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Originally Posted by middeljohn
Hi everyone, this is my first post.
As far as converting VMP to a freeway is concerned, I'm not sure what good it will do. It is way too far east of downtown (8km if I remember correctly) to be a faster option to get there. It would be beneficial for people trying to get to the north (assuming it gets extended to Fanshawe).
I live in SOHO and my preferred route for getting to the 401 - even when traveling west bound - is Hamilton to Highbury to 401. The stretch on Hamilton from Adelaide to Highbury is only 2km. From Wellington it's 3km. Converting the VMP would do nothing for the central part of the city however this isn't necessarily a bad thing either.
The city messed up when it didn't turn Highbury into a full freeway and now it's too late. I don't think I've been north of Huron in over 2 months now, just because it takes too long to get there. The only thing that the city can still fix road-wise is converting as many rail crossings to overpasses as soon as possible. The only major road that would be a problem is Richmond (the tracks would have to he moved below grade).
A lack of foresight led to no freeway and sparsely distributed overpasses, which I believe are the two primary reasons this city is now struggling to grow economically.
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Welcome. Good thoughts except I disagree with building more overpasses because it ensures the trains will stay for good. London needs a bold plan to get the trains out of the city. Windsor got 1.4 billion for a new freeway. We could tap into the feds, province and train companies to get freight trains out of London.
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