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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere
The 407 is built in a utility corridor that was designate do once hen 60's.
The liberals in Ontario were starting to go more anti highway towards the end of their term - their 15 years were generally pretty nice for highways, but they cancelled the GTA west highway (thankfully now restarted) towards the end of their term.
I'm hoping that the PCs up highway spending. The spending rate was already pretty high - but Ontarios growth rates are so high that MTO is fighting a constant uphill battle against traffic. I can identify an easy $10 billion in additional highway projects that are unfounded that are needed yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue
For GTHA, though, I would still prioritize RER over highway projects because the highways really need some serious unclogging. If I were to be in charge, I’d probably implement public transit where passenger-vehicle AADT is high (because it means there’s a high demand for it)* and save freeways for arterial roads that have a ridiculously high number of trucks (i.e. Honorable Grey Herb Parkway).
* Under these criteria, Highway 9 between Orangeville and Newmarket can see a new Go service.
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Originally Posted by ssiguy
RER will make little dent in GTA road congestion and especially the city of Toronto until they,, at a minimum, drastically bring down the fares and have FULL fare integration across the system, and preferable bring in standard transit fares. Until such a time RER will simply be an electrified and more frequent service that most will avoid because they simply can't afford to take it. Transit isn't effective unless it's accessible.
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How wide of a highway is enough?
The 401 by Pearson is 18 lanes wide. When do we get to the point that wider highways are not solving anything. If they were, the 401 would be smooth sailing even in rush hour.
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