>Maybe? Again, it depends on what your definition of "best" is. If not enough people in Toronto think it's important enough to have a robust public transit system, then it doesn't happen. I'm very confident Toronto has the resources required to complete an ambitious project if desired. >If the project isn't a good use of resources, indecision and inaction is the better outcome.

I wish I shared your confidence, but this suggests otherwise:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/09/26/transit-the-number-1-...

I find it difficult to accept that this is the best outcome by any metric I can think of.

>Unlike in China, these discussions already happen regularly, and the key difference between the status quo in China and the West is the decision making process, so that's where the conversation is focused.

Is it? The conversation is focused on how China is authoritarian, not on how the Western (I really should say North American) decision-making process often leads to poor outcomes and stagnation when it comes to public projects.

This IS getting pretty far off-topic from the actual article, so I'll stop here.