Allison Hanes: Pink Line price tag isn't the only consideration

Mayor Valérie Plante knows she doesn’t have to convince most Montrealers on the merits of a new Pink Line of the métro, a campaign promise which some considered pie in the sky, but which nevertheless helped propel her into office almost a year ago.
Those who are crammed in like sardines on the Orange Line or, worse, left behind on the platform at rush hour; those who face more than an hour transferring between buses and métros to get downtown from Montreal North; those