Montreal blamed for 3e lien decision
A Le Soleil writer blames Montreal for the CAQ’s abrupt decision to make Quebec City’s 3e lien a transit‑only project.
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Nicholas 11:08 on 2023-04-22 Permalink
“Cinquièmement, la majorité des ministres de la CAQ provient de Montréal.” This may be true if you count the whole region, but just one minister is from the island, and one from Laval, because most of the island elected MNAs from other parties. Which, fine, but if your argument is that the off-island ministers are too anti-car, when off-island there is a ton of driving and sprawl and resentment of the island….
Uatu 11:21 on 2023-04-22 Permalink
The tunnel would quickly be clogged with traffic from induced demand anyway so might as well move more people with public transport.
DeWolf 13:00 on 2023-04-22 Permalink
Weird column. The author rags on Montreal but also Quebec City, whose mayor was opposed to the 3e lien and whose downtown residents (the ones who would suffer from all of the traffic and pollution) were pretty much unanimous in their opposition.
This was basically a project for Lévis and the Beauce, which have a combined population of about 270,000 people. Hard to justify a $10 billion project that benefits a relatively underpopulated area.
steph 13:30 on 2023-04-22 Permalink
Maybe Montreal could do without it’s tunnel too.. I’d guess most of it’s traffic is coming/going to quebec city anyways.