This bill is not well…

This bill is not well thought out and in complete opposition to the strong mayor powers given to municipal mayors earlier in this governments term. Give mayors the powers to address these issues locally without the province stepping in. Additionally, Conservative governments should be about reducing red tape, not adding more. This will slow down the installation of all infrastructure when it is already extremely slow, and I would argue it will not reduce gridlock or save time.

Finally, the way to reduce gridlock is to reduce car travel. There is a saying, 'you are not stuck in traffic, you are traffic'. If this provincial government made improvements and investments into public transit, and GoTrain services we would see less cars on the road, and thus reduce gridlock while improving the environmental impacts, reducing fatalities and having longer lasting car/road infrastructure.

This car centric policy is short sighted and a myopic response to a situation which has existed for decades as the automobile boomed, and density was low. The problem will continue without further investment into public transportation systems to reduce traffic by providing affordable options to move large amounts of people to key areas, then offering them local transit solutions once they arrive at their destination.