Opinion: Ottawa’s LRT didn’t go wrong. It started wrong

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Ottawa’s LRT didn’t go wrong. It started wrong

The city threatened and badgered RTG. RTG and the subcontractors worked separately. When the project got into trouble, fingers were pointed, lawyers called, lawsuits launched.

As a direct result, the level of co-operation on the project was unprecedented. Thousands of workers from dozens of organizations became a single, determined, committed team. When a problem arose, they didn’t call their lawyers. They got together and solved the problem. An experienced carpenter is a better carpenter. Everyone knows that. Experience improves people and organizations. That’s true of anything – from carpentry to contracting, engineering and management.

 

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Larry O'Brian wanted more research before beginning, but the progressives wanted it fast tracked. Didn't work out so much..

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