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David Bellerive

@dbellerive.ca
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I don’t just write about infrastructure: I want to help build it. Public systems, trust, delivery. EN/FR dbellerive.ca

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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 27/09/2026
Final day of Rail Safety Week, and an important one for me: I had the pleasure of partaking in today’s video about the importance of staying safe while enjoying, sharing, and talking about our railways! #RSW26 @railfans.ca
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No Photo or Video Is Worth the Risk | David Bellerive, Rail Fans Canada
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GO ALTO @go-alto.ca · 15/09/2026
The UPA commissioned a survey on Alto, tested many of its own arguments against the project, and compared it with a particularly favourable version of TGF. After all of that, 59% of Quebecers still supported Alto. We took a closer look at what the numbers actually show. go-alto.ca/en/updates/u...
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UPA survey still finds majority support for Alto | GO ALTO
The UPA sought to show that support for Alto weakens as people learn more about the project. Its own survey still arrives at a difficult result to ignore: after the full exercise, 59% of Quebecers sup...
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 19/08/2026
Bold strategy: tresspassing and taking a statiscally unpopular position for three reasons that are basically pandering rather than based in evidence. I'd say let's see if it pays off, but Neil's campaign as a whole is built on sinking deeper at every opportunity.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 13/08/2026
We can build all the models we want, but we usually miss what's actually happening right in front of us. Whether we improve the infrastructure, people still need to get between our biggest cities. The real question now is how we make that travel better and more productive in the future.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 29/07/2026
Please, explain something to me. I drive there almost every day and I honestly don't understand how widening it would help traffic flow better. Outside of peak hours where one might wait a few moments in the morning, it is even less busy than what Mark is "showing".
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 26/07/2026
It is one of those “it makes so much sense” ideas that I cannot personally explain why it is not already underway. Quebec must develop a more robust and continuous method for delivering infrastructure projects.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 23/07/2026
Simple question for @neilsara.bsky.social: As candidate for mayor, would you support, oppose or interfere with ongoing development work for the Alto high-speed rail project and support the necessary work to deliver this project effectively in the city of Ottawa?
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 30/06/2026
Making support visible also means making the cost of the status quo visible. Building @go-alto.ca has been a rewarding exercise in turning complex ideas into tools people can actually use Please, take the time to explore your own cost of inaction: the numbers add up very quickly!
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 16/06/2026
The opposition to the project often talks about "a silent majority", and I will concede that they are right. The issue is the majority is on the side of those saying we should be building it. Canada has waited long enough for modern, transformative and necessary infrastructure.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 11/06/2026
@neilsara.bsky.social In those 5 minutes, you said literally nothing that contributed to a meaningful dialogue about improving transit for people of Ottawa. Congratulations.
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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This picture is misleading, here. This is a better indicator of the opposition to Alto. And of course, there are polling numbers that show how many people actually support this.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 08/06/2026
I just love new beta day. And frankly, this first beta is way smoother than any release version of iOS26.
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Rail Fans Canada @railfans.ca · 01/06/2026
Ever wonder how an O-Train actually enters service each day? In this video, we take a look at how trains are launched from Albion Yard onto Line 2 & 4. There’s a lot more going on than you might expect. youtu.be/7urbUuADisc
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From Yard to Mainline: How Ottawa's O-Train Line 2 & 4 Launches Trains
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GO ALTO @go-alto.ca · 28/05/2026
Merci à Julien Sahuquillo et à Radio-Canada Toronto d’avoir reçu GO ALTO pour parler de la campagne citoyenne en appui au train à grande vitesse dans le corridor Québec–Toronto. Le Canada a assez attendu. Bâtissons ALTO. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Lancement d'une campagne citoyenne pour le TGV Alto | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Y a pas deux matins pareils : Lancement d'une campagne citoyenne pour le TGV Alto
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The first pieces of Exhibition Station’s superstructure have been installed. This hub will be a major transfer point between Lakeshore West GO trains, 509 + 511 streetcars, and the Ontario Line subway, serving Liberty Village and the busy Exhibition Grounds.
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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Yeah, hes been doing that for awhile. Someone should write several hundred complaints.
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GO ALTO @go-alto.ca · 25/05/2026
Hello Canada. We are GO ALTO. Canada has waited long enough for high-speed rail in the Québec–Toronto corridor. We’re here to make support visible and build momentum. Explore the campaign and add your name: go-alto.ca/en/updates/n...
