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Eastern Canadian cities open several new, mostly suburban rail transit lines

Canada has a population only an eighth as large as that of the United States, but, since the beginning of 2025, it’s opened more kilometers of urban rail transit lines than the U.S. Here are some figures: Canada seems poised … Continue reading

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Non-automobile-oriented transportation in Ottawa

I spent a few days in Ottawa this month. I’d been in the Ottawa area several times over the years, most recently in 2015. Ottawa is not a huge, complicated metropolis in the way that Toronto, for example, is, but … Continue reading

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