How Canada Wins: We are spending too much for too little transit, according to a new report. Here’s what we could do differently
Source: How Canada could building transit affordably — like other countries | National Post
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“Developed nations such as Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Spain and South Korea deliver transit projects comparable to those in Canada at as low as one-tenth the price per kilometre,” the research states. “Our study contends that high transit construction costs are not an inevitability; rather, they are the result of a project delivery regime antithetical to global best practices.” This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.”
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“They will need a collective effort from the industry to be less insular and look less at the United States, which is the curse of Canada, because the Americans are absolutely terrible at handling large projects. So we really should forget about the Americans and look at everybody else, whether it’s Europe, Asia or any other place. There’s not a single thing, but it’s really being curious about what the others do.”
