please don't waste money on hydrogen. it's an energy-carrier, meaning it's just a waste of money in the face of the coming ubiquity of electric cars. it would be like investing in beta max, or hd dvd.

i'd like to see a pedestrian walking bridge directly over the detroit-windsor tunnel. but, i realize it's a little selfish, too.

to be clear.

an electric car runs on electricity. you charge it. you know how this works, if you have a phone.

a hydrogen car also runs on electricity. but, you encode that electricity into the hydrogen atom. then, you transfer it to the car. and, where does the electricity come from? the same place that the electricity for your electric car comes from.

so, all you're doing with hydrogen is introducing a pointless intermediary, which will necessarily increase the cost because there's an extra set of hands involved. given that this is unnecessary in the face of canada's massive electricity generation surplus, it's just about the worst idea imaginable, here.

www.cbc.ca/news/business/infrastructure-fiscal-budget-harebrained-1.3516369

GaryN
maybe they will let you use the train tunnel, why not just walk across the bridge? maybe a sky train. nothing wrong with ideas and wishes. just have to start with practicile and needed first

jessica murray
there's currently two ways to get across: the tunnel and the bridge. the tunnel authority claims the tunnel is too narrow for pedestrians or bicyclists (and is probably right). if they ever renovate, hopefully they prioritize this. they won't let you bring your bike on the bus, either, as it's a "security concern". i think this is rather paranoid...

the bridge is privately owned and it's owners have banned pedestrian and bicycle traffic because they were sued by people that jumped off of it in the 70s. that's just an awful scenario all around. but, the bridge owner doesn't want to be held liable.

they are building a new bridge and it will be open within a few years. we are expecting that it will have bicycle access, finally. that's positive. but, it's also a 45 minute detour from downtown.

i take the bus when i go, but the bus only runs until 1:00 am. in general, i'd prefer to come home much later than that. it means i need to wait until the morning bus.

it would be nice if i could just walk. it would be even nicer if i could bring a bike back and forth.

House Williams
But much cleaner than disposing of the electric car battery, eh.

jessica murray
that's a red herring built on top of a strawman.