Better Tech For Less Money = Better Transit

Any regular reader here knows my opinion of the proposed Broadway subway line. I am against it for so many reasons.  Not the least of which is that an underground subway is far and away the most expensive method of construction, especially with the outdated SkyTrain system.

My concerns are magnified when I see stories such as this one about transit development in China:

 

A related story in the Metro from 2017 notes the Chinese engineers suggesting that this system will cost just 20% of the cost of traditional trams — let alone the inflated cost of an underground SkyTrain.

Clearly there are alternatives — different technologies, significant alteration of traffic patterns on Broadway, flextime for scholars, housing on the UEL, etc etc etc — and I am convinced that with the rush to juddgment on the SkyTrain subway we are heading towards making a decision that will negatively affect transit across the City, business on Broadway, and housing affordability for many years into the future.