Dan, the thing is we need links between the areas that can't (right now) be served well with transit. And those links make sense as highways.
Again, that's not to say all highways make sense. It's just that your core point is in no way sufficient as an argument against building a highway.
And the new highway 7 isn't taking away transit options. Any reasonable transit option right now is still possible (and I think everyone is in agreement it should be done). That includes buses and improving the existing train service. But it makes no sense to me to say we should delay the highway because we didnt try transit first. There are no transit options in the short-medium term that could solve the problem.
I'll also add that a new highway 7 should help with transit options. Sending a bus along that highway would be a lot better in a lot of cases then sending it down the current highway 7 (although that might still be nice to serve people along that route).
Again, that's not to say all highways make sense. It's just that your core point is in no way sufficient as an argument against building a highway.
And the new highway 7 isn't taking away transit options. Any reasonable transit option right now is still possible (and I think everyone is in agreement it should be done). That includes buses and improving the existing train service. But it makes no sense to me to say we should delay the highway because we didnt try transit first. There are no transit options in the short-medium term that could solve the problem.
I'll also add that a new highway 7 should help with transit options. Sending a bus along that highway would be a lot better in a lot of cases then sending it down the current highway 7 (although that might still be nice to serve people along that route).