Its dishearting to see a valuable rail corridor go to waste. Yes its great to see another cycling trail being built in this region. But the problem is that cycling alone won't help our traffic woes.
The talk of commuter rail on the E&N dates back to the late 70s, in fact an article in the TC mentioned it. So the idea of carrying passengers into Victoria is not new, the only thing is its really needed right now.
In 2006 The Island Corridor Foundation took over ownership of the rail corridor and its assets and since then has tried to improve upon things. But like many projects, it needs proper funding to make certain planned service and infrastructure upgrades. Without this money, its impossible to achieve this task.
I will have more to say on this later this week.
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