Highway 413 will worsen…

Highway 413 will worsen gridlock in the GTA.

Bill 212 is not really about traffic, it's about development. Highway 413 is not necessary to reduce gridlock--there is not that much existing demand to travel along its route. Rather, the government wants a highway there because they have an interest in making the land along its proposed route more attractive for development.

The problem is, this will worsen gridlock in the GTA as all this development will be of the type that requires residence to get around by driving (there will not be adequate public transit options), leading our streets to get even more clogged up with vehicles.

This kind of development is also exactly why a proper environmental assessment is needed. The notion that that should be forgone due to urgency in reducing gridlock just doesn't hold water.