Michel C. Auger ponders the eastern REM – which can no longer be called the REM de l’Est because the Caisse de dépôt registered that name. Auger thinks better transit for the city’s east end needs to be provided, and more quickly than the leisurely completion of the SRB Pie‑IX or the blue line have proven themselves to be.

Whether the STM, ARTM, the transport ministry and the city together can come up with a plan that’s more acceptable than the Caisse’s elevated track remains to be seen.