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View Poll Results: Which cities do you prefer & seem more interesting?
Canadian cities 54 48.21%
Nordic cities 58 51.79%
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:10 PM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Don't judge a whole system by one video.

Here's Toronto's newer cars

toronto's new subway cars - Google Search

Yes Stockholm's is bigger, and I agree the stations in Stockholm are quite nice.

I'm not really familiar with transit in Stockholm, but Toronto's system also includes trains such as the GO train.

Maps

Montreal metro has 68 stops.

Stockholm's metro has 105.7 K of track.

Montreal has 69.2

Toronto has 68.3 with another 8 under construction.

Vancouver's Skytrain started in 1986 and is growing has 68.6 with another 10 currently being built.
Most of the system exists outside of Vancouver proper.
Montreal is also getting new métro cars.
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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Montreal is also getting new métro cars.
I remember when the current ones were new. I was in Montreal as a child in 1967.
Will the new cars still have those rubber tires that seem unique to Montreal?
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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I can't take you seriously with incorrect information as above. "La Nouvelle-Orleans" aka New Orleans has been rated as one of the fastest growing cities in America, home to Hollywood South and a growing high tech industry:

Welcome to Forbes

And this is what New Orleans looks like:

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9569...g6qXQ!2e0!3e11

Hardly a slum infested city. Very walkable and vibrant.
I have friends that own property in New Orleans. They love to visit, but even they say that it's only a small portion of New Orleans that is nice. The rest, not so much.
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Sweden
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Originally Posted by Natnasci View Post
Don't judge a whole system by one video.

Here's Toronto's newer cars

toronto's new subway cars - Google Search

Yes Stockholm's is bigger, and I agree the stations in Stockholm are quite nice.

I'm not really familiar with transit in Stockholm, but Toronto's system also includes trains such as the GO train.

Maps

Montreal metro has 68 stops.

Stockholm's metro has 105.7 K of track.

Montreal has 69.2

Toronto has 68.3 with another 8 under construction.

Vancouver's Skytrain started in 1986 and is growing has 68.6 with another 10 currently being built.
Most of the system exists outside of Vancouver proper.
How many bus routes are there in the Canadian cities you mentioned? I'm sure there's more than Stockholm. Something we should be improving is the bus system.

There was a proposed project for new trams in Stockholm, they should be built by 2025 but I am not sure what's going on with them... But they look like this:

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Old 08-29-2014, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Buena Park, Orange County, California
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How many bus routes are there in the Canadian cities you mentioned? I'm sure there's more than Stockholm. Something we should be improving is the bus system.

There was a proposed project for new trams in Stockholm, they should be built by 2025 but I am not sure what's going on with them... But they look like this:
Sitting capacity appears to be minimal. They must not be intended as true mass transit. Maybe just a tourist attraction?
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:22 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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How many bus routes are there in the Canadian cities you mentioned? I'm sure there's more than Stockholm. Something we should be improving is the bus system.

There was a proposed project for new trams in Stockholm, they should be built by 2025 but I am not sure what's going on with them... But they look like this:
They look great. Are they being built by Bombardier ( Canadian Company ) as many of your current trams are?
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:23 PM
 
Location: Finland
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How many bus routes are there in the Canadian cities you mentioned? I'm sure there's more than Stockholm. Something we should be improving is the bus system.

There was a proposed project for new trams in Stockholm, they should be built by 2025 but I am not sure what's going on with them... But they look like this:
Those look weird!
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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Can't comment on buses in Toronto and Montreal, but I'm sure they have plenty.

Vancouver has mainly trolley buses in the core.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2-N6LOYOag
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Sweden
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Sitting capacity appears to be minimal. They must not be intended as true mass transit. Maybe just a tourist attraction?
These pictures were from when it was first proposed. They did say it should carry around 170 passengers, I'm not sure about the seating capacity

It's meant to have a smaller footprint than our current trams
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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Those look weird!
Ya, but a good weird.
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