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Consultation Accountability

1 document
  • 33 Questions. Few Answers. — How ALTO Responded to Detailed Public Consultation Questions About the Eastern Ontario Route Selection↓ PDF
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Technical Assessment

6 documents
  • Geological Analysis — Hyett & Peterson↓ PDF
  • How Hydrology Shapes the Design and Cost of High-Speed Rail↓ PDF
  • Aggregate Sourcing Should Be Evaluated Before Route Selection↓ PDF
  • EPS and XPS Foam in HSR Foundation Systems: Peterborough–Ottawa Segment↓ PDF
  • Winter Weather Risk for High-Speed Rail↓ PDF
  • Cold-Climate Infrastructure Risk: Cuttings vs Embankments↓ PDF
B

Environmental Impact Assessment

14 documents
  • Impacts on the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve↓ PDF
  • Potential Impacts of High-Speed Rail on the Moira River Watershed↓ PDF
  • Potential Effects of High-Speed Rail on the Napanee River Watershed↓ PDF
  • The Napanee Limestone Plain: Implications for High-Speed Rail Route Choice↓ PDF
  • Potential Impacts on the Salmon River Watershed↓ PDF
  • The Southern Corridor Through Eastern Ontario: SARA and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Implications↓ PDF
  • Threatened, Endangered & Environmentally Critical Plant Species at Risk on the ALTO Southern Route↓ PDF
  • Invasive Species Risk: A Railway Through Canada’s Most Biodiverse Region↓ PDF
  • The Eastern Loggerhead Shrike and ALTO’s Southern Corridor↓ PDF
  • Bat Species at Risk and the Moira Karst Hibernaculum: Impacts, Legal Obligations, Mitigation, and Fiscal Risk↓ PDF
  • Southern ALTO High-Speed Rail Route: Incompatibility with Grey Ratsnake Conservation in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve↓ PDF
  • Wildlife Connectivity, Hunting Heritage, and Game Species Habitat: Impacts of the Proposed ALTO High-Speed Rail Corridors↓ PDF
  • Wild Turkey Collision Risk, Fencing Limitations, Operational Damage, and the Unassessed Threat to a 40-Year Conservation Investment↓ PDF
  • De-Icing Chemistry and Groundwater: Karst Contamination Risk on the ALTO Southern Corridor↓ PDF
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Social & Community Impact

9 documents
  • Cemeteries and Burial Sites: Impacts of the ALTO High-Speed Rail Southern Corridor↓ PDF
  • Private Wells, Septic Systems, Tile Drainage, and Agricultural Land Impacts↓ PDF
  • Road Severance and Grade Separation on the ALTO HSR Corridor: What 1,000+ Crossings Mean for Rural Ontario Communities↓ PDF
  • Impact on Emergency Medical Services, Healthcare Access, and Road Severance on the ALTO HSR Southern Corridor↓ PDF
  • Fire Suppression, Wildfire Response, and Road Severance on the ALTO HSR Southern Corridor↓ PDF
  • ALTO High-Speed Rail Southern Corridor: Implications for Student Transportation, School Attendance Boundaries, and Enrolment↓ PDF
  • ALTO High-Speed Rail — Southern Corridor: Impact on Minor Hockey, Community Recreation Infrastructure, and Cross-Jurisdictional Fragmentation↓ PDF
  • Impact of the Proposed ALTO High-Speed Rail Project on Ontario’s Organized Snowmobile Trail Network and Rural Winter Tourism Economy↓ PDF
  • Tourism, Conservation, and the ALTO HSR Southern Corridor: The Agri-Tourism Economy at Risk↓ PDF
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Infrastructure Assessment

1 document
  • ALTO High-Speed Rail: Electricity Demand and Grid Integration Risk↓ PDF
E

Economic & Policy Assessment

8 documents
  • What High-Speed Rail Really Costs↓ PDF
  • ALTO Ridership Projections: The Madrid–Barcelona Comparator, the Canadian Car-Culture Gap, and the VIA Rail Reliability Crisis↓ PDF
  • Who Benefits? Who Pays? The Economic Case Against the ALTO Southern Corridor for Local Municipalities↓ PDF
  • ALTO HSR 50-Year Lifecycle CO² Budget: Parametric Analysis Across Nine Ridership and Grid Scenarios↓ PDF
  • ALTO Construction CO²: Input Data and Assumptions↓ PDF
  • ALTO Operational CO²: Input Data and Assumptions↓ PDF
  • ALTO Severance CO²: Input Data and Assumptions↓ PDF
  • Protecting Municipal Roads during ALTO High-Speed Rail Construction↓ PDF