Protests have started against Alto, the low-emission, electric-powered high-speed rail project between #Quebec City and #Toronto.
According to Alto, the trains could carry 43M passengers, and bring $35B/yr in economic benefits to #Canada.
Many communities want a station...
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...but the media is foregrounding farmers, and Conservative politicians, who want to derail the project.
The same has happened in #California, where litigious landowners have stalled high-speed rail, causing costs to skyrocket.
@straphanger When NIMBY farmers want to stop a rail line, they're celebrated.
When NIMBY farmers want to stop a pipeline, highway, or power line, they're demonized.
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Obbie King