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Most importantly: the timing is wrong
This is a lame-duck PM's Hail Mary pass. We should stick to the original plan: build high-frequency rail first, develop the ridership and expertise, then transition to HSR
Less romantic, more realistic
5/6
This is a lame-duck PM's Hail Mary pass. We should stick to the original plan: build high-frequency rail first, develop the ridership and expertise, then transition to HSR
Less romantic, more realistic
5/6
February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Most importantly: the timing is wrong
This is a lame-duck PM's Hail Mary pass. We should stick to the original plan: build high-frequency rail first, develop the ridership and expertise, then transition to HSR
Less romantic, more realistic
5/6
This is a lame-duck PM's Hail Mary pass. We should stick to the original plan: build high-frequency rail first, develop the ridership and expertise, then transition to HSR
Less romantic, more realistic
5/6
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The process is wrong
It emphasizes consultation and engagement. But you can't build HSR through consensus
Successful systems made hard choices early about routing, land acquisition, and station locations, while California tried to please everyone
Look how that worked out
4/6
It emphasizes consultation and engagement. But you can't build HSR through consensus
Successful systems made hard choices early about routing, land acquisition, and station locations, while California tried to please everyone
Look how that worked out
4/6
February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The process is wrong
It emphasizes consultation and engagement. But you can't build HSR through consensus
Successful systems made hard choices early about routing, land acquisition, and station locations, while California tried to please everyone
Look how that worked out
4/6
It emphasizes consultation and engagement. But you can't build HSR through consensus
Successful systems made hard choices early about routing, land acquisition, and station locations, while California tried to please everyone
Look how that worked out
4/6
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The team is wrong
Alto's executives have virtually no rail experience
The one exception? Their Chief Project Officer, who ran Spain's HSR expansion. She should be CEO
We need to be poaching talent aggressively from successful systems, not recycling domestic flacks
3/6
Alto's executives have virtually no rail experience
The one exception? Their Chief Project Officer, who ran Spain's HSR expansion. She should be CEO
We need to be poaching talent aggressively from successful systems, not recycling domestic flacks
3/6
February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The team is wrong
Alto's executives have virtually no rail experience
The one exception? Their Chief Project Officer, who ran Spain's HSR expansion. She should be CEO
We need to be poaching talent aggressively from successful systems, not recycling domestic flacks
3/6
Alto's executives have virtually no rail experience
The one exception? Their Chief Project Officer, who ran Spain's HSR expansion. She should be CEO
We need to be poaching talent aggressively from successful systems, not recycling domestic flacks
3/6
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The structure is wrong
Alto relies on a fragmented consortium of private companies. Every successful HSR system—in France, Japan, Spain—was built by a strong, centralized public agency that developed deep expertise
We're copying California's failures instead
2/6
Alto relies on a fragmented consortium of private companies. Every successful HSR system—in France, Japan, Spain—was built by a strong, centralized public agency that developed deep expertise
We're copying California's failures instead
2/6
February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The structure is wrong
Alto relies on a fragmented consortium of private companies. Every successful HSR system—in France, Japan, Spain—was built by a strong, centralized public agency that developed deep expertise
We're copying California's failures instead
2/6
Alto relies on a fragmented consortium of private companies. Every successful HSR system—in France, Japan, Spain—was built by a strong, centralized public agency that developed deep expertise
We're copying California's failures instead
2/6
Check your facts. The Globe and Mail is Canadian, owned by the Thomson family, and headquartered in Toronto. They are Canadians, not American.
February 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Check your facts. The Globe and Mail is Canadian, owned by the Thomson family, and headquartered in Toronto. They are Canadians, not American.
The Americanization of MB Hydro with surge pricing is something we don't need. TOU pricing punishes those who can’t shift demand, afford efficient appliances/solar, or avoid peak-hour business. It creates confusion & risks huge bills, esp. in summer/winter when heating & cooling aren’t optional.
February 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Americanization of MB Hydro with surge pricing is something we don't need. TOU pricing punishes those who can’t shift demand, afford efficient appliances/solar, or avoid peak-hour business. It creates confusion & risks huge bills, esp. in summer/winter when heating & cooling aren’t optional.