Data, both from within…

Data, both from within Canada and elsewhere, has shown time and time again that doubling the number of car lanes doesn't even come close to doubling the throughput. And each additional lane you add has an even smaller and smaller effect on traffic. And even any minor benefits you might gain are almost immediately eaten up by the new traffic that's produced by the extra space, meaning even the meager gains are erased in an embarrassingly short timeframe.

Just think how many times we've widened the 401 in your lifetime. Has it solved traffic?

It's simply impossible, given how space inefficient cars are, and the psychology produced by driving them, to solve the problem with more cars. But this proposal wears its bias on its sleeve by not saying it aims to get "people" around faster, but rather "drivers". If you really wanted to end gridlock you could prevent all city streets from being used by cars and have only buses, trams, delivery trucks, and bicycles. That would probably solve the problem overnight, but instead we're moving backwards out of self-centered short-sightedness, pettiness, emotions, and greed. This is not a well thought-out plan.