Dr. Franz Hartmann, Executive Director of the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA). “The facts suggest that Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs), not subways, are the best technology –per dollar invested- to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”Essentially, they found that the per-dollar cost of LRT versus subway emitted half the greenhouse gas. And because of their low-cost, more of them can be built for the same dollar - and faster - so we can have better coverage sooner to reduce automobile traffic.
As the recent Toronto election has introduced a real uncertainty to the 2007 Transit City plan, this is an important thing to consider in the decision to modify or abandon that direction.
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