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GO ALTO launches national campaign for high-speed rail | GO ALTO
An independent public campaign working to make support for high-speed rail visible, public, and sustained.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 18/05/2026
Hello, Montreal. Today is a new dawn for the @remgrandmtl.bsky.social with the (actual) opening of the Anse-à-l’Orme branch! 4 new stations, 14km of mostly elevated guideway.
Anse-à-l’Orme station at dawn.The storage and light maintenance facility behind Anse-à-l’Orme station with three trains in view through a fence.The onboard passenger information display showing the next stations: Anse-à-l’Orme, Kirkland, Fairview-Pointe-Claire and Des Sources.Views from the elevated guideway.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 14/05/2026
Hey, councillor @timtierney.ca Reminder that democratic participation doesn't rely on which ward someone comes from. They bring genuine concerns. @bettertransitottawa.ca has done something you haven't done: ask questions and identify what can be done to improve service. Not just slogans.
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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This stat makes me happy.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 22/04/2026
Guys, be careful about the echo chamber... ... says the echo chamber.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 22/04/2026
This isn’t really about trains. It’s about whether Canada is still willing to build major infrastructure, or keep studying it. The case has been known for decades. The question now is whether we act on it. dbellerive.substack.com/p/why-i-supp...
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Why I Support Alto
Alto represents more than a train: it is a test of whether Canada is still willing to build ambitious, human, nation-shaping infrastructure.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 21/04/2026
Final week for Alto consultations! Feedback closes April 24. If you support high-speed rail in Canada, now’s the time to show up and make your voice heard. Every action counts. en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
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Shaping the Canada of tomorrow with high-speed rail
The train we need Alto’s aim is to build the country’s first high-speed rail network that will run at speeds of 300 km/h or more to efficiently connect major cities in the Toronto–Québec City corridor...
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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Note that the reason this got passed is because it doesn't explicitly say it reduces the bus lanes from 3 to 2 hours. Clause 3 includes the word "existing", which modifies the staff recommendation. This moved fast because @shawnmenard.bsky.social hid the modifier in unclear language.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 08/04/2026
The same drivers: "I couldnt see you!" We need some very strict rules about what is an "acceptable" (very generous choice of word) way to mount a phone on a "hands-free" holder. The number of times I see drivers that have most of the FOV filled with the phones, but hey, they aren't touching it!
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 08/04/2026
We have released a copy of @railfans.ca's brief to ALTO’s public consultation. Canadians deserve better intercity transportation options and capable of changing how this country connects. If you haven't done so yet, you can still participate before April 24, 2026: www.railfans.ca/news/brief-s...
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Brief Submission - ALTO High-Speed Rail Public Consultation - April 2026
Rail Fans Canada has submitted the following brief as part of the public consultation for the ALTO high-speed rail project in the Québec–Toronto corridor. If you believe, as we do, that Canadians dese...
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Rail Fans Canada @railfans.ca · 02/04/2026
Canadians support high-speed rail. A March 2026 survey from Abacus Data found 62% support for building it, versus 18% opposition. Even a survey commissioned by opponents still shows majority support. Read more: www.railfans.ca/article/cana...
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Canadians Support High-Speed Rail. It’s Time to Build It.
Rail Fans Canada supports the development of high-speed rail in the Toronto to Québec corridor. That position is not speculative or aspirational. It reflects where public opinion in Canada already sta...
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Rob Ford preferred subways over LRTs because he didn’t want transit slowing down cars. I prefer subways over LRTs because I don’t want cars slowing down transit. 🤝
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Alliance TRANSIT @alliancetransit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Malgré la hausse des derniers jours, le prix de l’essence est dans la moyenne des 15 dernières années lorsqu’on considère l’inflation. Ce qui n’a pas suivi l’inflation, ce sont les revenus de la taxe sur les carburants, qui financent les réseaux de transport. /1 www.transitquebec.org/communiques/...
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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Once again, the Mayor boasts about how low our taxes are - we’re not even keeping up with the rate of inflation. But this ideological obsession long pre-dates Sutcliffe. It’s a point of pride in Ottawa, a city with almost the highest median household income in Ontario. 1/
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 12/02/2026
Suggestion for @glengower.ca: saying it's been "a long day" doesn't make things better for the people that took time out of their day to come speak to you and the rest of the members of the Transit Committee. This is the first change they got in over 5 months.
