General Road and Highway Discussion

[cherrypark]

Man that is depressing.

No transit aspirations at all...just more cars...our province is doomed...

The whole report does have transit improvements. That map is just the road improvements map.

That being said, part of the problem is treating roads and transit as separate competing interests, rather than complementary parts of a single transportation system.

That being said, we don’t need most of those road improvements. I would only do minor projects to fill in anomalous gaps and optimize interchanges, not build any major new superhighways.

Sure, there are parts of the road and highway network that could certainly be improved, but taking for instance the province thinking 90% of incremental emissions reduction will come from EV adoption is, frankly, a bit insulting. 

Next to zero train/rail infrastructure improvements outside of Toronto beyond the same old corridors and some completely obvious connections (GKW to Hamilton) not envisioned even by bus in a 30 year plan is bonkers. The idea that more superhighways and a few more lanes on the 401/403 will take us three decades out is an bold vision to bring us to 1990...

I'm still not even sure how they will fit some of the proposed expansions since I thought most of those routes were essentially at max for the existing government lands to expand. Are we decking or burying the 401?