hawc
Senior Member
Who's going to have the first pictures of the demolition???
Who's going to have the first pictures of the demolition???
I heard travel on the Gardiner was slow this morning, with traffic backed up trying to get off at Spadina.
Which is odd, as there seemed to be not much traffic on my commute this morning, with so many people having the day off. Tomorrow might be ugly.
I was driving through last night just before it closed, and they were just getting ready to close lanes, so I don't know what happened.
Where the Gardiner drops from 3 lanes to 2 eastbound at the old York/Bay/Yonge ramp ... did they open it up the 3 lanes there now and remove those temporary barricades that have been there for years (decades?).
The Gardiner eastbound at noon is normally okay. I'm referring to rush-hour this morning.I drove past it at about noon today and it was totally fine.
Yes, you are right - eventually. Probably will take more than a week.If you believe in the laws of 'induced demand' then it will all work itself out after a week or so. The increased traffic jams and commuting times will discourage a certain percentage of people from driving, which will then make the congestion the same as it normally is. Equally when this is all finished, traffic will feel much lighter than usual for a week or so before more people say, "Hold on, congestion's not that bad anymore, I think I'll start commuting again." It's all induced demand. And it works both ways.
BTW, I feel like if this were Japan or China or something and they needed this ramp down quickly, they would just shut down the surrounding area and have it all down in 48 hours. Just bring in lots and lots of people and equipment and get it down. Shouldn't take months to tear down.
Oh this is glorious. With a little daydreaming, you can just imagine that the entire elevated Gardiner is coming down.