If the government took a…

If the government took a second to look up induced demand they would know that adding more car lanes will lead to.. more cars and hence more traffic leading to more congestion down the line. Where will all those cars park? How will we achieve our climate change goals if we increase the land that we pave over while increase the amount of car trip? Instead we should focus on increasing the frequency of the GO train including weekends so people can have an adequate alternative. A carpooling lane that goes all the way to Toronto could easily be implemented leading to more carpooling and hence less individual cars on the 401. We need more protected seperate bike lanes that connects businesses highly populated residential areas so that more people choose to cycle/use a scooter instead of their cars to get to work and run errands. The new proposed highway would destroy thousands of hectars of wetlands/forests which are essential to absorb water with flooding (otherwise we will spend many more millions to fix the excess damage caused by the floods being worse). It would also pave over and destroy permanently precious farmland. That will not help with the cost of groceries. I am thankful that I live in waterloo and I am able to almost cycle to work in protected separated bike lanes to work everyday (although the city could still use more connections to many other points of interest)