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Roads: Ontario/GTA Highways Discussion

looks like a hugely complex intervention for something which honestly probably provides not a dissimilar amount of capacity compared to an old-fashioned detour road.
Particularly when it seems to be suitable for only 'spot work' and low clearance machinery (no crane work). Given the nature of our drivers, the speed restriction would be impossible to enforce.
 
Just one more carriageway, bro
(I know it's a rehab, not an expansion, but couldn't resist)

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I always found it incredibly ironic a subway line at capacity is a good thing but a road moving 500,000 cars a day being at capacity was a bad thing.
What is ironic about that? Public transportation has fewer negative externalities than automobiles. A more sustainable and space-efficient option that encourages more compact communities is better.
 
What is ironic about that? Public transportation has fewer negative externalities than automobiles. A more sustainable and space-efficient option that encourages more compact communities is better.
Because traffic slows travel, while a subway line always travels at the same speed?
The subway was out at rush hour 5 times in about a week, that's not the case on the 401
 

"On May 29, a public information session will be held in person at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Professor’s Lake Recreation Centre (1660 North Park Dr.) to generate feedback on a project that could see a portion of the 410 widened to improve traffic flow."

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"On May 29, a public information session will be held in person at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Professor’s Lake Recreation Centre (1660 North Park Dr.) to generate feedback on a project that could see a portion of the 410 widened to improve traffic flow."

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Should build some truck only lanes and keep them there. Probably some for speed demons too. Signed use at your own risk!
 
Transit operating at or above capacity does cause problems. Slower loading/unloading times, passengers left behind at downstream stations, unsafe in the event of an emergency. See Bloor-Yonge station, and this is why alternative routes (DRL/OL) have long been proposed.
 

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