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Originally Posted by rbt
Congestion in London isn't really a thing yet. What takes 15 minutes off-peak probably takes 17 minutes during peak through the core.
Nobody is transferring out of their car for LRT/Bus for a few more decades.
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You must be referring to the 3rd London because I know the first 2 have horrid traffic.
London is the only city in Ontario not to have an urban freeway. The city is also crisscrossed by the Thames River and lots of railway tracks. The city's traffic is horrid and I have been to every city in the country over 150,000 and there is NO place except for Vancouver that can hold a candle to London's transportation woes.
The lack of a freeway has left inner London with beautiful tree lined streets, gorgeous old Victorian homes, lovely urban parks, connected communities, and certain charm and warmth. The negative side is that, for it's size, it is a horrid place to get around.
Likely Londoners are proven that they do embrace transit as it's per-capita ridership levels are 3rd in the province after Toronto and Ottawa and London transit has higher total ridership than Hamilton or KWC despite those systems serving significantly more people.
This is a great day for London and the letter sent to the Premier and company made it quite clear that London will contribute $125 million of it's own money and expects the province to pony up $1.1 billion making particular reference to how Brampton/Miss/Hamilton/Toronto all got full funding and London expects the same.
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