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.
I think that the classic objection to rail transit is
I think that that objection can be almost entirely adressed (on both ends of the ride) with close integration with [e-]bikes/scooters
So… pedal?
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?
Right, but when the battery is flat, it’s still a bicycle…
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.