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Jeff Leiper @jleiper.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I'll pass on a hold-the-date. Thanks @railfans.ca and @bettertransitottawa.ca for talking transit data with me on February 2. Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 21/01/2026
Sincerely.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 21/01/2026
We talk a lot about “value engineering” as responsible cost control. Too often, it’s really a way to defer decisions and push costs, complexity, and risk into the future. I wrote about why waiting is rarely neutral in infrastructure, and what it really costs us. open.substack.com/pub/dbelleri...
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The Cost of Waiting
Why ‘we’ll fix it later’ is one of the most expensive decisions we make in public infrastructure.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 20/01/2026
We talk a lot about what Canada should build. This is one of the moments where a real project is on the table and public input actually matters. The Alto high-speed rail consultation is open and worth a few minutes of your time! en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
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Shaping the Canada of tomorrow with high-speed rail
The train we need Alto’s aim is to build the country’s first high-speed rail network that will run at speeds of 300 km/h or more to efficiently connect major cities in the Toronto–Québec City corridor...
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 01/01/2026
A quiet year-end reflection. Learning closer to delivery. Listening more. Things starting to align. open.substack.com/pub/dbelleri...
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2025: A Year Spent Learning
A year-end reflection on delivery, capacity, and learning closer to the systems that shape everyday life.
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 29/12/2025
Without a doubt my favourite video to work on each year. There is so much going on across Canada, and even more to come!
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 23/12/2025
Going live in 25 minutes! If you want to share your story, you can call from 12 to 1pm at 1-888-817-8995. I am looking forward to hearing them all! You can listen to the program via CBC Radio in Ontario or online on the CBC Toronto website!
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Rail Fans Canada @railfans.ca · 23/12/2025
RFC on CBC Radio today! 🚆 @dbellerive.ca will be on Ontario Today this Tuesday (Dec 23) from 12–1 PM talking train travel in Canada — the good, the bad, and everything in between. Tune in and call with your train stories!
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 15/12/2025
This might be the FINAL Stage 2 East update before trial running and (hopefully) the opening of the extension in early 2026! Exciting times are coming in Ottawa!
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 12/12/2025
Exciting update this morning, just in time for our yearly recap of progress of rail projects across Canada! 😉
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Rail Fans Canada @railfans.ca · 08/12/2025
Explore McGill REM Station — the network’s second busiest stop after Gare Centrale. Take a walkthrough with us to see its layout, design features, and what riders can expect as they move through this key hub in downtown #Montreal. 🎥 youtu.be/z23j0sY5tl4
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Rail Fans Canada @railfans.ca · 24/11/2025
Experience the first day of service on Montréal’s Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) Deux-Montagnes branch through a cinematic look at the REM’s newest trains, stations, and the Mount Royal Tunnel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLH...
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A Cinematic Journey Through Montréal’s REM Deux-Montagnes Branch - First Day in Service
YouTube video by Rail Fans Canada
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 17/11/2025
Shades of red. #Montreal #REM
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 17/11/2025
Shades of blue. #REM #DeuxMontagnes
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 17/11/2025
From some rails fans to others! See you on the REM! @milesintransit.com @railfans.ca @remgrandmtl.bsky.social
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David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca · 12/11/2025
We keep buying hundred-million-dollar tunnel boring machines like they’re single-use coffee pods. Canada’s biggest infrastructure problem isn’t technical; it’s continuity. It is time to move beyond projects into programs. open.substack.com/pub/dbelleri...
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Stop Buying TBMs Like They’re Disposable
We don’t just waste machines: we waste momentum. It’s time to move from one-off projects to continuous programs.
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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Did you know that when Mount Dennis GO opens this Sunday. It'll be 3x faster to get to Union Station than it currently takes. The fastest trips today take around 45 minutes, on Sunday it'll take just 13 minutes. This is the power of regional rail.
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Jeff Leiper @jleiper.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Today, Lansdowne 2.0 was passed with a 15 - 10 vote at Council. This is going to be an important issue in 2026, and I hope you'll stay engaged with Council in the coming months.
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
#NotMyLansdowne www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BP0...
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#NotMyLansdowne
#NotMyLansdowne
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