Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants to build a tunnel for cars and transit under Highway 401 that would stretch roughly from Brampton to Scarborough.

Citing increasing gridlock and little room for highway expansion at a news conference Wednesday morning, Ford says his government will begin studying the technical feasibility of building a tunnel stretching across the GTA under the country’s busiest highway.

“This tunnel and expressway will cut gridlock, support economic growth and help get people moving faster,” Ford said.

  • m0darn@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    I think that the classic objection to rail transit is

    What about the last mile?!

    I think that that objection can be almost entirely adressed (on both ends of the ride) with close integration with [e-]bikes/scooters

    But it gets cold!

    So… pedal?

    But it rains and snows!

    Yes, and we’re Canadians with rain and snow gear.

    What about in a blizzard? Well, what do you do in a blizzard right now? Stay home, or risk getting stuck in the cold right?

    Range and charging!

    Right, but when the battery is flat, it’s still a bicycle…

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      1 month ago

      What about the last mile?!

      I dont know about Toronto, but in every other big city I have driven in, walking a mile from my parking spot to my destination was pretty normal.