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Originally Posted by the dude

the elephant in the room that no one's talking about is the price of oil. we're fast approaching $100/barrel and that price will soon reflect itself in the price of gas. the cheap oil age is over, at least that's what experts in the fields of geology, physics and finance are saying. but what do i know? if we're facing a future where driving will be less and less feasible, then this highway will be a massive bust. we may see some short term success in the area warehousing and other shit employers like maple leaf but that's likely to be it. it's also unlikely to alleviate poverty in hamilton. how will the poor of the lower city get to these new jobs on the periphery of town? i think this highway will continue the perpetuation of hamilton as a dirty, stinking industrial city. and in our so-called post-industrial world, that's bad for the economy.

Cars are not going away anytime soon.