How Montreal’s miracle metro could change everything

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Substack: https://theflyingmoose.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theflyingmooseca/ Google form: https://forms.gle/pu6UMmTdFaqdvYhk6 Video length absolutely exploded for this one, but maybe the #REM deserves it 🤓 #Montreal and CDPQ Infra / La Caisse are truly pulling off something unique, and we honestly won't know how this plays out until 10, 20, 50, honestly 99 years down the line. Until then, we might as well familiarise ourselves with how this works, and see if there's anything we can learn :) Got some big help from Jedwin Mok on this one - for everything from data to context to footag. If you haven't seen his paper already: https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Understanding-the-Drivers-of-Transit-Construction-Costs-in-Canada_Feb-2025_FINAL.pdf Finally, huge thanks to Marco Chitti and Jonathan English. Check out some of the great stuff they're doing: - https://marcochitti.substack.com/ - https://transitcosts.com/city/italy/ - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-30/how-montreal-s-new-rapid-transit-line-saved-millions-per-mile - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/this-is-how-we-fix-the-terminally-slow-spadina-streetcar/article_d3e14670-a3d6-4195-86a4-ff8d89dd5c5f.html also school has started and i am busy but i swear the videos will be worth it 00:00 hello there 00:51 struggle bus 04:25 key gaps 06:23 CDPQ 08:52 REM is born 12:52 the new model 17:51 supportive policy 21:45 good design 30:23 soft costs 34:54 shortfalls and the future