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The GTA doesn't need more highways, it needs better infrastructure to enable people to live in communities that are closer to their jobs. A person who works a minimum wage fast food job in Toronto should be able to live in Toronto. They should be able to take minimal public transit or be able to walk/bike to their job. Increasing road sizes and wasting money on more highways is not a solution to this problem that is only going to get worse.
And as soon as the new roads/highways are built, we'll be needing more roads, and more highways because the real problem has not been fixed.
1) Housing prices needs to be controlled so people can be more flexible in moving closer to their work. If you are currently renting a place for the past 3 years, you would have to pay several hundred dollars more a month to rent a similar place in a different part of the GTA.
2) Businesses need to move forward with work from home initiatives. Traffic has only gotten worse since people were forced to return to the office, we should be encouraging businesses to take advantage of the technology we have.
3) Car dependency has a huge negative impact on the environment, we shouldn't be continuing to encourage long commutes. We should be moving towards the goal of getting the public to use public transportation and bicycles.
4) Creating more highways and increasing the size of roads is a poor use of land that could instead be used to build more parks, businesses or housing
Destroying alternative routes of transportation is not a solution to our traffic problem. Building more highways is not a solution to our traffic problem. This Bill is a lazy, ill thought out solution to a huge problem that will only further aggravate it
Submitted October 24, 2024 3:18 PM
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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
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