It is important to look at…

It is important to look at different ways to reduce traffic and that's worth praising. Removing bike lanes however is not one of them. In fact adding more lanes creates what is known in transportation industry "induced demand" were more drivers will come to use them. Case in point is the newly renovated and expanded 401 hwy between Mississauga and Kitchener where traffic congestion has increased despite all the great work and expansion.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, let's have a look at how other European and North American cities have tackled the problem of congestion.
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