Ontario’s proposed Highway 413 is a $6-billion sprawl accelerator. Astonishingly, it has been billed as a way to make cars move faster, but it extends so far from any destination it is estimated to shave only 30 seconds off a GTA trip. Silly! #StopThe413 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…
This plan is a form of subsidy for real estate developers to upend prime agricultural lands & wetlands. It will facilitate more distant & more car-dependent housing - this is the antithesis to planning for the 15-minute neighbourhood. It is a discredited 1950's development model.
The proliferation of sprawl at a regional scale is a threat to urban life. Why? Sprawl means more driving into the core of the city. Highways are funnels...when cars 'arrive' they ruin pedestrian life, pollute city air, make streets unsafe for kids and require loads of parking.
This new superhighway is proposed to combat highway congestion. Has anyone been stuck in a traffic jam lately? Of course not. It ignores the positive impact that work-from-home and the digital transformation will have on work and commuting patterns. #StopThe413
Road pricing is the only proven way to combat traffic congestion, the world over. (Or a global pandemic, but, no!) It is a relatively straightforward tool that is easy to implement with technology that exists. No big capital spend required; it is inherently a conservative policy.
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